Draft:Suresh Sharma (Indian politician)

Suresh Sharma
Suresh Sharma
	Sharma in 2013
Member of the All India Congress Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2022
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Politician, Businessman
Known for	Clean politics, Party organizing, Anti-corruption activism

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Suresh Sharma (born 6 June 1964) is an Indian politician and senior leader of the Indian National Congress from Delhi. He is currently a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and has held key leadership roles across the NSUI, Youth Congress, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), and the Government of India (GOI). Sharma is known for promoting clean politics, fighting corruption, and empowering grassroots party workers.^[1]

Early life and education

Suresh Sharma was born in Delhi on 6 June 1964. He completed his 12th grade education at Ramjas Number 5 School, Karol Bagh and earned a diploma as a Sanitary Inspector. Fluent in Hindi, Sharma was drawn to politics from an early age and became involved in student politics in the 1980s. ^[2]

Business and trust involvement

Sharma is a partner in the Hindustan Times Group, focusing on distribution and control^[3] with many other business ventures(Real Estate, Wine and Liquor Shops, Hotels, Gyms etc)^[4] He is also associated with:

Ravidas Trust, Varanasi
Babu Jagjivan Ram Trust, Delhi^[5]

Political career

Sharma began his political journey in 1983 and rose through the ranks of the Congress party. He has served in numerous leadership positions:^[6]

General Secretary, National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) – 1990

General Secretary, District Karol Bagh Congress Committee – 1992

Vice President, Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress – 1997

Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee – 2007

Executive Member (In-Charge), Rehabilitation Council of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment – 2007^[7]

Vice President, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee – 2009

General Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee – 2011^[8]

Elected Delegate, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee – 2017, 2022^[9]

Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC) – 2022–present

Election Campaigns

Sharma has been involved in key political campaigns for senior Congress leaders including: Krishna Tirath, Meira Kumar^[10], Kapil Sibal, Jai Prakash Aggarwal^[11], Ajay Maken, Rajesh Khanna etc

Political activism

Sharma has been involved in several key protests and demonstrations, including:

Anti-corruption protests
Demonstrations against governments of V.P. Singh, Deve Gowda, I.K. Gujral, and Chandra Shekhar
Anti-Pakistan protests
Movements at Rajghat and Delhi Congress headquarters etc

Public engagement

He has delivered speeches at All India Congress Committee, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee^[12] conventions, media panels, and public rallies, focusing on:

Anti-corruption reforms
Motivating party workers
Raising awareness on inequality and injustice^[13]

Notable quotes:

"Vikas ki dor pade na kamzor, aao laut chale Congress ki aur."
"Vada kiya hai seva karunga."
"Swachh rajneeti ka prateek: Suresh Sharma."^[14]

Media appearances

Newspaper clippings

In a 2025 article in Navbharat Times, Sharma was seen alongside Rahul Gandhi and Congress candidate Anil Bhardwaj during a campaign event in Sadar Bazar.^[15]

In a 2024 Punjab Kesri coverage, Sharma was photographed with Jai Prakash Aggarwal and AAP MLA Som Dutt Sharma at a joint campaign strategy meeting.^[16] etc

Gallery

Shri Suresh Sharma with that time Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt Meira Kumar, Chief Minister of Delhi Smt Sheila Dikshit, UPA Chairperson and MP Smt Sonia Gandhi
Suresh Sharma with Rahul Gandhi and Anil Bhardwaj (Navbharat Times, 2025)
Suresh Sharma with Jai Prakash Aggarwal and Som Dutt Sharma (Punjab Kesri, 2024)
Shri Suresh Sharma (General Secretary incharge) addressing the meeting at Delhi Pradesh Congress committee
Shri Suresh Sharma at Lok Sabha with Shri Om Birla, Speaker of Lok sabha and Smt Meira Kumar, Former Speaker of Lok sabha