Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
VERMA, SHRI VIRENDRA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KAIRANA (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Choudhury Raghuveer Singh Date of Birth 18 September 1916 Place of Birth Shamli, Distt. Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married in June 1940 Spouse's Name Smt. Rameshwari Devi Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at Agra University, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Shamli, District Muzaffarnagar-247776 (Uttar Pradesh) Tel. (01398) 50102 Present Address 7, Kamraj Lane, New Delhi -110011 Tel. (011) 3792253 Positions Held 1948-52 President, District Board, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh 1950-59 President, District Congress Committee, Muzaffarnagar 1950-80 Member, All India Congress Committee 1952-62 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms) 1959-60 Deputy Minister, Co-operation, Uttar Pradesh 1960-67 Member, Executive Council, Indian National Congress (I.N.C.), Uttar Pradesh 1970-71 Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Power, Industries, Labour, Education and Technical Education and IndiaPress Departments 1973-75 Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee 1975-77 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh 1977-80 Member, Congress Working Committee 1984-90 Member, Rajya Sabha 1984-88 Leader, Lok Dal Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha 1984 Member, General Purposes Committee 1984-85 and Member, Committee of Privileges (two terms) 1988 1984-85 Member, Joint Committee of Parliament on (i) Lok Pal Bill, 1985; and (ii) Indian Medical Council Bill, 1987 1987-90 Vice-President, Rashtriya Lok Dal 1988-90 Deputy Leader, Janta Dal (J.D.) Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha 1990 Governor, Punjab Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh 1990-93 Governor, Himachal Pradesh 1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Agriculture Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs Special Interests Education, agriculture, games and sports, upliftment of the Kisans, Harijans, Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes Sports and Clubs Wrestling, captain of hockey and volleyball teams during college days Countries Visited Widely travelled (17 countries) Other Information President, District Board, Muzaffarnagar, 1948-52; Vice- President, U.P. Sugarcane Cooperative Union Federation, 1949-55; Chairman, (i) Indian Sugarcane Development Council, 1967-75; and headed U.P. Sugar Mills Nationalisation Committee, 1970; Member, (i) Indian Central Sugarcane Committee; (ii) U.P. Bihar Sugarcane Board, 1952-55; and (iii) Transport Authority, 1957-59
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com ReminderWeb.comTotal electorate 10,91,717 Total votes polled 7,32,361 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Virendra Verma (B.J.P.) 2,89,110 (2) Shri Munawwar Hasan (S.P.) 2,26,935 (3) Shri Nakli Singh (B.K.K.G.P.) 1,18,535 (4) Shri Sudhir Kumar Goel (B.S.P.) 62,038
Election Result of Kairana Lok Sabha Constituency