Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir politician)

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Sunil Kumar Sharma is an Indian politician from Kishtwar area of Jammu and Kashmir who is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He is the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Sunil Kumar Sharma

Sunil Kumar Sharma
Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative AssemblyUT
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 November 2024
Chief Minister	Omar Abdullah
Preceded by	Omar Abdullah (as State)
Minister of State, Government of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1 March 2015 – 19 June 2018
Governor	N. N. Vohra
Cabinet	Mehbooba Mufti ministry
Chief Minister	Mufti Mohammad Sayed Mehbooba Mufti
Ministry and Departments	Transport (Independent charge), Revenue, Public Works (Roads & Buildings), Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Agriculture Production, YSS
Preceded by	Qamar Ali Akhoon Ali Mohammad Sagar Nasir Aslam Wani
Succeeded by	Satish Sharma
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 October 2024
Preceded by	Office established
Constituency	Padder–Nagseni
In office 23 December 2014 – 21 November 2018
Preceded by	Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo
Succeeded by	Shagun Parihar
Constituency	Kishtwar
Personal details
Political party	Bhartiya Janata Party

Sharma was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Kishtwar constituency in Kishtwar District. He won the 2024 elections from Padder-Nagseni. Before 2018, he was Minister of State for Transport (Independent charge), Revenue, Public Works (Roads & Buildings), Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Agriculture Production, YSS in Government of Jammu and Kashmir under Mehbooba Mufti.^[1][2][3]

He was upgraded to cabinet ministry PDD department in Jammu and Kashmir government.

Following 2024 Assembly Elections, he was elected as Leader of Opposition of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by his party .

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2024	Padder–Nagseni		BJP	Won	50.41%	Pooja Thakur		JKNC	45.83%	[4]
2014	Kishtwar		BJP	Won	45.37%	Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo		JKNC	40.76%	[5]
2008	Kishtwar		BJP	Lost	32.68%	Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo		JKNC	37.48%	[6]