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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{COI|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ram Bilas Sharma
| image = File:The Food Minister of Haryana, Shri Ram Bilas Sharma calling on the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, in New Delhi on April 15, 2015.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Sharma (right) with [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] in 2015
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Haryana]]
| term_start = 26 October 2014
| term_end = 27 October 2019
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = Minister of Education Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Tourism
| 2namedata = 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019
| 3blankname = Minister of Transport Minister of Food & Civil Supplies
| 3namedata = 26 October 2014 - 24 July 2015
| 4blankname = Minister of Civil Aviation
| 4namedata = 26 October 2014 - 22 July 2016
| 5blankname = Minister of Art & Cultural Affairs
| 5namedata = 9 August 2018 - 27 October 2019
| office2 = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Mahendragarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahendragarh]]
| term_start3 = 1982
| term_end3 = 2001
| predecessor3 = Dali Singh
| successor3 = [[Rao Dan Singh]]
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| constituency2 = [[Mahendragarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahendragarh]]
| predecessor2 = [[Rao Dan Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Rao Dan Singh]]
| office4 = President [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana]]
| term_start5 = December 1990
| term_end5 = December 1993
| term_start4 = January 2013
| term_end4 = October 2014
| successor4 = [[Subhash Barala]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|12 March 1948|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mahendragarh district|Rathiwas]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| occupation = Lawyer / professor
| alma_mater = [[University of the Punjab, Gujranwala|Punjab University]]
| website = {{URL|www.rambilas.in}}
}}
'''Ram Bilas Sharma''' (born 12 March 1948) is an Indian former Cabinet Minister in [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s [[Government of Haryana]], and former [[education minister]] and politician who has represented the [[Mahendragarh]] constituency as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the northern state of [[Haryana]] five times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabilacom.om/index.html|title= Ram Bilas Sharma|language=Hindi|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ram Bilas Sharma was born on 12 March 1948<ref>{{cite web |title=Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA |url=http://www.haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=893 |website=haryanaassembly.gov.in |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> in Rathiwas, a small village of 393 people (2011) located in [[Mahendragarh]] [[Tehsil]] of [[Mahendragarh district]], Haryana, in the family of Shri Jayram Sharma. Born in a farmer's family with 8 siblings (6 sisters & 2 brothers) he had faced several challenges in his childhood but never compromised on his education. He completed his primary education from the Government primary schools in Devrali and Swaroopgadh.

==Education==
After completing his higher secondary education from Madhogadh School in 1967, he completed B.A. (Arts) from Mahendergarh Degree College. During this period he was introduced to [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS)' by RSS [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#Founding|Pracharak]] Rajinder Singh (now in Hisar). Influenced by the RSS, Sharma began to contribute to its growth. Immediately after completing his graduation in 1970, to fulfill his father's wish, he married Bimala Devi on 15 June 1970.

Soon after his marriage, he left for Delhi to take over the responsibilities at Sangh's Jhandelwalan branch, wherein he had joined as a proofreader for the English daily ''Motherland''. Concurrently, he pursued his post-graduation, M.A. in English by attending evening classes at the [[Ghaziabad University]] from 1971 to 1973. After completing his M.A., while pursuing his BEd degree from Kirodimal College at [[Bhiwani]] (1973–74) he had to face several challenges to meet his education & routine expenses and even had worked as a night watchman. At that time he was chosen as a "Pracharak" by the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its [[Jhajjar]] unit.

He is also an avid devotee of Lord [[Shiva]] and had restored an ancient temple of ''Baba Bhuraasta'' which was discovered during an excavation activity in his native village Rathiwas. He had also made over 17 [[Kanwar Yatra]]a on his feet to [[Haridwar]] to seek Lord Shiva's blessings and organized numerous religious functions in the region.

==Political life==
In 1974, he had joined the [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] Movement. Late Dr. Mangal Sen, requested him to quit his job as a professor in [[Kurukshetra]] and brought him along to [[Rohtak]] where he was appointed as General Secretary of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh| Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)]].

===1980s–90s: As MLA and Minister===
In his political career Ram Bilas Sharma has been elected as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Mahendergarh]] area four times in a row. He served as Public Health minister from 1987 to 1990 and Education minister from 1996 to 1999.

He has been Minister of Education in the [[Government of Haryana]] under the government of Chaudhary [[Bansi Lal]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980514/13451234.html Training module for JBT teachers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905142356/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980514/13451234.html |date=5 September 2009 }}</ref>

In 1999, as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party he decided to withdraw support from the [[Bansi Lal]] Government<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990623/ipo23065.html BJP pulls out of Bansi govt, HVP may bow to Cong whims]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jun/22har2.htm BJP withdraws support to Bansi Lal govt in Haryana]</ref> and endorse the [[Om Prakash Chautala]] Government instead.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jul/23har.htm Chautala to lead new Haryana govt]</ref> Professor Sharma also contested election from Ballabgarh constituency where he called Kulena as his second home and took many time blesses from Bhagwan Parsuram Temple at Kulena.

===1990s till 2010: As President of Bharatiya Janata Party Haryana===
He was also the state [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) president from 1990 to 1993. He was elected as BJP's state president for the second time in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = List of Ex State Presidents | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/state-presidents.php }}</ref> In 2014,he was the President of BJP, [[Haryana]] and a claimant for the post of [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]] in 2014.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040209/main2.htm "Naidu hints at immediate breakup with INLD"]</ref>

===2014: Cabinet Minister of Haryana===
On 26 October, he was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] run [[Government of Haryana]]. As a Cabinet Minister he had independent charge of the following 9 departments,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/well-literate-mlas-with-modest-financial-backgrounds-inducted-in-manohar-lal-khattars-cabinet/|title = Well-literate MLAs with modest financial backgrounds inducted into Khattar's Cabinet|date = 27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/haryanas-first-bjp-cm-manohar-lal-khattar-sworn-in/articleshow/44937943.cms|title = Haryana Assembly Polls 2014: Haryana's first BJP CM Manohar Lal Khattar sworn in|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref> which made him 2nd most influential in [[Government of Haryana]] after [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]] [[Manohar Lal Khattar]] who held 18 departments Ram Bilas held 13 departments.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/New-CM-Khattar-Keeps-Home-Abhimanyu-Finance-Revenue/2014/10/29/article2498439.ece/ New CM Khattar Keeps Home, Abhimanyu Finance & Revenue]</ref>
* [[Department of Archaeology & Museums, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Food & Supplies, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Civil Aviation, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Transport, Haryana]], [[Department of Transport (Regulatory Wing), Haryana]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]
* [[Department of Hospitality, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Education & Languages, Haryana]] had four sub-departments [[Director of Secondary Education, Haryana]], [[Department of Higher Education, Haryana]], [[Department of School Education, Haryana]] Official website, [[Department of Elementary Education, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Technical Education, Haryana]]
* [[Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Haryana]]

He lost the general assembly election of 2019 to Sh.Dan Singh on Mahender Garh constituency. Currently he is active in social service in the area.

==See also==
*[[Hindu nationalist parties]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons|left|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
* [http://www.bjpindia.in/about-bjp/leadership/37-leaders/66-sh-rajnath-singh.html BJP India]
* {{Official website|http://www.rambilas.in}}
* {{Twitter|rbsharmabjp}}
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[[Category:People from Mahendragarh]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Haryana]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana]]
[[Category:Members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly]]

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