Jai Ram Varma

Jai Ram Verma
Member of Parliament, 7th Lok Sabha
In office
January 1980 – December 1984
Preceded by Anantram Jaiswal
Succeeded by Nirmal Khatri
Constituency Faizabad
MLA, 5th Assembly
In office
1970 – Mar 1974
MLA, 4th Assembly
In office
Mar 1967 – Apr 1968
MLA, 3rd Assembly
In office
Mar 1962 – Mar 1967
MLA, 2nd Assembly
In office
Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
MLA, 1st Assembly
In office
May 1952 – Mar 1957
Personal details
Born (1904-02-04)4 February 1904
village Baragaon Brahimpur, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Died 14 January 1987(1987-01-14) (aged 82)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality India
Political party Indian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		 Bharatiya Kranti Dal
(1967–1975)
Spouse(s) Pran Devi
Children 1 son & 1 daughter.
Parents Nanku Chaudhary (Father)
Residence Faizabad & New Delhi
Alma mater Government Inter College, Faizabad
Profession Teacher, Agriculturist, Social worker & Politician
Committees Member of several committees

Jai Ram Verma (4 February 1904 – January 14, 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 is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[2][3]

Early life and education

Jai Ram Varma was born in village Baragaon Brahimpur, Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the Government Inter College in the city of Faizabad and his highest educational qualification is intermediate. Varma worked as a teacher and agriculturist prior to joining politics.[2][3]

Political career

Pre independence

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

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

# 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

References

  1. ↑ Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories, p. 656, at Google Books
  2. 1 2 3 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "Detailed Profile". Indian Government official website. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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