Veena Verma (politician)

Veena Verma (1 September 1941 – 6 February 2024) was an Indian politician who was a member of parliament from Madhya Pradesh as an Indian National Congress candidate. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha for three consecutive six-year terms, from 1986 to 2000. She served as the Deputy Chairman of Committee of Parliament on Official Language and also as the Vice-president of All India Mahila Congress and the Indian Council of World Affairs.^{[citation needed]}

Verma was the widow of Shrikant Verma (1931–1986), Hindi poet and fellow member of parliament from Madhya Pradesh.^[1][2] Verma was the mother of Billionaire Abhishek Verma, an Indian arms dealer. Verma’s daughter-in-law Anca Verma is former Miss Universe Romania.^[3][4]

Verma died after a prolonged illness in Delhi, on 6 February 2024, at the age of 82.^[5]