Bhanwar Lal Sharma (politician)

Bhanwar Lal Sharma (BJP leader)
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–2003
Preceded byGirdhari Lal Bhargava
Succeeded bySurendra Pareek
ConstituencyHawa Mahal
Cabinet Minister, Government of Rajasthan
In office
8 February 1978  16 February 1980
Chief MinisterBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Ministries and Departments
  • Education
  • Minority Affairs
  • Language and Library
  • Urban & Housing Development
  • Self-governance Unit
In office
4 March 1990  14 December 1992
Chief MinisterBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Ministries and Departments
  • Sports Department
  • Self-governance Unit
  • Urban & Housing Development
  • Public Health Engineering
In office
11 December 1993  30 November 1998
Chief MinisterBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Ministries and Departments
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
  • Ground Water Department
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Urban & Housing Development
  • Self-governance Unit
President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
In office
1986–1987
Preceded byHari Shankar Bhabhra
Succeeded byLalit Kishore Chaturvedi
In office
1989–1990
Preceded byLalit Kishore Chaturvedi
Succeeded byRamdas Agarwal
Personal details
Born(1924-11-22)22 November 1924
Jaipur, Rajasthan, British India
Died29 May 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 95)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePremkanta
Children3 sons and 2 daughters
Parent
  • Nand Kishore Sharma (father)
EducationB.A., LL.B
Alma materS.S.G. Pareek College, Jaipur
ProfessionPolitician

Bhanwar Lal Sharma (22 November 1924 – 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan. He was a six-time elected Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Hawa Mahal constituency in Jaipur and held several cabinet portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan under Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

He served as the President of the BJP’s Rajasthan unit three times and played a key role in strengthening the party organization during the 1980s and 1990s.