Vikram Verma
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Vikram Verma | |
|---|---|
 Vikram Verma in 2004 | |
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India | |
| In office 26 August 2002 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Dutt |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office April 2000 – April 2012 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1944 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Neena Verma |
Vikram Verma (born 23 January 1944) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. He formerly served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha. He also served as a Minister in the Government of India for Youth and Sports Affairs from 2002 to 2004.[1]
Verma was born in a Jat family of Kharagdaniya gotra in village Dharampuri of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. His father is Ganpat Singh Verma. He married Neena Verma on 22 June 1978. Neena is a Member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Dhar, Indore. They have three daughters. His eldest daughter is married to the elder son of Sahib Singh Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi.
Education
Verma did his primary education in Dharampuri village. He graduated from Christian College, Indore. He received his M.A. (Hindi & Political Science) from Indore Christian College, Indore. He completed LL.B. from Indore Christian College, Indore.
Corruption allegations
On 17 July 2015,an Indian Right to Information (RTI) activist, lodged a complaint against Verma which was never proved.