Rammurti Singh Verma
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Rammurti Singh Verma राममूर्ति सिंह वर्मा | |
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| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 2012 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Avadhesh Kumar Verma |
| Succeeded by | Manvendra Singh |
| Constituency | Dadraul |
| MP, 11th parliament assembly | |
| In office may 1996 – march 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Satyapal Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Satyapal Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Shahjahanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1950[1] |
| Died | 23 April 2021 (aged 70) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Samajwadi Party[1] |
| Spouse | Somwati Devi (wife) |
| Children | Rajesh Verma & Two daughters |
| Parent | Rohan Singh (father)[1] |
| Alma mater | Sampurnanand Sanskrit University[2] |
| Profession | Politician & Lawyer |
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]
Rammurti Singh Verma was born in Shahjahanpur district in Lodhi community.[6] He attended the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University and attained Bachelor of Art degree.[1][2]
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
There was a probe against Verma for the murder of journalist Jagendra Singh, who was allegedly set on fire by the minister and five others on 1 June after which he died on 8 June during treatment. An FIR was registered against 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 the victim's son Raghvendra, after his father died during treatment at a hospital.[8]
