Rammurti Singh Verma

Rammurti Singh Verma (Hindi: राममूर्ति सिंह वर्मा; 29 July 1950 – 1 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]

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]
Died1 April 2021(2021-04-01) (aged 70)
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party[1]
Spouse(s)Somwati Devi (wife)
ChildrenTwo sons, two daughters
Parent(s)Rohan Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceShahjahanpur district
Alma materSampurnanand Sanskrit University[2]
ProfessionPolitician & Lawyer

Early life and education

Rammurti Singh Verma was born in Shahjahanpur district. He attended the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.[1][2]

Political career

Rammurti Singh Verma has been a MLA for one term. He represented the Dadraul constituency and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[2][1]

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Manvendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6]

Controversy

There was a probe against state minister Rammurti Singh Verma for the murder of a journalist. Journalist Jagendra Singh was allegedly set afire by 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.[7]

Posts held
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01March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Rammurti Singh Verma passes away".
  6. "DADRAUL Election Result 2017, Winner, DADRAUL MLA, Uttar Pradesh".
  7. "Journalist murder case: Police start probe against UP minister Ram Murti Verma-India News , Firstpost". 12 June 2015.
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