Sant Ram Sharma

Pandit Sant Ram , commonly known as simply Sant Ram, was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Baijnath constituency first in the 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. Sant Ram was re-elected in the 1977, 1982, 1985, 1993, and 1998 legislative elections. He also served as a senior cabinet minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government under Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, and as president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. Shri Sant Ram died on 30 June 1998. Shri Dulo Ram was elected from Baijnath in the following by-election. His son, Sudhir Sharma, was born in 1972 and has served as both a minister in the Himachal Pradesh government, and as the MLA for Dharamshala Assembly constituency. Sharma is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Pandit Sant Ram
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 5 March 1972 – 27 February 1990
Preceded by	Bansi Ram
Succeeded by	Dulo Ram
Constituency	Baijnath
In office 11 September 1993 – 30 June 1998
Preceded by	Dulo Ram
Succeeded by	Dulo Ram
Constituency	Baijnath
Personal details
Born	14 April 1929 Chobin,Baijnath
Died	30 june 1998 Shimla
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Nirmala Devi
Occupation	Agriculturalist