Laxmikant Sharma (1960/1961 – May 31, 2021) was an Indian politician.

Biography

Sharma was a member of the

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...

elected from

Sironj Sironj is a town and a municipality in Vidisha district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a g ...

. During the Vyapam investigation he was placed in judicial custody. He served as minister for Education of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

and leader of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. He was one of the accused in the

Vyapam scam The Vyapam scam was an entrance examination, admission and recruitment scam. It was functional since the 1990s and was finally unearthed in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 2013. The scam involved politicians, senior and junior officials ...

. Sharma died at Chirayu Hospital in Bhopal, where he was being treated for COVID-19, aged 60.

References

1960s births 2021 deaths Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013 People from Vidisha district State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Year of birth missing Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub