Upendra Nath Verma
Upendra Nath Verma | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989-1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dhirendra Agarwal |
| Constituency | Chatra, Bihar |
| Minister of Land Reforms and Revenue, Government of Bihar | |
| In office 1977-80 | |
| Minister of state for Rural Development, Government of India | |
| In office 1989-90 | |
| Minister for Education, Government of Bihar | |
| In office 1967-68 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Girija Kumari Verma |
| Children | Bagi Kumar Verma (son) |
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Upendra Nath Verma, known with the honorific "Lokratna", is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was elected to the lower House of the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha from Chatra, Bihar, as a member of the Janata Dal. He was the Union Minister for State, Rural Development in 1989-90 in the cabinet of Vishwanath Pratap Singh. Verma was a distinguished social reformer and author, who published numerous works on the social issues prevalent in Indian society. In his political career, he was associated with Samyukta Socialist Party besides Janata Dal and has served as Minister of Education and Revenue in Government of Bihar in 1967 and 1977 respectively.