Ashwani Kumar Sharma, 51

BJP

Constituency: PATHANKOT

Education: BA

Assets declared in last polls: `28 lakh

Electoral record:

2012: Defeated Raman Bhalla of Congress by a margin of 17,856 votes 2007: He did not contest; Master Mohan Lal won this seat for BJP

Assembly record: Questions asked: 0 Call attention moved: 0

Power punch: Former state BJP chief, he has strong RSS background

What next: Re-nomination could be tough if MP backs rival faction

HOW HE PERFORMED

As a former president of the BJP in Punjab, he used his influence to get district status for the area and also got Pathankot town the municipal corporation. He also brought in a number of projects, including a stadium, an auditorium, a government college, and roads and bridges. He had a good rapport with the locals and did not fail to attend social functions. He, however, maintained distance from his rival faction of former BJP minister Mohan Lal and also did not get along too well with sitting MP Vinod Khanna, who is also from his party. Little or no work has been done to improve the general hygiene of Pathankot and also health services. Most serious medical cases are referred to Amritsar. Traffic remains in a deplorable state.

I got many projects and the district status. I am satisfied but, given another chance, want to do more on the traffic front.