| Nirbhay Pal Sharma | |
| Term Start: | Oct 1996 |
| Term End: | Nov 2000 |
| Predecessor: | Nirbhay Pal Sharma |
| Term2: | Dec 1993 – Oct 1995 |
| Predecessor2: | Mohd. Hasan Shah |
| Successor2: | Nirbhay Pal Sharma |
| Term3: | Mar 1985 – Nov 1989 |
| Predecessor3: | Rulha Singh |
| Successor3: | Ram Sharan |
| Birth Place: | Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Spouse: | Prakash Pal |
| Residence: | Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Profession: | Politician |
Nirbhay Pal Sharma was an Indian politician and member of the 09th, 12th and the 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Sharma represented the Sarsawa constituency of Uttar Pradesh (which is now called Behat (Assembly constituency)) and was a member of the BJP political party.[1] [2] [3] Sharma was murdered on 5 November 2000 at his residence in Saharanpur.[4] [5] [6]
Nirbhay Pal Sharma was born in Saharanpur.
Nirbhay Pal Sharma had been in active politics since 1970s. He was a MLA for three terms. During the 09th and the 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh he was a member of the Indian National Congress whereas during the 13th Legislative Assembly he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
On 5 November 2000, Sharma's residence in Officers Colony in Saharanpur was attacked by armed assailants allegedly belonging to the Bawaria tribe.[7] Allegedly the attackers remained at his residence for 30 minutes and killed Sharma. It was also alleged that Nirbhay Sharma had called the police but the police did not respond on time.[8] [4] [5]