Manju Verma is an Indian politician who has served as an MLA in the Bihar Legislative Assembly twice and as the Social Welfare Minister of Bihar from 2015 to 2018. He gained attention in 2018 when he was named as an accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
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Kumari Manju Verma (also known as Kumar Manju Verma) was born in Bihar, India. As per his election affidavit in 2010, he was born in 1969 (age 55 years; till 2024), and as per his election affidavit in 2020, he was born in 1963 (age 61 years; till 2024). He did his schooling from High School, Alauli, Khagaria, Bihar till matriculation (10th class) (passed out in 1976). As per his election affidavit in 2010, he studied till Intermediate (12th class) at BBM College, Samastipur (from 1984 to 1986) affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), Darbhanga, and as per his election affidavit in 2015, He studied at VRV College, Samastipur till Intermediate (passed in 1985). Later he made his career in politics.
Manju Verma before coming into politics
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Not many details are available about her parents. He has a sister.
Manju Verma’s father
Manju Verma’s mother
husband and children
Her husband Chandrashekhar Verma is also a JDU member; Their wedding anniversary falls on 5th June.
Manju Verma with her husband Chandra Shekhar Verma
They have a son named Abhishek Anand, a social worker, who is married to Sonu Anand and has a son and a daughter, and a daughter named Anumeha Anand, who is married to Sunny Sinha.
Manju Verma’s son Abhishek Anand with his wife Sonu Anand and their children
Manju Verma’s daughter Anumeha Anand with her husband Sunny Sinha
other relatives
His father-in-law, Sukhdev Mahato, was a member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and served as an MLA in the 8th Bihar Legislative Assembly (1980–1985) from the Cheriya-Bariarpur constituency.
Caste
She belongs to the Kushwaha caste which falls under the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category in Bihar.
Address
Village + Post Office – Arjuntola Baryarpur, Begusarai, Bihar, Pin Code – 851132
Signature
Manju Verma’s signature
livelihood
Kumari Manju Verma won her first election as a Janata Dal-United (JDU) candidate in 2010 and became the MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) of the 15th Bihar Legislative Assembly (2010–2015) from the Cheriya-Bariarpur constituency and again Were elected. In 2015 in the 16th Legislative Assembly (2015–2020).
Manju Verma (centre) after winning her first MLA election in 2010.
He was inducted into Nitish Kumar’s cabinet as the Social Welfare Minister of Bihar in 2015. He resigned from the post on 8 August 2018 after his name cropped up in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
Manju Verma is taking oath as Social Welfare Minister in Bihar Government.
He was also expelled from JDU; However, when no evidence was found against her, she became a member again. She contested the assembly elections for the third time in 2020 in which she lost to Raj Banshi Mahato of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Manju Verma with Nitish Kumar (right) during the election campaign.
controversies
Muzaffarpur shelter home case
In 2017, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) audited shelter homes in Bihar and reported alleged cases of sexual exploitation, rape and torture in its final report in 2018. It was alleged that a shelter home in Muzaffarpur was run by Brajesh Thakur, the head of an NGO named Seva Sankalp and Vikas Samiti, where exploitation was taking place on a large scale.
Brajesh Thakur is the main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
Later, Manju Verma and her husband Chandra Shekhar Verma were also made accused in the FIR related to the case. Manju said that she is being targeted by her political rivals. She was serving as the Social Justice Minister of Bihar at that time, but left her post after the matter came to light in the press. He was arrested and later granted bail by the court.
Manju Verma is being taken to court after her arrest.
FIR under Arms Act
In August 2018, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team raided Verma’s ancestral house in Arjuntola and recovered 50 cartridges, following which a case was registered against her and her husband under sections 25 (1-A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 26/35 Arms. A case was registered under the Act. , Due to his involvement he was arrested and later granted bail by the court.
CBI officers seizing property from Manju Verma’s house during the raid
car collection
In 2020, he owned a Mahindra Scorpio SUV (2011 model) and a Hyundai Creta SUV.
salary/income
Verma’s income for the financial year 2020-2021 was Rs 4,89,390 (approximately Rs 4 lakh 89 thousand). This income does not include her husband’s income.
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 22,97,984
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 30,00,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 14,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2020. This does not include property owned by her husband.
net worth
His net worth for the financial year 2020-2021 was Rs 83,14,984 (approximately Rs 83 lakh). This does not include her husband’s net worth.
in popular media
In 2024, the Hindi film ‘Bhakt’ was released on Netflix starring Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Sai Tamhankar and Aditya Srivastava in the lead roles; The character of Manju Verma was played by famous TV actress Vibha Chhibber. The film’s producer Pulkit said in an interview that the film includes a story from the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
A poster of the film Bhakta
Facts/General Knowledge
- In the financial year 2011-12, he had donated Rs 85,000 to JDU.
- She likes to travel in her spare time.
Manju Verma during her visit to Rajgir
- She is the promoter of Anand Yuva Shakti, a self-help group, which was founded by her son Abhishek Anand.
Manju Verma during a program of Anand Yuva Shakti
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