Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
VERMA, SHRI BENI PRASAD
[SAMAJVADI PARTY - KAISERGANJ (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Mohan Lal Verma
Date of Birth 11 February 1941
Place of Birth Sirauli, Distt. Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 20 May 1956
Spouse's Name Smt. Malti Devi
Children Three sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
LL.B.
Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow
(Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Vill. Sirauli Gauspur,
Distt. Barabanki-225 001
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (05241) 82344, 56006
Present Address
34, Prithviraj Road,
New Delhi - 110011
Tels. (011) 3016133, 3792660
Fax (011) 3018234
Positions Held
1974-80 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
and
1985-95
1974-77 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Kranti Dal,
Uttar Pradesh
1977-80 Minister, Jails, Cane Development and Sugar
Industry, Uttar Pradesh
General-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Uttar Pradesh
1980-84 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal (B.L.D.),
Uttar Pradesh
1985-89 Deputy Leader, Lok Dal Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh
1989-91 Minister, Public Works Department, Excise and
Parliamentary Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
Member, Janta Dal (J.D.) Parliamentary Board
Chief Whip, J.D., Uttar Pradesh
1993-94 Minister, Public Works Department and Parliamentary
Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
General-Secretary, Samajvadi Party (S.P.)
Chief Whip, S.P. Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1 June 1996- Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
29 June 1996
June 1996- Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge)
July 1996
1996-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Communications
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Committee on Finance
Convenor, Sub-Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom,
Committee on Communications
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Communications
Special Interests
Agriculture
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Playing chess
Countries Visited
France and U.K.
Election Result of
Kaiserganj Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,09,316
Total votes polled 6,68,038
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Beni Prasad Verma (S.P.) 2,64,369
(2) Shri Ghanshyam Shukla (B.J.P.) 2,39,398
(3) Shri Farid Mahfooz Qidwai (B.S.P.) 1,23,840
(4) Smt. Uma Shankar (Ind.) 22,947
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