Abhay Verma
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byNitin Tyagi
ConstituencyLaxmi Nagar
Personal details
Born (1973-01-05) 5 January 1973 (age 51)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Abhay Verma (born January 5, 1973) is an Indian lawyer[citation needed] and politician from Delhi belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is the vice president of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Early life and education

Verma was born on 5 January 1973 to Bankey Bihari Verma and Urmila Devi.[2] He received his LLB from University of Delhi in 1996.[3]

Career

Verma is the vice president of Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Laxmi Nagar on 11 February 2020.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Verma was married to Amrita Prakash on November 30, 2001.[2] They have two daughters.

Controversy

A video was released during North East Delhi riots where Verma led a march in Laxmi Nagar. The people of the march were seen chanting "Police ke hatyaaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko" (Shoot the people, who murdered the policeman).[7] The people were also seen chanting "Jo Hindu hit ki baat karega, wohi desh pe raj karega" (People who talk about the welfare of Hindus, only they will rule in the country).[8] After that incident, Verma claimed that it was raised by common people, not by his supporters.[1]

Electoral performance

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Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Laxmi Nagar[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Abhay Verma 65,735 48.04 +9.04
AAP Nitin Tyagi 64,855 47.40 +4.86
INC Hari Dutt Sharma 4,872 3.56 -13.70
NOTA None of the above 550 0.40 +0.10
BSP Jai Ram Lal 446 0.33 -0.17
RRP Anima Ojha 78 0.06 N/A
Majority 880 0.64 -2.90
Turnout 1,36,944 61.74 -5.49
BJP gain from AAP Swing +6.13


References

  1. ^ a b "Video of inflammatory slogans at BJP MLA's march surfaces". The Hindu. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ABOUT ABHAY VERMA". www.abhayverma.in. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ABHAY VERMA". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Delhi Election Result Winners: Constituency-wise winning candidates of AAP, BJP, Congress". India Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Delhi Election Results 2020: Check full list of winners from AAP, BJP". Business Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Delhi election result 2020: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Delhi violence: Four video clips that court made cops watch". India Today. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Riot-hit Northeast Delhi has 1 MP, 7 MLAs but only one has visited his constituency". The Print. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ "General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 27 May 2020.
State Legislative Assembly Preceded by? Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Laxmi Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020– Incumbent


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