Party Name : Congress (I)
Constituency : Faizabad
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 7
More Information :
VARMA, SHRI JAI RAM, M.A. [Congress (I)— Uttar Pradesh, Faizabad, 1980] s. of Shri Nanku Chaudhary; b. at Baragaon Brahimpur Village, Kedar Nagar P.O., Faizabad District, February 4, 1904; ed. at Govt. Inter College, Faizabad and Allahabad University; m. Smt. Pran Devi (since expired); 1 s. and 1 d.; Agriculturist, Teacher (upto March, 1941) and Political and Social Worker; associated with Indian National Congress, since 1930, Bharatiya Kiranti Dal, from April 1, 1967 to May 3, 1975, and rejoined Congress on May 4, 1975; arrested on April 3, 1941 for participating in individual Satyagrah and was sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 100/-; arrested on August 11, 1942 for participating in the 'Quit India' Movement of 1942 and was released on November 11, 1943; arrested again on February 21, 1945 on the charge of interference in war efforts and was jailed for 15 days; Deputy Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, June, 1959—December, 1960, and March, 1962—February, 1967; Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, April, 1967—February, 1968 and July, 1970—September, 1970; Member, AICC. 1952-1967 and of its Constructive Committee and Backward Classes Cell; President, D.C.C., Faizabad, 1952-54; Permanent Invitee to the Congress (I) Working Committee; Member, Pradesh Congress (1) Executive, Uttar Pradesh; Chairman, (i) National Seeds Corporation, 1977 and (ii) State Farmers' Corporation of India, 1977; President, (i) Managing Committee of Kamta Prasad Sunder Lal Post Graduate College, Faizabad, since 1969; (ii) District Co-operative Development Federation, Faizabad, 1948-59, (iii) Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes, 1952-64, and (iv) State Backward Classes Association, Uttar Pradesh since 1976; presently Vice-President, All-India Backward Classes Association; also Chairman/Manager of several educational institutions; Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, I946-68 and 1970-74. Social activities : To work for the uplift of backward classes and neglected and down-trodden people; founded many educational institutions. Favourite pastime and recreation : Walking and spinning. Special interests : Daily spinning and development of Khadi. Travels abroad : U.S.A., Canada., Japan, Thailand, U.K. etc. in 1968. Permanent address : 1362, Delhi Darwaza, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.
