Om Prakash Sharma (politician)

"O. P. Sharma" redirects here. For the magician, see O.P. Sharma. For the photographer, see O.P. Sharma (photographer).

BJP MLA OP SHARMA along with Tarun Sharma Youth wing leader and other supporters during 2013 assembly elections.

Om Prakash Sharma is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was born in the indian state of Bihar on 1953 in a Bhumihar Brahmin family.He is amongst the only 3 MLAs of Delhi from BJP in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2015 , He was the only BJP MLA who was able to retain his seat from 2013 Election from Vishwasnagar constituency beating his nearest Candidate Dr. Atul Gupta by a margin of 15,000 votes.

On 24/11/2015 he was suspended from the assembly for making a statement for the AAP MLA for Chandni Chowk Alka Lamba causing distress in the entire assembly and subsequently a huge protest was taken at his residential place by the AAP Women Wing demanding his apology , Alka Lamba as well demanded for the revocation of his membership for the remaining tenure of the House. ^[1]

On 17 February 2016, Sharma and his supporters were accused of thrashing a man while shouting anti-Pakistani slogans.^[2]

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