Sukh Ram

Pandit Sukh Ram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989 (1989) – 1998 (1998)
Preceded byMaheshwar Singh
Succeeded byMaheshwar Singh
ConstituencyMandi, Himachal Pradesh
In office
1984 (1984) – 1989 (1989)
Preceded byVirbhadra Singh
Succeeded byMaheshwar Singh
ConstituencyMandi, Himachal Pradesh
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
In office
1993 (1993) – 1996 (1996)
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byRajesh Pilot
Succeeded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born
Sukhram Sharma

(1927-07-27)27 July 1927
Mandi, Punjab, British India
Died11 May 2022(2022-05-11) (aged 94)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
RelationsAayush Sharma (grandson)
ChildrenAnil Sharma (son)
Residence(s)Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Alma materDelhi Law School
ProfessionPolitician

Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh. He won the Vidhan Sabha elections five times and the Lok Sabha elections three times. He is the father of politician Anil Sharma and grandfather of actor Aayush Sharma. In 2011 he was sentenced to 5 years in jail for corruption when he was Communications Minister in 1996.

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