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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Balbir Singh Verma
| image =
| caption = Balbir Singh Verma
| father = Dharam Das Verma
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|04|04|df=y}}<ref name=memberbio/>
| alma_mater =
| education =
| residence =
| children =
| birth_place = Katiyana, [[Shimla district|Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| constituency = [[Chopal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chopal]]|
| predecessor = Subhash Chand Manglate
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| termend =
| termstart = 2012
| party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
| state = Himachal Pradesh
| committees =
}}

'''Balbir Singh Verma''' (born 04 April 1971) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chopal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chopal constituency]].<ref name=memberbio>{{Cite web|url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/69|title=Details of MLA Balbir Singh Verma|website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-2017/live-updates-himachal-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-results/article21830225.ece|title=Balbir Singh Verma won from Chopal constituency in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results live|website=thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/?do=download&r=8976&confirm=1&t=1&csrfKey=fb6cae69c039bd3efff062035fad28a7|title=Pdf ― list of Himachal Pradesh 2017 Legislative election winning candidates}}</ref> Balbir Singh Verma won from Chopal constituency in 2017 state assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/himachal-pradesh-assembly-election/article/bjp-balbir-singh-verma-congress-subhash-chand-manglate-hp-polls-chopal-constituency/121316|title=Balbir Singh Verma won from Chopal constituency in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2017 elections|newspaper=Times Now News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/chopal-mla-snaps-ties-with-cong-merges-his-outfit-with-bjp-382614|title=Chopal MLA Balbir Singh Verma snaps ties with congress merges his outfit with bjp|newspaper=The Tribune India}}</ref> He is also accused of tax evasion of 3.5 crores.<ref name=taxevasioncase>{{Cite news|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/himachal-pradesh/shimla-himachal-bjp-mla-balbir-verma-bank-account-seized-in-gst-tax-issue-hpvk-3493333.html|title=BJP MLA Balveer Verma in trouble, bank accounts seized in tax evasion case of 3.5 crores|newspaper=News 18}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Balbir Singh was born on 4 April 1971 in Katiyana, [[Shimla district|Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] to Dharam Das Verma.

Balbir Singh Verma after his 12th examination joined BSF. During his BSF duty, he also worked in United Nations Organization Police Mission at abroad.<ref name=memberbio/>
==Politics==
Balbir Singh active state politics started from 2012.

He previously won Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election in 2012 and become member of Public Undertakings and Rural Planning Committees during 2013-17.

Then in 2017, he was re-elected to the thirteenth Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in December, 2017.<ref name=memberbio/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/himachal-pradesh-election-2017-full-list-of-winners-live-updates-4988241/|title=Balbir Singh Verma won from Chopal constituency in Himachal Pradesh Assembly election 2017-full list winners|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>

Verma has been accused of tax evasion of 3.5 crores. His bank accounts have been seized in this tax evasion case.<ref name=taxevasioncase/>

==References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]

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