Yagya Dutt Sharma (Punjab politician)

Yagya Dutt Sharma
Yagya Dutt Sharma
Governor of Odisha
	In office; 7 February 1990 – 1 February 1993
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Member of Lok Sabha
	In office; 1967–1971
Preceded by	Gurmukh Singh Musafir
Succeeded by	Durgadas Bhatia
Constituency	Amritsar
	In office; 1977–1980
Preceded by	Prabodh Chandra
Succeeded by	Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder
Constituency	Gurdaspur
Personal details
Born	21 September 1922; Punjab, British India
Died	4 July 1996 (aged 73)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Prakashwati Sharma
Children	; Prem Dutt Sharma ; Aradhna Sharma
Profession	Politician

Veer Yagya Dutt Sharma (21 October 1922 in Takhatgarh village, Ropar district, Punjab Province, India – 4 July 1996 in New Delhi)(formerly known as `Banarsi Dass Chandan' was an Indian politician, who has been associated with RSS and one of the founding member of Bhartiya Jan Sangh, was a member of fourth and sixth Lok Sabha representing Amritsar and Gurdaspur parliamentary constituencies in Punjab during 1967-70 and 1977–79. He was also a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. His memorable contribution in establishing Bhartiya Jan Sangh in the rural areas of hills of Punjab ( Kangra Una Hamirpur & Shimla)which are presently the part of Himachal Pradesh deserves a special mention . He was the Governor of Odisha from 1990 to 1993.^[1]^[2]

An ayurvedic physician by profession, he worked to improve indigenous system of medicine and to promote the ayurvedic system of medicine. During the famines of 1943 in Bengal and Kangra-Kula valley in 1945–46, he along with a team of doctors from Punjab provided relief to the famine-stricken people.

He also worked for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees in 1947 and rendered medical assistance to the sick.

References[edit]

↑ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". ws.ori.nic.in. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012. NAME OF THE GOVERNORS OF Odisha
↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/405-418.pdf

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Preceded by Saiyid Nurul Hasan	Governor of Odisha Feb 1990– Feb 1993	Succeeded by Saiyid Nurul Hasan

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[1] "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". ws.ori.nic.in. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012. NAME OF THE GOVERNORS OF Odisha

[2] ttp://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/405-418.pdf

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