The Sansad Ratna Award is considered one of the highest honours for parliamentarians. (File) Port Blair: Andaman and Nicobar Islands MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma on Saturday received the Sansad Ratna Award for the third consecutive year. Five MPs received the award for their outstanding performance, at a function held at New Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi. Apart from the Congress’ Andamans MP, BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar and Sudheer Gupta, Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Amol Ramsing Kolhe also received the award. A source in the Andamans MP office stated that Sharma had raised many issues for the betterment of the archipelago and its people, and had not only participated in parliamentary debates but also demonstrated a high level of professionalism in discharging his responsibilities as a lawmaker. Among the issues raised by him in the House were filling up of nearly 10,000 government job vacancies in the islands, AIIMS for the Union territory, sending of specialist doctors to the archipelago on deputation, ultrasound facility in all PHCs, provision of 200 sq metres of land …