Who is Om Prakash Sharma

Om Prakash Sharma (O P Sharma), a politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Vishwas Nagar constituency of New Delhi. He was one of the only three BJP leaders who defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates in the 2015 Assembly elections. Sharma, who first won the seat in 2013, retained it in 2015, even as the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP swept the election, bagging 67 of the 70 seats.

 

Sharma, who defeated his AAP rival, Dr Atul Gupta, by over 15,000 votes, was the only BJP legislator to retain his seat in 2015.

 

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