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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjay Sharma
| image = MLA Sanjay Sharma.png
| caption =
| office = [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30 December 2023
| governor = [[Kalraj Mishra]]<br/>[[Haribhau Bagade]]
| predecessor = [[Hemaram Choudhary]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list|
* Forest (Independent Charge)
* Environment & Climate Change (Independent Charge)
* Science & Technology (Independent Charge)}}
| office1 = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Banwari Lal Singhal]]
| constituency1 = [[Alwar Urban Assembly constituency|Alwar Urban]]
| office2 = President, BJP Alwar
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|02|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| parents =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Babita Sharma
| children = 2
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| website = {{URL|https://sanjaysharmabjp.com/}}
}}

'''Sanjay Sharma''' is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is serving as the [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] with independent charge of the Forest, Environment & Climate Change, and Science & Technology departments in the [[Government of Rajasthan]] under the leadership of Chief Minister [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sharma-expands-cabinet-22-mlas-take-oath-as-ministers-in-rajasthan-101703960348344.html|title=Sharma expands cabinet, 22 MLAs take oath as ministers in Rajasthan|date=31 December 2023|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref> He represents the [[Alwar Urban Assembly constituency]] in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]].

==Political career==
Sanjay Sharma began his active political journey with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the President of the party's Alwar unit from 2008 to 2013.

He contested the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Alwar Urban Assembly constituency]] and won, defeating the Indian National Congress candidate. He was re-elected in the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], defeating Congress candidate Ajay Agarwal by a margin of 9,087 votes.<ref name=timesofindia>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/alwar-urban|title=Alwar Urban Constituency Election Results 2023: Alwar Urban Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/rajasthan/alwar-urban-vidhan-sabha-election-result-2023-live-updates-ajay-agarwal-sanjay-sharma-bjp-congress-2260363.html |title=Alwar Urban Election Result 2023: अलवर शहर विधानसभा सीट पर BJP के संजय शर्मा की बड़ी जीत |website=TV9 Hindi |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/alwar-city-mla-sanjay-sharma-lead-on-booths-of-alwar-city-3849247 |title=अलवर शहर के बूथों पर भाजपा प्रत्याशी संजय शर्मा की बढ़त |website=Patrika |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Ministerial role==
On 30 December 2023, Sharma was inducted into the [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]] as a [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] with independent charge.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> He was assigned the portfolios of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, and Science & Technology. Upon taking charge, Sharma emphasized the government’s commitment to fulfilling electoral promises and criticized the opposition for spreading misinformation about the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/politics/sanjay-sharma-said-a-big-thing-after-becoming-minister-with-independent-charge/2036554|title=Rajasthan Cabinet Expansion: भजनलाल शर्मा के मंत्रिमंडल में जगह मिलते ही संजय शर्मा ने कही बड़ी बात !|website=Zee News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/dausa/news/minister-of-state-sanjay-sharma-going-to-alwar-welcomed-in-dausa-132386893.html|title=राज्यमंत्री संजय शर्मा बोले- भाजपा पूरे करेगी वादे: कहा- ERCP पर कांग्रेस ने भ्रम फैलाया, 13 जिलों को मिलेगा पानी|date=3 January 2024|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/sanjay-sharma-became-minister-of-state-from-alwar-city-8659034 |title=अलवर शहर से संजय शर्मा बने राज्य मंत्री |website=Patrika |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/alwar/rajasthan-minister-sanjay-sharma-who-ended-vip-culture-refused-government-security-car-883293.html |title=VIP कल्चर खत्म करने वाले मंत्री संजय शर्मा: सरकारी सुरक्षा और कार लेने से किया इनकार |website=Oneindia Hindi |date=2 January 2024 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; text-align: center;"
|+Election results
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes (Sanjay Sharma)
!%
!Opponent
!colspan=2|Opponent Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|rowspan=2|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|rowspan=2|[[Alwar Urban Assembly constituency|Alwar Urban]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|21px]]
|90,504
|51.46
|Ajay Agarwal
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|81,417
|46.30
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=timesofindia />
|-
|[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|85,041
|50.91
|Shweta Saini
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|63,033
|37.73
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=timesofindia />
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.instagram.com/sanjaysharma4india/ Sanjay Sharma on Instagram]
* [https://twitter.com/Sanjay4India1 Sanjay Sharma on X (formerly Twitter)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/sanjaysharmabjpalwar/ Sanjay Sharma on Facebook]

{{Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028|state=collapsed}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party|state=collapsed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Sanjay}}
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Alwar]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan]]

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