Jai Ram Verma (4 February 1904 – 14 January 1987[1]) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and was Member of parliament, Lok Sabha of India. He was a member of the 7th Lok Sabha and was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Verma represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[2][3]

Jai Ram Verma
Member of the Lok Sabha
In office
January 1980 – December 1984
Preceded byAnantram Jaiswal
Succeeded byNirmal Khatri
ConstituencyFaizabad
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1970 – Mar 1974
In office
1952–1968
Personal details
Born(1904-02-04)4 February 1904
Faizabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died14 January 1987(1987-01-14) (aged 82)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Kranti Dal
(1967–1975)
SpousePran Devi
Children2
ResidenceFaizabad & New Delhi
Alma materGovernment Inter College, Faizabad
ProfessionTeacher, agriculturist, social worker, politician
CommitteesMember of several committees

Early life and education

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Jai Ram Verma was born in the village Baragaon, Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the Government Inter College in the city of Faizabad. Verma worked as a teacher and agriculturist prior to joining politics.[2][3] He did his M.Sc in Mathematics from Allahabad University.

Political career

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Pre independence

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Varma participated in the Indian independence movement. He was arrested several times (Apr 1941, Aug 1942 & Feb 1945). He participated in the Satyagraha and Quit India Movements. Jai Ram Varma served as a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1946 (pre independence) and then went on to be appointed in the first Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh.

Post independence

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Jai Ram Varma has been in active politics since early 1930s. He joined Congress party. Whilst with Congress, he became a member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for several terms. He quit the Congress party to join newly formed Bharatiya Kranti Dal in 1967. During his association with Bharatiya Kranti Dal, he again was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In 1975, Varma quit Bharatiya Kranti Dal to join Congress (I) once again. Varma held several key party posts and was also a Minister & Deputy Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3][4]

Posts held

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# From To Position
01 1952 1957 Member, 01st Assembly of U.P.
02 1957 1962 Member, 02nd Assembly of U.P.
03 1959 1960 Deputy Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
04 1962 1967 Member, 03rd Assembly of U.P.
05 1962 1967 Deputy Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
06 1967 1968 Member, 04th Assembly of U.P.
07 1967 1968 Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
08 1970 1974 Member, 05th Assembly of U.P.
09 1970 1970 Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
10 1980 1984 Member, 07th Lok Sabha

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories, p. 656, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Detailed Profile". Indian Government official website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.