Sahib Singh Verma
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Sahib Singh Verma | ||
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Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana | | |
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| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | ||
| In office November 1993 – November 1998 | ||
| Preceded by | constituency established | |
| Succeeded by | Ravinder Nath Bansal | |
| Constituency | Shalimar Bagh | |
| Councillor, Delhi Metropolitan Council | ||
| In office 1977–1990 | ||
| Personal details | ||
| Born | 15 March 1943 British India | |
| Died | 30 June 2007 (aged 64) Jonaicha Khurd, Rajasthan, India | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Spouse |
Sahib Kaur (m. 1954) | |
| Children | 5 (including Siddharth Verma ) | |
| Residence | Delhi | |
Sahib Singh Verma (15 March 1943 – 30 June 2007)[
Life
Sahib Singh Verma was born on 15 March 1943 in
Singh had a PhD degree in
He was married to Sahib Kaur and had two sons and three daughters. One of his sons, Parvesh Verma is serving as Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly from New Delhi.[8][9]
Political career
He was active in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[10] He had also served the World Jat Aryan Foundation, as its president.[11]
In 1977 he was elected to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and took the Oath as a Councillor by the hands of Guru Radha Kishan. Initially he won as a Janata Party candidate and was re-elected on a BJP ticket. He became the Education and Development Minister in the Delhi government in 1993.[12]
In 1996, after Madan Lal Khurana was embroiled in a corruption crisis, Sahib Singh became the Chief Minister of Delhi.[13] Singh served as CM for two and a half years, facing increasing rivalry from Khurana.[14] Following an onion price crisis, he was replaced by Sushma Swaraj.
Subsequently, he won the
He died in a road accident in Rajasthan in 2007.[15]
See also
- Verma cabinet
References
- ^ "List of Office Bearers". BJP. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 13th Lok Sabha".
- ^ Ranjan, Amitav (21 September 2003). "Sahib Singh wanted to visit Serbia to meet fellow Jats". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "For Sahib Singh Verma's son, campaigning runs in the family". The Indian Express. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "tribuneindia... Editorial". Tribune India. 10 October 1999. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma dies in road accident". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "LIST OF PROMINENT ALUMNI". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Arvind Kejriwal loses New Delhi, AAP loses Delhi". India Today. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Bhushan, Shashi (23 November 2013). "Mothers campaigning for sons in Delhi assembly election". DNA India. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b Swarup, Harihar (10 October 1999). "Long-standing rivals now compete for Cabinet berths" (Editorial). Tribune India.
- The Tribune. Dharamsala. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "PIB Press Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ The Hindu[usurped]
- ^ a b "Sahib Singh Verma dies in road accident". Zee News. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Sahib Singh Verma dies in road accident". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
External links
- Kulkarni, Raju (16 September 1999). "The Sahib Singh Verma Chat". Rediff on the NeT.
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