Sharwan Kumar (2 October 1947) is an Indian politician serving as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
He again won from Surajgarh, beating Bhartiya Janta Party Candidate Santosh Ahlawat by a margin of nearly 8000 votes.
In the 2014 Surajgarh By-poll, Kumar faced BJP heavyweight and former Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, the former Health and industries Minister of Rajasthan, was also a two time legislator, a popular leader of the state, lost the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election from the Deeg-Kumher Assembly constituency in Bharatpur district.
[2][3][4] However, as the results were declared, Kumar was able to pull off a stunner by defeating Singh with a narrow margin of 3270 votes.
Digamber’s defeat was used by Congress leaders, Sachin Pilot, and, Ashok Gehlot, to lash out at ruling government and its inability to maintain public confidence.