Vikram Verma | |
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Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India | |
In office 26 August 2002 –13 May 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Succeeded by | Sunil Dutt |
Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
In office April 2000 –April 2012 | |
Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | Dharampuri,Central India Agency,British India | 23 January 1944
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Neena Verma |
Residence(s) | Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh [1] |
Vikram Verma (born 23 January 1944[ citation needed ]) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Dhar,Madhya Pradesh. He formerly served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha. He also served as a Minister in the Government of India for Youth and Sports Affairs from 2002 to 2004. [2]
Verma was born in the village Dharampuri of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. His father is Ganpat Singh Verma. He married Neena Verma on 22 June 1978. Neena is a Member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Dhar,Indore. They have three daughters. His eldest daughter is married to the elder son of Sahib Singh Verma,former Chief Minister of Delhi.
Verma did his primary education in Dharampuri village. He graduated from Christian College,Indore. He received his M.A. (Hindi &Political Science) from Indore Christian College,Indore. He completed LL.B. from Indore Christian College,Indore.
On 17 July 2015,Anand Rai,an Indian Right to Information (RTI) activist,lodged a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Verma. [3] He alleged that Verma had used his influence and power to get his MBBS student daughter transferred from a medical college in Uttar Pradesh to Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh. His daughter was also accused of getting admission to medical school with corruption.
Verma won several awards in national level debates in Literature and participated in literary and socio-cultural activities.[ citation needed ]
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