Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Gonda
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Mohan Lal Verma
Mother's Name : Smt. Ramkali
Date of birth : 11 Feb 1941
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1974-80 and 1985-95 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly1974-77 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Uttar Pradesh1977-80 Minister, Jails, Cane Development and Sugar Industry, Govt. of Uttar PradeshGeneral-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Uttar Pradesh1980-84 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal (B.L.D.), Uttar Pradesh1985-89 Deputy Leader, Lok Dal Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh1989-91 Minister, Public Works Department, Excise and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Uttar PradeshMember, Janata Dal (J.D.) Parliamentary Board1992 Chief Whip, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh1993-94 Minister, Public Works Department and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Uttar PradeshGeneral-Secretary, Samajwadi Party (S.P.)Chief Whip, S.P. Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1 Jun. 1996- 29 Jun. 1996 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary AffairsJun. 1996- Jul. 1996 Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge)1996-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Communications1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Committee on FinanceConvenor, Sub-Committee `A` on Department of Telecom, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2004 Member, Committee on Home AffairsMember, General Purposes Committee2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)Member, Committee on Home AffairsMember Committee of Privileges25 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee of Privileges5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Rural Development2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)Jun. 2009 Member, Panel of Chairmen31 Aug. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Water Resources19 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State, (Independent Charge) SteelJuly 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Steel
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Special Interests
Agriculture
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Playing chess
Countries Visited
China, France, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland and U.K.
