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	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Mahesh Sharma was born on 30 September 1959 in Manethi village near [[Neemrana]] in [[Alwar district]] of [[Rajasthan]]. His father, Kailash Chand Sharma, was a school teacher. He did his early schooling in the village. For senior secondary education, he moved to [[Delhi]]. He graduated from the [[University College of Medical Sciences]].<ref name=OI-Bags>{{cite news\|title=From Medicine to Politics, Mahesh Sharma Bags Ministerial Berth\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/from-medicine-to-politics-mahesh-sharma-bags-ministerial-berth/867138\|access-date=15 October 2015\|work=[[Outlook India]]\|date=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2012, he received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Amity University, Noida]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4642 \|title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>		Mahesh Sharma was born on 30 September 1959 in Manethi village near [[Neemrana]] in [[Alwar district]] of [[Rajasthan]]. His father, Kailash Chand Sharma, was a school teacher. He did his early schooling in the village. For senior secondary education, he moved to [[Delhi]]. He graduated from the [[University College of Medical Sciences]].<ref name=OI-Bags>{{cite news\|title=From Medicine to Politics, Mahesh Sharma Bags Ministerial Berth\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/from-medicine-to-politics-mahesh-sharma-bags-ministerial-berth/867138\|access-date=15 October 2015\|work=[[Outlook India]]\|date=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2012, he received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Amity University, Noida]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4642 \|title=Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>

	He was involved with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) since childhood. During his student days, he became associated with the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP). Later, he joined BJP.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref name=One-mahesh>{{cite news\|title=Mahesh Sharma - The doctor who found a place in Modi government through sheer commitment\|url=http://www.oneindia.com/feature/profile-mahesh-sharma-the-doctor-who-found-place-modi-government-commitment-1557076.html\|access-date=15 October 2015\|work=OneIndia\|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> In 2012, he was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] from [[Noida (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Noida]] during the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|assembly election]].<ref name=CS-myway>{{cite news\|title="I will go out of my way to do something for my sector" says Dr Mahesh Sharma\|url=http://n15a.communitysamvada.com/index.php?option=com_news&view=detail&id=99\|access-date=15 October 2015\|work=Community Samvada\|date=12 March 2012}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		He was involved with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) since childhood. During his student days, he became associated with the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP). Later, he joined BJP.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref name=One-mahesh>{{cite news\|title=Mahesh Sharma - The doctor who found a place in Modi government through sheer commitment\|url=http://www.oneindia.com/feature/profile-mahesh-sharma-the-doctor-who-found-place-modi-government-commitment-1557076.html\|access-date=15 October 2015\|work=OneIndia\|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> In 2012, he was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] from [[Noida (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Noida]] during the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|assembly election]].<ref name=CS-myway>{{cite news\|title="I will go out of my way to do something for my sector" says Dr Mahesh Sharma \|url=http://n15a.communitysamvada.com/index.php?option=com_news&view=detail&id=99 \|access-date=15 October 2015 \|work=Community Samvada \|date=12 March 2012}}{{Dead link \|date=March 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Sharma is a doctor by profession.<ref>{{citation \|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? \|url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=10 July 2016 }}</ref> He married Uma Sharma on 22 January 1987.<ref name=profile/> Uma Sharma is a [[gynecologist]]. Uma is the head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecologist at the Kailash Hospital and Heart Institute. Uma Sharma is also the vice chairperson of the Kailash Healthcare Limited.<ref name=OI-Bags/> He has a daughter, Pallavi, and a son, Kartik, both of them are also medical professionals.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref>{{citation \|title=BJP leaders' sexist jibes against Priyanka Gandhi show ruling party has nothing definite to criticise Congress leader? \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-leaders-sexist-jibes-against-priyanka-gandhi-show-ruling-party-has-nothing-definite-to-criticise-congress-leader-6297551.html \|work=[[FirstPost]] \|date=23 Mar 2019 }}</ref>		Sharma is a doctor by profession.<ref>{{citation \|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? \|url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=10 July 2016}}</ref> He married Uma Sharma on 22 January 1987.<ref name=profile/> Uma Sharma is a [[gynecologist]]. Uma is the head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecologist at the Kailash Hospital and Heart Institute. Uma Sharma is also the vice chairperson of the Kailash Healthcare Limited.<ref name=OI-Bags/> He has a daughter, Pallavi, and a son, Kartik, both of them are also medical professionals.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref>{{citation \|title=BJP leaders' sexist jibes against Priyanka Gandhi show ruling party has nothing definite to criticise Congress leader? \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-leaders-sexist-jibes-against-priyanka-gandhi-show-ruling-party-has-nothing-definite-to-criticise-congress-leader-6297551.html \|work=[[FirstPost]] \|date=23 Mar 2019}}</ref>

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==

	In September 2015, Mahesh Sharma met major controversy after stating: "We have renamed Aurangzeb Road after a person, who despite being a Muslim, is a great nationalist....", in reference to the late great and former President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], a Muslim.<ref>{{citation \|title='Despite' being Muslim, Abdul Kalam was great nationalist, says Union Minister Mahesh Sharma		In September 2015, Mahesh Sharma met major controversy after stating: "We have renamed Aurangzeb Road after a person, who despite being a Muslim, is a great nationalist....", in reference to the late great and former President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], a Muslim.<ref>{{citation \|title='Despite' being Muslim, Abdul Kalam was great nationalist, says Union Minister Mahesh Sharma \|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/despite-being-muslim-abdul-kalam-was-great-nationalist-says-union-minister-mahesh-sharma/articleshow/49013798.cms \|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> His rivalry with BJP Leader [[Nawab Singh Nagar]] has been quite in limelight as Dr Mahesh was accused of using his veto power against Nagar since he was afraid of Nagar's stronghold in his constituency.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=भाजपा में टिकट बंटवारे से गौतमबुद्धनगर में BJP नेता के समर्थक नाराज \|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-ncr-former-minister-nawab-singh-nagar-ticket-cut-thousands-of-workers-angry-15395691.html \|website=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi \|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Ever since, he has been accused of being anti-gujjar community.
	\|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/despite-being-muslim-abdul-kalam-was-great-nationalist-says-union-minister-mahesh-sharma/articleshow/49013798.cms
	\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]
	\|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> His rivalry with BJP Leader [[Nawab Singh Nagar]] has been quite in limelight as Dr Mahesh was accused of using his veto power against Nagar since he was afraid of Nagar's stronghold in his constituency.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=भाजपा में टिकट बंटवारे से गौतमबुद्धनगर में BJP नेता के समर्थक नाराज\|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-ncr-former-minister-nawab-singh-nagar-ticket-cut-thousands-of-workers-angry-15395691.html\|website=Dainik Jagran\|language=hi\|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Ever since, he has been accused of being anti-gujjar community.

	In 2016, he visited Ravi Sisodia's family, one of the prime attackers in the [[2015 Dadri lynching]] who died in police custody. After his visit and intervention, the local administration accepted the family's demands, including paying them ₹ 25 lakh as compensation and ordering a CBI inquiry to determine how he died.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Basu \|first1=Snigdha \|title=Minister Mahesh Sharma Visits Murder Accused's Family In Tense Dadri \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-mahesh-sharma-visits-tense-dadri-tweets-bisara-settled-now-1471773 \|website=NDTV.com \|publisher=[[NDTV India]] \|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>		In 2016, he visited Ravi Sisodia's family, one of the prime attackers in the [[2015 Dadri lynching]] who died in police custody. After his visit and intervention, the local administration accepted the family's demands, including paying them ₹ 25 lakh as compensation and ordering a CBI inquiry to determine how he died.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Basu \|first1=Snigdha \|title=Minister Mahesh Sharma Visits Murder Accused's Family In Tense Dadri \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-mahesh-sharma-visits-tense-dadri-tweets-bisara-settled-now-1471773 \|website=NDTV.com \|publisher=[[NDTV India]] \|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Mahesh Sharma January 2015.jpg
| name = Mahesh Sharma
| caption = Sharma at the [[Vibrant Gujarat #2015|2015 Vibrant Gujrat summit]]
| office = [[Minister of State]] [[Government of India]]
| term_start = 9 November 2014
| term_end = 30 May 2019
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
| 2namedata = 3 September 2017 - 30 May 2019
| 3blankname = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
| 3namedata = 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016
| 4blankname = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]] (Independent Charge)
| 4namedata = 9 November 2014 - 3 September 2017
| 5blankname = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]] (Independent Charge)
| 5namedata = 9 November 2014 - 30 May 2019
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Gautam Buddh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gautam Buddh Nagar]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Surendra Singh Nagar]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Noida (Assembly constituency)|Noida]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency created''
| successor2 = [[Vimla Batham]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Alwar district|Manethi]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| residence = Sector-15A, [[Noida]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Uma Sharma
| children = Pallavi and Kartik
| profession = {{hlist | Physician | politician }}
| alma_mater = [[University College of Medical Sciences]], [[Delhi University]]
| website = {{URL|www.drmaheshsharmabjp.com}}
}}

'''Mahesh Kumar Sharma''' is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected in the [[2014 Indian general election]] from [[Gautam Buddh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gautam Buddh Nagar]]. He is a [[physician]] by profession and owns the Kailash Group of Hospitals based in Noida.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Sharma,Dr. Mahesh|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4642|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|access-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011180100/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4642|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 12 November 2014, he was appointed as a [[Minister of State]] (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture and Tourism]]<ref name=PIB-culture>{{cite news|title=Dr. Mahesh Sharma assumes charge as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism and Culture|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=111327|access-date=15 October 2015|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=12 November 2015}}</ref> and [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]].<ref name=ET-Tourists>{{cite news|title=Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma promises to bring in more services for tourists|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-12/news/56025677_1_buddhist-circuit-tourism-ministry-health-tourism|access-date=15 October 2015|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=IE-HeroWelcome>{{cite news|title=Mahesh Sharma gets a hero's welcome in Noida|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/mahesh-sharma-gets-a-heros-welcome-in-noida/|access-date=15 October 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=10 November 2014}}</ref> He has also served as the first MLA of [[Noida Assembly constituency|Noida]] vidhan sabha in [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Life and career==
Mahesh Sharma was born on 30 September 1959 in Manethi village near [[Neemrana]] in [[Alwar district]] of [[Rajasthan]]. His father, Kailash Chand Sharma, was a school teacher. He did his early schooling in the village. For senior secondary education, he moved to [[Delhi]]. He graduated from the [[University College of Medical Sciences]].<ref name=OI-Bags>{{cite news|title=From Medicine to Politics, Mahesh Sharma Bags Ministerial Berth|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/from-medicine-to-politics-mahesh-sharma-bags-ministerial-berth/867138|access-date=15 October 2015|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2012, he received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Amity University, Noida]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4642 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>

He was involved with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) since childhood. During his student days, he became associated with the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP). Later, he joined BJP.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref name=One-mahesh>{{cite news|title=Mahesh Sharma - The doctor who found a place in Modi government through sheer commitment|url=http://www.oneindia.com/feature/profile-mahesh-sharma-the-doctor-who-found-place-modi-government-commitment-1557076.html|access-date=15 October 2015|work=OneIndia|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> In 2012, he was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Noida (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Noida]] during the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly election]].<ref name=CS-myway>{{cite news|title="I will go out of my way to do something for my sector" says Dr Mahesh Sharma|url=http://n15a.communitysamvada.com/index.php?option=com_news&view=detail&id=99|access-date=15 October 2015|work=Community Samvada|date=12 March 2012}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sharma is a doctor by profession.<ref>{{citation |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? |url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 July 2016 }}</ref> He married Uma Sharma on 22 January 1987.<ref name=profile/> Uma Sharma is a [[gynecologist]]. Uma is the head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecologist at the Kailash Hospital and Heart Institute. Uma Sharma is also the vice chairperson of the Kailash Healthcare Limited.<ref name=OI-Bags/> He has a daughter, Pallavi, and a son, Kartik, both of them are also medical professionals.<ref name=OI-Bags/><ref>{{citation |title=BJP leaders' sexist jibes against Priyanka Gandhi show ruling party has nothing definite to criticise Congress leader? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-leaders-sexist-jibes-against-priyanka-gandhi-show-ruling-party-has-nothing-definite-to-criticise-congress-leader-6297551.html |work=[[FirstPost]] |date=23 Mar 2019 }}</ref>

==Controversies==

In September 2015, Mahesh Sharma met major controversy after stating: "We have renamed Aurangzeb Road after a person, who despite being a Muslim, is a great nationalist....", in reference to the late great and former President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], a Muslim.<ref>{{citation |title='Despite' being Muslim, Abdul Kalam was great nationalist, says Union Minister Mahesh Sharma
|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/despite-being-muslim-abdul-kalam-was-great-nationalist-says-union-minister-mahesh-sharma/articleshow/49013798.cms
|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]
|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> His rivalry with BJP Leader [[Nawab Singh Nagar]] has been quite in limelight as Dr Mahesh was accused of using his veto power against Nagar since he was afraid of Nagar's stronghold in his constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=भाजपा में टिकट बंटवारे से गौतमबुद्धनगर में BJP नेता के समर्थक नाराज|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-ncr-former-minister-nawab-singh-nagar-ticket-cut-thousands-of-workers-angry-15395691.html|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Ever since, he has been accused of being anti-gujjar community.

In 2016, he visited Ravi Sisodia's family, one of the prime attackers in the [[2015 Dadri lynching]] who died in police custody. After his visit and intervention, the local administration accepted the family's demands, including paying them ₹ 25 lakh as compensation and ordering a CBI inquiry to determine how he died.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Snigdha |title=Minister Mahesh Sharma Visits Murder Accused's Family In Tense Dadri |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-mahesh-sharma-visits-tense-dadri-tweets-bisara-settled-now-1471773 |website=NDTV.com |publisher=[[NDTV India]] |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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