Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma: is a product of the prestigious Doon School. He is a BJP member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Saharanpur constituency in UP. He is also the vice president of BJP's youth wing BJYM.
He joined politics after his father Nirbhay Pal Sharma's death. Nirbhay Pal was a popular politician of Saharanpur who was brutally murdered. His murderers were armed with 0.38 bore pistols.
He was killed when the assassins managed to break through the main gate and sprayed over two dozen bullets into his body while Sharma tried to defend himself with his double barrel gun.
His death came as a major blow for BJP in Saharanpur and they eventually looked to Raghav Lakhanpal to replace his father.
He contested the by- elections and won back his father's seat in 2000 and became MLA of Saharanpur.