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He served in the 9th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha. View his verified record and rate his past performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Shanta Kumar?\n\nShanta Kumar was a Member of Parliament (MP), Lok Sabha for Kangra in the Lok Sabha (Himachal Pradesh). According to Digital Sansad (Lok Sabha member records), he served in the 9th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha. His party affiliation on record is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shanta Kumar is not a sitting MP today.\n\n## Rate Shanta Kumar: Neta Trust Score\n\n Shanta Kumar has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this former MP's record.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. For a former member it reflects how citizens rate the work done while in office. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Terms served\n\n- 9th Lok Sabha – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\n- 12th Lok Sabha – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\n- 13th Lok Sabha – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\n- 16th Lok Sabha – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\n- Only terms confirmed in the sources listed below are shown; other career events are not included.\n\n## Education\n\nEducation (as recorded): Professional Graduate.\n\n## Assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2014 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 1,98,52,104 (about Rs 2.0 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Nil\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing, not today.\n\n## Neta Updates from Shanta Kumar\n\nNeta Updates appear on this profile only once Shanta Kumar or his office subscribes to the NetaSampark Leader module. No updates have been posted yet.\n\n · Are you Shanta Kumar or his office?\n\n## Know your neta\n\n- Kangra constituency page → \u002Fconstituencies\u002Fhimachal-pradesh\u002Fkangra\n- Current and former Himachal Pradesh MPs → \u002Fstates\u002Fhimachal-pradesh\u002Fmps\n- Compare Himachal Pradesh representatives by Neta Trust Score → \u002Frankings\u002Fhimachal-pradesh\n- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representatives → \u002Fparties\u002Fbjp\n\n## Sources\n\nDigital Sansad Lok Sabha former-member records, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2014). 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