Arun Verma

Arun Verma (born 12 September 1986)[1] is an Indian politician and member of the Samajwadi Party. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Arun Verma
Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
15 March 2012 – 11 March 2017
ConstituencySadar Sultanpur
Personal details
Born (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986
Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Nivedita Verma
ResidenceTindauli, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
ProfessionPolitician

He was India's second youngest MLA (at the age of 25) after Umed Singh of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Arun Verma also Awarded From Indian student parliament for Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Awards for Best Young Legislator).[2] Arun is also identified as one of the closest MLA's to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and member of his team Eleven.

Early life and education

Arun Verma was born on 12 September 1986 to a middle-class Kurmi family at Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father was Kamal Kant Verma a farmer and Gram Pradhan. Verma completed his basic education from government primary schools and Pandit Raja Ram Tiwari Inter College in Sultanpur. In 2003, Arun was admitted to Saroj Institute of Management and Technology in Lucknow to pursue B Tech.[3]

According to his political Advisor Ankaj tiwari, a chance meeting with Akhilesh Yadav in December 2003 changed the course of his career. Inspired by Akhilesh's advice, Arun began visiting Sultanpur whenever he had time off from his studies, and worked for the availability of water and power to poor farmers. Arun received recognition for his work and was appointed state secretary of the Samajwadi Party Lohiya Vahini in 2006.[3]

Political career

He joined Samajwadi Party in 2004. Arun was the youngest chosen consistent from Akhilesh's band of followers, who got the party ticket to contest at the age of 25. He credits Akhilesh for making the party field young candidates who, he says, made a vital connect with the youth of the state.[4]

Arun is Utter Pradesh's youngest MLA. During the 2012 Assembly Elections, the SP gave him a ticket from Sultanpur Sadar Assembly, a constituency which the party had never won. Arun won from this Congress and BSP stronghold and became the first SP MLA from here.[3]

Arun defeated BSP strong holding contestant Raj Prakash Upadhyaya and became one of the big margin winners.

On 13 February 2017, Arun was booked for allegedly murdering a woman who had accused him and seven others of gang rape in 2013. [5][6]

References
  1. "Arun Verma- About". Arun Verma. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Awards for Best Young Legislator)http://bharatiyachhatrasansad.org/en/index.php/2014-01-30-09-33-49/award/118-ja-mero-contents/side-news/awards-1/483-arun-verma-sultanpur-sadar Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Bubbling under: Inspiring young Indians". India Today. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "At 25, India's youngest MLA says give Akhilesh a chance". NDTV. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
  5. "Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party MLA Arun Verma booked for murder". DNA India. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. "Uttar Pradesh rape victim found dead; SP MLA Arun Verma held". The Hindu. 14 February 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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