Chhaya Verma

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Chhaya Verma
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
30 June 2016 29 June 2022

Chhaya Verma is an Indian politician from the state of Chhattisgarh and belongs to the Indian National Congress. She is currently the State Congress Secretary. [1]

In June 2016, she was announced as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial polls. On 3 June 2016 she was elected unopposed. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

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