Rati Lal Prasad Verma

Rati Lal Prasad Verma
Member of Parliament, Loksabha
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Mumtaz Ansari
Succeeded by	Tilakdhari Singh
Constituency	Kodarma
In office 1996–1998
In office 1989–1991
In office 1980–1984
In office 1977–1980
Constituency	Kodarma
Personal details
Born	1 February 1938
Died	15 January 2004
Political party	Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Janata Party, BJP
Spouse	Champa Devi Verma
Residence(s)	Vill. and P.O. Bhandaro Via Raj Dhanwa Distt. Giridih-815301 (Bihar)

R.L.P. Verma (1 February 1938 – 15 January 2004) was a former member of Lok Sabha and a leader of Bhartiya Janata Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Kodarma in Jharkhand state in India for six terms.^[1][2] Verma represented Jamua Assembly constituency once, from where he was elected in legislative assembly elections in 1972, on the ticket of Bhartiya Jana Sangh. However, on the call of Jai Prakash Narayan for Total Revolution, he resigned from his legislative assembly membership and became a part of the "Sampurna Kranti movement". He was made a candidate of Janata Party for Lok Sabha elections in 1977, and was subsequently elected to lower house of Indian Parliament. Verma has represented Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency for five terms, making him the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) from this constituency. He was one of the two Member of Parliament of BJP during transformation of Jana Sangh into Bhartiya Janata Party. Verma played instrumental role in strengthening Bhartiya Jana Sangh and later Bhartiya Janata Party in Bihar-Jharkhand region.^[3][4][5]