Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








VERMA, PROF.(SMT.) RITA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - DHANBAD (BIHAR)]



Father's Name   Justice R.N. Prasad

Date of Birth   15 July 1953

Place of Birth   Patna (Bihar)

Marital Status   Widow (Married on 23 January 1976)

Spouse's Name   Late Shri Randir P. Verma

Children   Two sons

Educational Qualifications  

M.A. (History) Ph.D.

Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar)

Profession    

Teacher and Educationist and Political and Social worker

Permanent Address 

24, Jagjiwan Nagar, Distt. Dhanbad-826001 
(Bihar)

Tel. (0326) 202484

Present Address  

B-602, M.S. Flats, 
Baba Kharak Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110001

Tel. (011) 3725513

Positions Held 
   
1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 

1994-96Member, Panel of Chairmen

1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97Member, Panel of Chairmen

Member, Committee on Energy and Convenor 
of its Sub-Committee on Coal

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution
(Eighty First Amendment) Bill 1996 regarding women's 
reservation

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Coal

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1998-99 andMember, Committee on Estimates
1999-2000

1998-99Member, Panel of Chairmen

Member, Committee on Energy and its
Sub-Committee-II on Coal

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee on Provision of Computers
to Members of Parliament

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Steel and Mines

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments 

Contributed articles for various magazines

Favourite Pastime and Recreation 

Reading, music, cooking and collection  of driftwood

Special Interests    

Indian history, culture and child welfare

Countries Visited   

Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, 
Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.;Member, 
90th I.P.U.Conference, Canberra, Australia,1993

Other Information   

Taught history in Ranchi University,1981-91;
Member, (i) Board of Jawaharlal Nehru University;
and (ii) Shantiniketan 

Election Result of
Dhanbad Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 14,33,645
Total votes polled  8,85,542

Votes polled in favour of the candidates

(1) Prof.(Smt.) Rita Verma (B.J.P.) 4,42,590
(2) Shri A.K. Roy (M.C.O.) 2,63,901
(3) Shri Aklu Ram Mahato (R.J.D.) 1,47,222
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