Biographical Sketch
VERMA, SHRI CHANDRADEO PRASAD JANATA DAL - ARRAH (BIHAR)
Father's Name: Late Shri Ram Kumar Verma Date of Birth: 21 January 1921 Place of Birth: Purushottampur Painathi in Distt. Patna (Bihar) Martial Status: Married in 1932 Spouse's Name: Late Smt. Panna Devi Verma Children: Three daughters Educational Qualifications :
B.A., LL.B. (II) Educated at B.N. College, Patna University, Patna, (Bihar) Profession :
Social Worker, Journalist and Agriculturist Permanent Address :
(i) Vill. P.O. Purushottampur Painathi Block Bihata, Distt. Patna (Bihar) (ii) 165, MIG Flats, Lohia Nagar (Kankar Bagh), Patna-80002 (Bihar) Tel. (0612) 350416 Positions Held :
1937-48 Member, Congress Socialist Party, Bihar 1957-62 Chief Whip, Praja Socialist Party, Bihar 1957-62,1967-72Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly and 1992-95 1967-70 Chief Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party, Bihar 1970-71 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Bihar 1973-74 Secretary, Central Parliamentary Board, Socialist Party 1977 Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth) 1977-80 Member, Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1980Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1980Member, National Executive, Lok Dal 1993-95 Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Education, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Bihar April 1995-Cabinet Minister, Excise and Prohibition, Bihar May 1996 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time June 1996-Union Minister of State, Rural Areas and Employment June 1997 Books Published :
'Smarika' Shaheed Ank Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Edited a journal brought out by Bihar Rajya Swantrata Sainani Sangathan; Worked as an Assistant Editor and Secretary in "Janata", a Hindi daily published from Patna, 1951-52; Chief Editor; 'Janata' A weekly, 1952-57 Social and Cultural Activities :
Fought against social injustice; supported the cause of socially oppressed people and worked for their interests; took up the case of 384 civilian employees of Air-Force-2 B.R.D. stationed at Gwalior and were facing termination; actively pursued the cause of Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway and Fatuha Islampur Martins Light-Railway employees for their regularisation. Special Interests :
Reading, writing and gardening Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Folk songs Sports and Clubs :
Played hockey and football at college level Other Information :
Participated in freedom movement; involved in the labour Strike of 1940 in South Bihar Sugar Mills, Bihta (Patna) under the Leadership of Swami Sahjanand Saraswati and put behind the bars; arrested during Quit India Movement in 1943; underwent two years of rigorous imprisonment in Central Jail, Patna, Gaya, Phoolwari Sharif camp; involved in revolutionary activities after release from jail in 1945; made attempts to blast the Bikram Airport (Patna); President (i)Bihar State Leather Industries Association, Patna, 1957-84; and (ii) Bihar State Telephone Employees Union, Trade Union Patna, 1958-62; Founder, Secretary, G.J. College, Rambagh, Bihta, Patna, 1957; President (i) Jai Prakash Ashram, Paliganj, Patna, 1972 onwards; involved in 1974 JPÕs Total Revolution; (ii) Bihar State Class iv Employees Association, Patna, 1969-84; (iii) Fatuha-Islampur and Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Employees Union, Bihar, 1984-85; (iv) Mahatma Phule Trust, Patna, 1990 till date; and (v) Bihar Rajya Swatantrata Sainani Sangathan, Patna, 1992 Election Result :
Arrah Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate11,01,975 Total votes polled6,44,523 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Chandradeo Prasad Verma (J.D.)1,92,046 (2) Shri Ram Prasad Singh (S.A.P.)1,51,005 (3) Shri Rameshwar Prasad [C.P.I.(ML)(L)]1,46,398 (4) Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (I.N.C.)1,24,628