Bagi Kumar Verma | |
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Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Kurtha |
In office 1995–2005 | |
Constituency | Makhdumpur |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) |
Parent | Upendra Nath Verma |
Bagi Kumar Verma is an Indian politician from Bihar. He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms,two times from Makhdumpur Assembly constituency and once from Kurtha Assembly constituency. A former minister in Government of Bihar under Lalu Prasad Yadav,Verma has been a member of both Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) at different occasions. In 2020 Bihar Assembly elections,he defeated Satyadev Kushwaha,the two times MLA from Kurtha Assembly to enter in Bihar Assembly for his third term. [1] [2]
Verma is a son of another Bihar politician Upendra Nath Verma. His younger brother's wife has served as a member of Bihar Legislative Council as a candidate of Janata Dal (United). [3] He contested in 2020 Bihar Assembly elections from Kurtha constituency in Arwal district and secured 54227 votes,which was far higher than 26417 votes secured by second runner-up,Satyadev Kushwaha,who was elected previously from this constituency for two terms. [4] Verma had also contested in 1995 Bihar Assembly elections from Makhdumpur constituency of Gaya district. He secured 61,143 votes in this election,defeating Ram Jatan Sinha of Indian National Congress. Sinha secured 36,250 votes and got second position. Verma was a member of Janata Dal then. [5] In 2000 Bihar Assembly elections,he again contested,this time as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He defeated Ram Jatan Sinha of Congress once again,who was first runner-up in this election too. Verma secured 62,996 votes,while Sinha got 55,626 votes. [6]
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