Utkarsh Verma ( hi, उत्कर्ष वर्मा) is an Indian politician and a member of the
16th Legislative Assembly in India.
He represents the
Lakhimpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the
Samajwadi Party
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political party.
He won his first Assembly election at the age of just 25, and became 2010 India's youngest MLA.
Early life and education
Utkarsh Verma was born in Lakhimpur Kheri district. He attended the
ITS Engineering College and competed
PGDM
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course.
Political career
Utkarsh Verma has been a
MLA for one term. He represented the
Lakhimpur constituency and is a member of the
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...
political party. Utkarsh Verma was elected to the Vidhansabha from Lakhimpur Sadar in a by-election of 2010 and retained his seat in 2012.
Posts held
See also
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Lakhimpur (Assembly constituency)
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Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
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1985 births
Living people
People from Lakhimpur Kheri
People from Uttar Pradesh
Samajwadi Party politicians
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017