Shamsheer Singh Manhas

Shamsheer Singh Manhas
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 11 February 2015 – 10 February 2021
Preceded by	Saifuddin Soz
Succeeded by	TBA
Constituency	Jammu and Kashmir
Personal details
Born	Shamsheer Singh Manhas (1960-01-04) 4 January 1960 (age 64) Jammu
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rajni Devi
Children	Son: One Daughter: one
Residence(s)	Paloura, Jammu
Education	B. Com., M. Com.(IIIrd Semester)
Alma mater	Jammu University
Profession	Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Religious Missionary and Sportsperson

Shamsheer Singh Manhas (Hindi: शमशेर सिंह मन्हास) (born 4 January 1960 in Jammu, India) is the Bharatiya Janata Party politician from the Jammu & Kashmir.

He is the son of Janak Singh (not to be confused with Janak Singh). He is an agriculturist and political and social worker by profession. He is known as the rejuvenator of Right-wing Hindu Political ideology in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and has been an active Pracharak of RSS for a long time, He is known to be a powerful politician in the region. He is also a sportsperson.

Shamsheer Singh Manhas is a well-known personality in the politics of the J&K.He has already served as State President of BJP in the past[1][2]

He was elected to Rajya Sabha from the state of Jammu and Kashmir on the ticket of BJP in February 2015.[3]

He retired on 9 February 2021.

References

1. "Shamsher Singh Manhas". National Portal Of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
2. "Shamsher_Singh_Manhas". Facebook.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
3. "PDP leader Shamsheer_Singh_Manhas wins seat in J&K Rajya Sabha election". NewsWala.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.