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Kamla Verma (1928 – 8 June 2021) was an Indian politician who served three terms as a member of the
Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Haryana. The seating of the assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. There are seats in the house fil ...
for
Yamunanagar Yamunanagar () is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper factories. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is ...
(1977–1981, 1987–1991 and 1996–2000).


Biography

Verma was born in
Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...
(now in
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). She studied
Ayurveda Ayurveda (; ) is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. It is heavily practised throughout India and Nepal, where as much as 80% of the population report using ayurveda. The theory and practice of ayur ...
and was associated with
Arya Samaj Arya Samaj () is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu ...
before entering politics. She was president of state unit of
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
(BJP)(1980-1983) and earlier of
Jan Sangh The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh) was a Hindutva political party active in India. It was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by three founding members: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok and Deendayal ...
. Verma was imprisoned for 19 months during " The Emergency". She served as cabinet minister in the ministries headed by
Devi Lal Devi Lal (25 September 1914 – 6 April 2001) was an Indian statesman and politician who briefly served as the deputy prime minister of India from 1990 to 1991 and previously from 1989 to 1990. Lal emerged as a prominent advocate for rural and ...
. Verma died due to COVID-19–associated mucormycosis on 8 June 2021, at a private hospital in
Jagadhri Jagadhri is a city and a municipal council in the Yamunanagar district of the Indian state of Haryana. The town is adjacent to the city of Yamunanagar, around 90 km from Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern ...
, Haryana.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Kamla 1928 births 2021 deaths People from Yamunanagar Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India) Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians State cabinet ministers of Haryana Arya Samajis Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana People from Gujranwala District 20th-century Indian women politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Deaths from mucormycosis Women members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly Haryana MLAs 1977–1982 Haryana MLAs 1987–1991 Haryana MLAs 1996–2000