Parvesh Verma
Parvesh Verma | |
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Verma in 2019 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Vinai Kumar Saxena |
| Chief Minister | Rekha Gupta |
| Ministry and Departments | List
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| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Constituency | New Delhi |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Yoganand Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Yadav |
| Constituency | Mehrauli |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2014–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mahabal Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Kamaljeet Sehrawat |
| Constituency | West Delhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1977 Mundka, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Swati Verma (m. 2002) |
| Relations | Vikram Verma (father-in-law) Siddharth Singh Verma (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Delhi University (BCom) Fore School of Management (MBA) |
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Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (Hindi pronunciation: [/pərˈveɪʃ ˈsahɪb sɪŋ ˈvərmə/]) was born on 7 November 1977 in Mundka, Delhi. He is an Indian politician and a cabinet minister of Delhi since 20 February 2025 and is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the New Delhi Assembly constituency. He was Member of parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha representing West Delhi. He served two terms as an MP for a period of 10 years from 2014 to 2024. In 2014, he was first elected to the 16th Lok Sabha and re-elected in 2019 for the 17th Lok Sabha with the highest-ever margin of victory in the history of Delhi, a margin of 578,486 votes. He won the 2025 assembly election from New Delhi against Arvind Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi. After winning the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, He visited his ancestral village of Mundka and paid respects at the Dada Bhairav Temple, highlighting its cultural and religious significance within the community.
He contested the Mehrauli Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 2013 assembly election and defeated Yoganand Shastri. Parvesh Verma is the son of Sahib Singh Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi.