Ram Swaroop Sharma

Ram Swaroop Sharma (10 June 1958 – 17 March 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 and 2019.^[1]

Ram Swaroop Sharma
Ram Swaroop Sharma during the Meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, that held at the ITC Sonar hotel, 1 JBS Haldane Avenue, Kolkata.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 17 March 2021
Preceded by	Pratibha Singh
Succeeded by	Pratibha Singh
Constituency	Mandi
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-10)10 June 1958 Jogindernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India
Died	17 March 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 62) New Delhi, India
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Smt. Champa Sharma
Children	3
Residence(s)	Jogindernagar, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
As of 15 December, 2016 Source:

Career

Born in Jogindernagar in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Sharma was the Organising Secretary of BJP (Mandi District) and was later elevated as Organizing Secretary of BJP (Himachal Pradesh). He also served as the Vice Chairman of the H.P. State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation.

He contested Mandi seat in 2014 Indian general election as BJP's candidate.^[2]

He won the Mandi seat in 2014 on BJP ticket beating Smt. Pratibha Singh of the INC by a margin of 39796 votes. The BJP swept the election in Himachal Pradesh winning all 4 Lok Sabha seats. He was re-elected in 2019.

Death

He died on 17 March 2021 in New Delhi. He was found hanging in his room and the Delhi Police are investigating his death as a suicide.^[3]