Devendra Sharma (politician)

Devendra Sharma is an Indian politician, currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly. He is one of the strong leaders of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and a member of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He is the 15th MLA, elected from the Aul constituency in 2014. He belongs to the Indian National Congress party.

Early life
Sharma was born in Cuttack, Odisha to Dr. Dibakar Sharma, Ex-MLA Aul and Kumari Kamala Devi. He studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack. He studied law at Mayurbhanj Law College and graduated in 1982. Sharma is the grandson of Kabiraj Jagannath Sharma.

Political career
Sharma followed in the footsteps of his father and is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Aul, Odisha. He heads the district congress association, Kendrapara, and is a member of AICC and OPCC.

Sports
Sharma is an active member of the Odisha cricket association and president of the district cricket association, Kendrapara. He is mainly known in India and Odisha for his work in the field of football as he is responsible for the recognition of many star female Indian footballers such as Sasmita Malick.

Social work
He runs Dr. Dibakar Sharma girls' high school meant for educating poor girls, and also runs Satya Sai School for the poor in Aul. He is also the President of Aul College.

Personal life
Sharma married Kumari Anita Devi of Korkor, on 1 July 1993, the daughter of Zamindar Gagananda Rout and Atara Devi. They have one child, a daughter named Debasmita Sharma. Sharma is a doctor by profession having completed her MBBS from Indore, Madhya pradesh and schooling from St.Xavier’s High School, Kedargouri, Bhubaneswar in India. In 2024 She followed her father’s footsteps and entered Politics.