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'''Sham Lal Choudhary''' is an [[India]]n politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Choudhary is currently a cabinet minister in the BJP-PDP Coalition Government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir .<ref>[http://jkgad.nic.in/leftmenu/mincouncil.aspx Present Council of Minister]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=761 My Neta]</ref><ref>[http://www.asianage.com/india/jk-bjp-minister-state-murder-accused-946 BJP Minister of State a murder accused]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/suchetgarh.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Suchetgarh Assembly Constituency]</ref>
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'''Sham Lal Choudhary''' is an [[India]]n politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is currently a cabinet minister in the BJP-PDP Coalition Government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir .<ref>[http://jkgad.nic.in/leftmenu/mincouncil.aspx Present Council of Minister]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=761 My Neta]</ref><ref>[http://www.asianage.com/india/jk-bjp-minister-state-murder-accused-946 BJP Minister of State a murder accused]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/suchetgarh.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Suchetgarh Assembly Constituency]</ref>


Two times MLA-Sham Choudhary is among very few names in the state, who had touched the success in politics in such a short period. Hailing from Dev Batala village of Bhimber tehsil in what is now the Pakistani administered territory of [[Azad Kashmir]], Sham Choudhary migrated to border village of Chakroi in [[Ranbir Singh Pura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranbir Singh Pura]]. At present, he represents in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] the border constituency of  [[Suchetgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suchetgarh]] in [[Jammu district]].
Choudhary rapidly rose in politics. Hailing from the Dev Batala village of Bhimber Tehsil in what is now the Pakistani administered territory of [[Azad Kashmir]], he migrated to the border village of Chakroi in [[Ranbir Singh Pura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranbir Singh Pura]]. He currently represents the border constituency of  [[Suchetgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suchetgarh]] in the [[Jammu district]], in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]].


==Education==
==Education==
Choudhary started his Primary education in the Government school Chakroi and matriculated in 1977 before joining Government Higher Secondary School, R S Pura to complete his 10+2. Being an outstanding student Sham Choudhary entered SPMR College of Commerce in 1981 despite facing hardships.
Choudhary started his primary education in the Chakroi government school and matriculated in 1977 before attending Government Higher Secondary School, R S Pura to complete his 10+2. An outstanding student, Choudhary entered the SPMR College of Commerce in 1981 despite hardships.


==Social life==
==Social life==
Instead of living miserable life, Choudhary dedicatedly put his efforts in the service of poor and downtrodden people, which eventually made him popular among the masses. His several innovative and out of the box ideas, like constituting development committee proved constructive one and was highly admired by the people. Continuing his efforts for the betterment of the native people, he converted "Chakroi Development Committee" into "Border Development Committee".
Choudhary has spearheaded various efforts to help the poor. He was responsible for changing the Chakroi Development Committee into the Border Development Committee, giving the people a voice in the area's development.


==Political career==
==Political career==
In 1996,  Choudhary joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]] (BJP) to strengthen the border population. In 2000, he won his debut Panchayat elections unopposed, which made it evident that how popular leader he was.
In 1996,  Choudhary joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]] (BJP) to represent the border population, and in 2000 won his debut Panchayat elections unopposed.


Keeping in view his rising popularity among people, BJP decided to choose him as party candidate from [[Suchetgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suchetgarh]] for 2008 assembly elections, wherein he won with huge margin.
BJP chose him as their party candidate from [[Suchetgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suchetgarh]] for the 2008 assembly elections, which he won by a large margin.


In his first tenure as MLA, the border district witnessed golden era with all round development recorded. Again in 2014, he was re-elected and after years of service he is inducted into cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jkgad.nic.in/leftmenu/mincouncil.aspx|title=General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir|website=jkgad.nic.in|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref>
In his first tenure as MLA, the border district experienced its greatest recorded development. Choudhary was re-elected in 2014, and was eventually inducted into the cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jkgad.nic.in/leftmenu/mincouncil.aspx|title=General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir|website=jkgad.nic.in|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref>


Presently, Choudhary is serving as the Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department in the State
Choudhary currently serves as the state's Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:20, 13 August 2021


Sham Lal Choudhary is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently a cabinet minister in the BJP-PDP Coalition Government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir .[1][2][3][4]

Choudhary rapidly rose in politics. Hailing from the Dev Batala village of Bhimber Tehsil in what is now the Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir, he migrated to the border village of Chakroi in Ranbir Singh Pura. He currently represents the border constituency of Suchetgarh in the Jammu district, in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Education

Choudhary started his primary education in the Chakroi government school and matriculated in 1977 before attending Government Higher Secondary School, R S Pura to complete his 10+2. An outstanding student, Choudhary entered the SPMR College of Commerce in 1981 despite hardships.

Social life

Choudhary has spearheaded various efforts to help the poor. He was responsible for changing the Chakroi Development Committee into the Border Development Committee, giving the people a voice in the area's development.

Political career

In 1996, Choudhary joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to represent the border population, and in 2000 won his debut Panchayat elections unopposed.

BJP chose him as their party candidate from Suchetgarh for the 2008 assembly elections, which he won by a large margin.

In his first tenure as MLA, the border district experienced its greatest recorded development. Choudhary was re-elected in 2014, and was eventually inducted into the cabinet.[5]

Choudhary currently serves as the state's Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control.

References

  1. Present Council of Minister
  2. My Neta
  3. BJP Minister of State a murder accused
  4. Sitting and previous MLAs from Suchetgarh Assembly Constituency
  5. "General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". jkgad.nic.in. Retrieved 19 June 2017.