Rammurti Singh Verma

Rammurti Singh Verma (Hindi: राममूर्ति सिंह वर्मा; 29 July 1950 – 23 April 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1][2] He represented the Dadraul constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[3][4] He died in April 2021 aged 70.[5]

Not to be confused with Ram Murti Verma.

Rammurti Singh Verma
राममूर्ति सिंह वर्मा
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byAvadhesh Kumar Verma
Succeeded byManvendra Singh
ConstituencyDadraul
Personal details
Born(1950-07-29)29 July 1950[1]
Shahjahanpur district[1]
Died23 April 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 70)
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party[1]
SpouseSomwati Devi (wife)
ChildrenRajesh Verma & Two daughters
ParentRohan Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceShahjahanpur district
Alma materSampurnanand Sanskrit University[2]
ProfessionPolitician & Lawyer

Early life and education

Rammurti Singh Verma was born in Shahjahanpur district in OBC Lodhi community.[6] He attended the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University and attained Bachelor of Art degree.[1][2] His son Rajesh Verma is a politician in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.

Political career

Rammurti Singh Verma was a four time MLA—three times from Jalalabad seat and once from Dadraul. He also represented Shahjahanpur in Lok Sabha and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party. He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Manvendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[7]

Controversy
Main article: Murder of Jagendra Singh

There was a probe against state minister Rammurti Singh Verma for the murder of journalist Jagendra Singh, who was allegedly set afire by the minister and five others on 1 June after which he died on 8 June during treatment. An FIR was registered against minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ram Murti Verma, Inspector (Chowk) Sri Prakash Rai, Gufran, Akash Gupta, Amit Pratap Singh and Bhure for killing Jagendra by setting him afire. The FIR was registered at Puwayan police station of Shahjahanpur by victim's son Raghvendra after his father died during treatment at a hospital.[8]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
0120122017Member, Minister In 16th Legislative Assembly
02 1990 1991 Deputy Minister, Social Welfare, Govt Of Uttar Pradesh
03 1993 1995 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
04 1994 1995 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
05 1996 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
06 2001 2002 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (elected in bye-election)
07 2002 2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Rammurti Singh Verma passes away". Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. "Rammurti Singh Verma". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. "DADRAUL Election Result 2017, Winner, DADRAUL MLA, Uttar Pradesh". Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. "Journalist murder case: Police start probe against UP minister Ram Murti Verma". 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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