Sikander Kumar
Appearance
Dr. Sikander Kumar | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Anand Sharma |
Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
Vice Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University | |
In office 3 August 2018 – 19 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rajinder S Chauhan |
Succeeded by | Sat Parkash Bansal (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Jyoti Devi |
Children | 02 |
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[1] of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla.
Political career
[edit]He has been declared by the BJP as its candidate from Himachal Pradesh for the 2022 Rajya Sabha elections.[2][3] On 22 March 2022. He was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh on BJP ticket.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor Sikander Kumar 26th VC at HPU". 3 August 2018.
- ^ "BJP fields woman for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland". 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields Phangnon Konyak for lone Nagaland seat; names candidates for Assam, Tripura, Himachal". Aninews. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Sikander Kumar elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Himachal". 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.