Kishori Lal Sharma Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

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Age: 63 Years

Wife: Kiran Bala

Caste: Brahmin

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	KL Sharma
Full Name	Pandit Kishori Lal Sharma
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black (half-bald)
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	• 1980's: Joined the Indian National Congress • 2024: Contested the Lok Sabha Elections from Amethi Constituency on a ticket of the Indian National Congress and won by a margin of 1,67,196 votes against BJP candidate Smriti Irani
Personal Life
Date of Birth	October, 1961
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Malerkotla, Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ludhiana, Punjab
College	Arya College (Ludhiana) affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh (1982)
Educational Qualification	BA
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1992
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kiran Bala (Businesswoman)
Children	Daughter(s)- Divya Sharma (elder) Anjali Sharma (younger)
Parents	Amarnath Sharma (owned a Bakery business in Malerkotla)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 60,46,020 (as of 2024)
Assets/Properties (as of 2024)	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 2,00,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 1,04,36,746 • Bonds, Debentures and Shares: Rs. 97,83,723 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 64,76,100 • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 5,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 2,27,00,000
Net Worth (as of 2024)	Rs. 4,46,72,552

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kishori Lal Sharma

Kishori Lal Sharma’s family originally hails from Bhawanipur village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

His father owned a bakery business in Malerkotla. When Kishori Lal was too young his family moved to Ludhiana, Punjab, and got settled there.

Kishori Lal Sharma grew up in Ludhiana, Punjab.
Kishori Lal Sharma’s house in Ludhiana, Punjab

While he was studying in college, he became active in student politics by joining the Youth Congress.

After completing his graduation, Kishori Lal moved to Delhi, where he came in touch with Rajiv Gandhi, who took him to Amethi in 1983 as a Youth Congress representative. While talking about it in an interview, Kishori Lal said,

A programme was launched by Rajiv Gandhi under which fresh graduates who believed in the Congress ideology underwent training. A few were handpicked and sent to different parts of the country and assigned the duty of building cadre and monitor the 20-point programme of then PM Indira Gandhi. I worked for a few months in Madhya Pradesh. Later, a camp was held in 1983 in which 400 boys from all over the country participated and a potential team of 10 was chosen. I was one among them. We were given the responsibility of Amethi. I was 22 years old and was made in charge of one-and-a-half blocks. This is how my journey in Amethi began.”

While he was still in his 20s, Kishori was made in charge of the Tiloi Assembly constituency under the Amethi Lok Sabha seat. He was also made the coordinator of the Youth Congress.

During the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Kishori Lal Sharma worked closely with Rajiv Gandhi, who contested the elections from the Amethi constituency.

He was also part of Rajiv’s team in Amethi during the 1989 and 1991 Lok Sabha elections.

His ties with the Gandhi family more familial after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in May 1991.

Post Rajiv’s death, Kishori Lal worked in the team of Captain Satish Sharma, who contested the 1991 by-polls in Amethi. He also worked for Sanjay Singh in Amethi during the 1998 Lok Sabha elections; he was the key man who looked after the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies during the absence of the Gandhis.

In 2004, when Sonia Gandhi left the Amethi seat for Rahul Gandhi and herself contested from the Rae Bareli seat, Sharma looked after both constituencies. He continued to look after both the constituencies in the 2009 Indian General Elections as well.
Kishori Lal Sharma with Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

As the in-charge of the Rae Bareli and Amethi seats, Kishori Lal held regular meetings with local leaders in Amethi and Raebareli.
Kishori Lal Sharma with Congress workers

Sharma has worked towards improving infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools, and healthcare facilities in Amethi and Raebareli. He has also worked towards getting better connectivity in the regions.

Reportedly in 2014, Rahul Gandhi expressed his desire to have his own team in Amethi and after this, Sharma only concentrated on the campaigning of Rae Bareli. Many of the party leaders considered it to be one of the reason’s for party’s fall in Amethi. Talking about it, a Congress leader said,

The fact remains that the Congress’s victory margins in Amethi were high till the time Sharma was managing the polls, and dropped drastically by 2 lakh when he left, though there were other factors as well. Plus, Rae Bareli (which Sharma continued to manage) has been retained by the party.”

Actively campaigning or Amethi for years, Kishori Lal has been included in the list of star campaigners of the Congress Party in UP in the Lok Sabha elections.
Kishori Lal Sharma during election campaigning

Besides Uttar Pradesh, Kishori Lal has also worked for the Indian National Congress in Bihar and Punjab. He once served as the AICC secretary in-charge of Bihar.

Kishori Lal’s wife, Kiran, owns automobile dealerships and petrol pumps in Ludhiana. She is a former councillor.

A loyalist of the Gandhi family, Kishori Lal Sharma has been associated with the Indian National Congress for around 40 years (as of 2024).

In 2022, he joined Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Bachao Yatra in Ludhiana.
Kishori Lal Sharma with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra

In 2024, the Indian National Congress named him a candidate from the Amethi constituency for the Indian General Elections. He became the first non-Gandhi person in 25 years to contest the elections from the Amethi seat.
Kishori Lal Sharma after filling his nomination