Sukh Ram (1927-2022) Biography, Age, Family, Career

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	27/07/1927
Age	94 years (died on 11, May, 2022)
Birthplace	Arnyana, Tungal (Kotli), Mandi, Punjab Province (British India) (now Himachal Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	11/05/2022

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Other Name(s)	Sukhram
Full name	Sukh Ram Sharma

College/University	Panjab University, Chandigarh Faculty of Law, Delhi University
Education	BA from Panjab University, Chandigarh LLB from Faculty of Law, Delhi University, Delhi

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin

Marital Status	Widower
Marriage Date	06/08/1953

Father	Late Bhav Dev
Mother	Name
Siblings	He had nine siblings.
Spouse	Late Ram Devi
Children	He had two sons and three daughters. One of his sons Anil Sharma is a politician, agriculturist, businessman.

Political Party	Indian National Congress (1962-1997), (2019-May 2022) Himachal Vikas Congress (6 July 1997-dissolved in 2004) Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–2019)
Political Journey	1962-63: Member, Territorial Council, Himachal Pradesh 1963-85: Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1967-72/1980-85: Minister, Himachal Pradesh (held various portfolios) 1972-77: General Secretary, PCC(I), Himachal Pradesh 1985: Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) Sep 1985-Oct 1986: Union Minister of State, Defence Production and Supplies Oct 1986-Feb 1988: Union Minister of State, Planning Feb 1988-Dec 1989: Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies (Independent) 1991: Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) July 1992-Jan 1993: Union Minister of State, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) and Minister of State, Non-conventional Energy Sources Jan 1993-May 1996: Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) 1996: Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time 1997: Split from Congress, Formed an independent political party Himachal Vikas Congress 1998: Post poll alliance with the BJP 1998: Contested the Assembly Elections from Mandi Sadar (won by a huge margin of 22000+ votes) 2004: Himachal Vikas Congress merged with Congress 2007: Announced retirement from electoral politics 2017: Joined the BJP 2019: Rejoined the Congress Party

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Political Journey

1962-63: Member, Territorial Council, Himachal Pradesh
1963-85: Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1967-72/1980-85: Minister, Himachal Pradesh (held various portfolios)
1972-77: General Secretary, PCC(I), Himachal Pradesh
1985: Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
Sep 1985-Oct 1986: Union Minister of State, Defence Production and Supplies
Oct 1986-Feb 1988: Union Minister of State, Planning
Feb 1988-Dec 1989: Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies (Independent)
1991: Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
July 1992-Jan 1993: Union Minister of State, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) and Minister of State, Non-conventional Energy Sources
Jan 1993-May 1996: Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge)
1996: Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
1997: Split from Congress, Formed an independent political party Himachal Vikas Congress
1998: Post poll alliance with the BJP
1998: Contested the Assembly Elections from Mandi Sadar (won by a huge margin of 22000+ votes)
2004: Himachal Vikas Congress merged with Congress
2007: Announced retirement from electoral politics
2017: Joined the BJP
2019: Rejoined the Congress Party

1. Sukh Ram made significant contributions to India's telecom industry during his term as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996.
2. He began his political journey with the Congress party and returned to it in 2019.
3. He led the Himachal Vikas Congress party successfully.
4. In 2004, he merged the Himachal Vikas Congress with the Congress party.
5. He held the position of Power Minister in Himachal Pradesh with the BJP.
6. He played a crucial role in the introduction of mobile phones in India.
7. He had a family connection to Salman Khan, as his grandson Aayush Sharma is married to Salman's sister, Arpita Khan.
8. Sukh Ram suffered a brain stroke on 4 May 2022 and sadly passed away on 11 May 2022 due to a massive cardiac arrest.
9. In 1995, he received India's first mobile phone call from West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu.
10. He was convicted in the 1996 telecom scam, sentenced to five years in prison in 2011, but granted bail on health grounds.
11. During his tenure as Animal Husbandry minister in Himachal Pradesh, he imported cows from Germany, boosting state farmers' income.