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	'''~~Dr.~~Sikander Kumar''' is an ~~India~~ politician of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of Himachal ~~pradesh~~. He is a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of [[Indian Parliament]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] ~~as a member of the BJP~~. He was a 26th Vice Chancellor<ref>{{cite news\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/professor-sikander-kumar-26th-vc-at-hpu/articleshow/65258915.cms\|title=Professor Sikander Kumar 26th VC at HPU\|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> of [[Himachal Pradesh University]] Shimla.		'''Sikander Kumar''' is an Indian academic, professor and politician of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of Himachal Pradesh. He is currently a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of [[Indian Parliament]], from [[Himachal Pradesh]].

			He was 26th Vice Chancellor<ref>{{cite news\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/professor-sikander-kumar-26th-vc-at-hpu/articleshow/65258915.cms\|title=Professor Sikander Kumar 26th VC at HPU\|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> of [[Himachal Pradesh University]] Shimla.

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	He has been declared by the [[BJP]] as its candidate from [[Himachal Pradesh]] for the 2022 [[Rajya Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{cite news\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-fields-woman-for-lone-rajya-sabha-seat-from-nagaland/article65238642.ece\|title=BJP fields woman for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland\|date=18 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajya-sabha-polls-bjp-fields-phangnon-konyak-for-lone-nagaland-seat-names-candidates-for-assam-tripura-himachal20220318222411/ \| title=Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields Phangnon Konyak for lone Nagaland seat; names candidates for Assam, Tripura, Himachal \| publisher=Aninews \| date=18 March 2022 \| accessdate=19 March 2022}}</ref> On 22 March 2022 He was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] on [[BJP]] ticket.		He has been declared by the [[BJP]] as its candidate from [[Himachal Pradesh]] for the 2022 [[Rajya Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{cite news\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-fields-woman-for-lone-rajya-sabha-seat-from-nagaland/article65238642.ece\|title=BJP fields woman for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland\|date=18 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajya-sabha-polls-bjp-fields-phangnon-konyak-for-lone-nagaland-seat-names-candidates-for-assam-tripura-himachal20220318222411/ \| title=Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields Phangnon Konyak for lone Nagaland seat; names candidates for Assam, Tripura, Himachal \| publisher=Aninews \| date=18 March 2022 \| accessdate=19 March 2022}}</ref> On 22 March 2022. He was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] on [[BJP]] ticket.<ref name="Sikander Kumar elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Himachal">{{cite news \|date=24 March 2022 \|title=Sikander Kumar elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Himachal \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/sikander-kumar-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-380523 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506162822/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/sikander-kumar-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-380523 \|archive-date=6 May 2024 \|access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
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| constituency = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| predecessor = [[Anand Sharma]]
| office1 = Vice Chancellor, [[Himachal Pradesh University]]
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| term_end1 = 19 March 2022
| predecessor1 = Rajinder S Chauhan
| successor1 = Sat Parkash Bansal (Acting)
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| spouse = Jyoti Devi
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'''Dr.Sikander Kumar''' is an India politician of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of Himachal pradesh. He is a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of [[Indian Parliament]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] as a member of the BJP. He was a 26th Vice Chancellor<ref>{{cite news|author=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/professor-sikander-kumar-26th-vc-at-hpu/articleshow/65258915.cms|title=Professor Sikander Kumar 26th VC at HPU|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> of [[Himachal Pradesh University]] Shimla.

==Political career==
He has been declared by the [[BJP]] as its candidate from [[Himachal Pradesh]] for the 2022 [[Rajya Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-fields-woman-for-lone-rajya-sabha-seat-from-nagaland/article65238642.ece|title=BJP fields woman for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland|date=18 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajya-sabha-polls-bjp-fields-phangnon-konyak-for-lone-nagaland-seat-names-candidates-for-assam-tripura-himachal20220318222411/ | title=Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields Phangnon Konyak for lone Nagaland seat; names candidates for Assam, Tripura, Himachal | publisher=Aninews | date=18 March 2022 | accessdate=19 March 2022}}</ref> On 22 March 2022 He was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] on [[BJP]] ticket.

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