Bagi Kumar Verma
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyKurtha
In office
1995–2005
ConstituencyMakhdumpur
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (United)
ParentUpendra Nath Verma

Bagi Kumar Verma is an Indian politician from Bihar. He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms, two times from Makhdumpur Assembly constituency and once from Kurtha Assembly constituency. A former minister in Government of Bihar under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Verma has been a member of both Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) at different occasions. In 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, he defeated Satyadev Kushwaha, the two times MLA from Kurtha Assembly to enter in Bihar Assembly for his third term.[1][2]

Political career

Verma is a son of another Bihar politician Upendra Nath Verma. His wife has served as a member of Bihar Legislative Council as a candidate of Janata Dal (United).[3] He contested in 2020 Bihar Assembly elections from Kurtha constituency in Arwal district and secured 54227 votes, which was far higher than 26417 votes secured by second runner-up, Satyadev Kushwaha, who was elected previously from this constituency for two terms.[4] Verma had also contested in 1995 Bihar Assembly elections from Makhdumpur constituency of Gaya district. He secured 61,143 votes in this election, defeating Ram Jatan Sinha of Indian National Congress. Sinha secured 36,250 votes and got second position. Verma was a member of Janata Dal then.[5] In 2000 Bihar Assembly elections, he again contested, this time as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He defeated Ram Jatan Sinha of Congress once again, who was first runner-up in this election too. Verma secured 62,996 votes, while Sinha got 55,626 votes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "CM नीतीश को बड़ा झटका: RJD के हुए JDU के बागी, JDU MLA ने दिया इस्‍तीफा". jagran.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Former minister welcomed in Amba - अंबा में पूर्व मंत्री का किया स्वागत". livehindustan.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री उपेंद्र नाथ वर्मा की प्रतिमा का अनावरण:पिछड़ों के अधिकार के लिए समर्पित थे समाजवादी नेता उपेंद्र बाबू : मांझी". Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kurtha Chunav Result: कुर्था से RJD के बागी कुमार वर्मा जीते, JDU के सत्यदेव सिंह को हराया". India tv. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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