VERMA, PROF.(SMT.) RITA
B.J.P - DHANBAD (BIHAR)
Father's Name: Justice R.N. Prasad Date of Birth: 15 July 1953 Place of Birth: Patna (Bihar) Marital Status: Married on 23 January 1976 Spouse's Name: Late Shri Randir P. Verma Children: Two sons Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Hist.) Ph.D. Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar) Profession :
Teacher & Educationist and Political Activist Permanent Address :
24, Jagjiwan Nagar, Distt. Dhanbad-826001 (Bihar) Tel. (0326) 202484 Positions Held :
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 1996-97Member, Standing Committee on Energy Convenor, Sub-Committee on Coal Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (81st Amendment) Bill 1996 regarding women's reservation Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Published articles in various magazines Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, music, cooking and interested in 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. Other Information :
Taught history in Ranchi University from 1981-July 1991 Election Result :
Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate14,32,169 Total votes polled8,19,890 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Prof. (Smt.) Rita Verma (B.J.P.)2,69,942 (2) Shri Shamresh Singh (J.D.)2,47,746 (3) Shri A.K. Roy (M.C.O.)1,14,406 (4) Shri Munir Ahmad Khan (J.M.M.) 50,969