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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Arun Verma
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|09|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| residence = Tindauli, [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office = Members of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 15 March 2012
| constituency = Sadar [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
| term_end = 11 March 2017
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Nivedita Verma
| profession = [[Politician]], [[Indian Actor]],
[[Indian musical artist]]
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'''Arun Verma''' (born 12 September 1986)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arun Verma- About|url=http://arunvermamla.com/About.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225212649/http://arunvermamla.com/About.aspx|archive-date=25 December 2014|access-date=25 December 2014|website=Arun Verma}}</ref> is an Indian musical artist, politician and Indian actor<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-11|title=MP की दरगाह पहुंचे एक्टर अरुण वर्माः बोले- 'दिलीप साहब से रहा गहरा , साथ काम करना यादगार'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/trending-news/bollywood-actor-arun-verma-in-raisen-madhya-pradesh-remembers-dilip-kumar-mpas/940073|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh|language=hi}}</ref> also he is the member of the [[Samajwadi Party]]. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh]].

He was India's second youngest MLA (at the age of 25) after [[Umed Singh]] of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]. Arun Verma also Awarded From Indian student parliament for Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Awards for Best Young Legislator).<ref>Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Awards for Best Young Legislator)http://bharatiyachhatrasansad.org/en/index.php/2014-01-30-09-33-49/award/118-ja-mero-contents/side-news/awards-1/483-arun-verma-sultanpur-sadar {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229080724/http://bharatiyachhatrasansad.org/en/index.php/2014-01-30-09-33-49/award/118-ja-mero-contents/side-news/awards-1/483-arun-verma-sultanpur-sadar |date=29 December 2014 }}</ref> Arun is also identified as one of the closest MLA's to Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]] and member of his team Eleven.

== Early life and education ==

Arun Verma was born on 12 September 1986 to a middle-class [[Kurmi]] family at [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father was Kamal Kant Verma a farmer and Gram Pradhan. Verma completed his basic education from government primary schools and Pandit Raja Ram Tiwari Inter College in Sultanpur. In 2003, Arun was admitted to Saroj Institute of Management and Technology in Lucknow to pursue B Tech.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=28 February 2014|title=Bubbling under: Inspiring young Indians|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/inspiring-young-indians-183193-2014-02-28|access-date=2020-10-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

According to his political Advisor Ankaj tiwari, a chance meeting with [[Akhilesh Yadav]] in December 2003 changed the course of his career. Inspired by Akhilesh's advice, Arun began visiting Sultanpur whenever he had time off from his studies, and worked for the availability of water and power to poor farmers. Arun received recognition for his work and was appointed state secretary of the Samajwadi Party Lohiya Vahini in 2006.<ref name=":0" />

== Political career ==

He joined [[Samajwadi Party]] in 2004. Arun was the youngest chosen consistent from Akhilesh's band of followers, who got the party ticket to contest at the age of 25. He credits Akhilesh for making the party field young candidates who, he says, made a vital connect with the youth of the state.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 March 2012|title=At 25, India's youngest MLA says give Akhilesh a chance|work=NDTV|url=http://www.ndtv.com/assembly/at-25-indias-youngest-mla-says-give-akhilesh-a-chance-470940|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214004033/http://www.ndtv.com/assembly/at-25-indias-youngest-mla-says-give-akhilesh-a-chance-470940|archive-date=14 February 2017}}</ref>

Arun is Utter Pradesh's youngest MLA. During the 2012 Assembly Elections, the SP gave him a ticket from Sultanpur Sadar Assembly, a constituency which the party had never won. Arun won from this Congress and [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] stronghold and became the first SP MLA from here.<ref name=":0" />

Arun defeated BSP strong holding contestant Raj Prakash Upadhyaya and became one of the big margin winners.

On 13 February 2017, Arun was booked for allegedly murdering a woman who had accused him and seven others of gang rape in 2013. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-13|title=Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party MLA Arun Verma booked for murder|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-uttar-pradesh-samajwadi-party-mla-arun-verma-booked-for-murder-2321137|access-date=2020-10-16|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-02-14|title=Uttar Pradesh rape victim found dead; SP MLA Arun Verma held|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Uttar-Pradesh-rape-victim-found-dead-SP-MLA-Arun-Verma-held/article17298565.ece|access-date=2020-10-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]

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