Shrikant Sharma is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th & 18th
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-p ...
from
Mathura Constituency in
Mathura district. He was also sworn in as a minister in
Yogi Adityanath cabinet where he held the portfolio of Energy Department. During his tenure as the Energy Minister, the State of Uttar Pradesh saw a drastic change in the basic infrastructure of the Electricity transmission and distribution setup. His target was to provide 24 Hours electricity supply to Districts, 22 Hours Electricity Supply to Tehsils and 18 hours Electricity supply to the villages which was achieved by the Energy Department during his tenure. He also introduced the 1912 Electricity Helpline in the State, which was a great step to connect the consumers directly with the Electricity Department, so that their issues can be resolved as soon as possible.
In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, Shrikant Sharma won by a huge margin of 1,09,803 votes breaking his previous record set in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election of 1,01,161 votes. He won with a thumping majority of 60% votes.
He was also the National Secretary 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 ...
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References
Living people
People from Mathura
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
State cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh
Yogi ministry
1970 births
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027
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