Son of Late Shri Onkar Chand Sharma; born on 9th October, 1962; Post Graduate Diploma; married to Prof. Simmi Agnihotri; one daughter.
MLA from 2003- onwards, Elected to State Legislative in March, 2003; re-elected in 2007 from Santoshgarh Assembly and 2012 & 2017, 2022 again re-elected from Haroli Assembly Constituency.
Journalist turned politician.
Journalist 1987-2003.
MLA 2003-onwards.
Remained Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Housing & Health's and Chairman Housing Board, 2008-2012; Industry Minister with charge of Labour & Employment, Parliamentary Affairs, Information & Public Relations, December, 2012 to December, 2017 and Leader Congress Legislative Party Leader of Opposition between 2017-2022.
Elected for the fifth consecutive term in December, 2022 and took oath as first Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on 11th December, 2022.
Favorite Pastime: Writing, reading, listening to music and playing badminton.
Awards: Recipient of the ‘Best Coverage Award' for reporting Assembly proceedings during the year, 1994-95.
Languages Known: Hindi & English.
