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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Neena Vikram Verma
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| constituency = [[Dhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhar]]
| office = Member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1957|10|19|df=y}}<ref>http://www.mpvidhansabha.nic.in/</ref>
| birth_place = [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| residence = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| term_start = {{Start date|2013|12|08|df=y}}
| term_end =
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = [[Vikram Verma]]
| children = 3 daughters
}}
'''Neena Vikram Verma''' is an Indian politician from [[Madhya Pradesh]] state. She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and a Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] for [[Dhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhar Vidhan Sabha Constituency]]. Her husband is [[Vikram Verma]], a senior BJP politician and former Union Minister.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Political career==
Verma ran on the BJP ticket in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008|2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] from [[Dhar]] Vidhan Sabha Constituency. [[Balmukund Goutam]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won the seat by two votes in the first vote count; he received 50,507 votes against Verma's 50,505. Verma and her party requested to recount the votes, and she was then declared winner only one vote.<ref name="Hindustan2012">{{cite news | title = Dhar BJP MLA's Election Void: HC | work = [[The Hindustan Times]] | date = 20 October 2012 | accessdate = 5 November 2013 | location=[[Indore]] | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2793553781.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045500/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2793553781.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 November 2013 | publisher = via [[HighBeam Research]] }} {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> The final tally of votes was 50,510 to 50,509.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/s12/aconst201.htm | title=State Elections 2008 – Dhar — Madhya Pradesh | publisher=Eci.nic.in. [[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref>

Goutam challenged Verma's election and the recounting process in the [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]] in 2009. He petitioned that there was misconduct in counting the [[postal votes]]. The Indore Bench of the High Court ruled in favour of Goutam on 19 October 2012, and declared Verma's election void on the grounds of non-compliance of the provisions of the [[Representation of the People Act (India)|Representation of Peoples Act]].<ref name="Hindustan2012" /> Verma filled a recrimination petition against the eligibility of Goutam, in that he did not reveal his criminal background in his [[affidavit]] at the time of filing his nomination for the assembly election in 2008, leading to a violation of section 33 (A) and section 123 of Representation of the People Act.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-22/indore/35301912_1_contest-election-petition-field-rp-act | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131106201110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-22/indore/35301912_1_contest-election-petition-field-rp-act | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 November 2013 | title=Neena Verma challenges Gatuam's candidature in HC | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 November 2012 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=6 November 2013 | location=[[Indore]]}}</ref> However, the Bench rejected the petition on 23 November 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-24/indore/35332905_1_amendment-plea-declaration-of-final-result-madhya-pradesh-high-court | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131106201124/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-24/indore/35332905_1_amendment-plea-declaration-of-final-result-madhya-pradesh-high-court | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 November 2013 | title=HC dismisses amendment plea of Neena Verma | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=24 November 2012 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=6 November 2013 | location=[[Indore]]}}</ref> Goutam was declared elected by the Court on 14 August 2013 and took his oath of office on 24 September 2013.<ref name="Hindu2013">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh-pollmeter-never-too-late/article5314707.ece?ref=sliderNews | title=Madhya Pradesh Pollmeter: Never too late | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=5 November 2013 | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mp-hc-declares-cong-candidate-balmukund-singh-winner-from-dhar/414361-3-236.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015223503/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mp-hc-declares-cong-candidate-balmukund-singh-winner-from-dhar/414361-3-236.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 October 2013 | title=MP HC declares Cong candidate Balmukund Singh winner from Dhar | date=14 August 2013 | agency=[[Press Trust of India]] | accessdate=6 November 2013 | publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref>

The BJP gave a ticket to Verma to contest from the Dhar Constituency in the [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013 state assembly election]], held on 25 November.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2013/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections/the-one-vote-loser-neena-verma-back/articleshow/25048556.cms | title=The one-vote loser Neena Verma back | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=1 November 2013 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=7 November 2013 | location=[[Bhopal]]}}</ref> Her main opponent was Balmukund Goutam, whom she defeated with a margin of 11,482 votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS12201.htm?ac=201 | title=Constituency Wise Result Status – Madhya Pradesh – Dhar | publisher=Eciresults.ap.nic.in. [[Election Commission of India]] | date=8 December 2013 | accessdate=8 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215042220/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS12201.htm?ac=201 | archive-date=15 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 20 November 2017, the Madhya Pradesh High Court nullified Verma's election after it was discovered that she left several columns in her affidavit blank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/madhya-pradesh-hc-nullifies-bjp-mla-neena-verma-election-4947121/|title = Madhya Pradesh HC nullifies BJP MLA's election|date = 21 November 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Verma is married to Vikram Verma, who is a senior BJP politician, former leader of opposition in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and former [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]] [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/states/2008-12-19/492407news.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131106131145/http://zeenews.india.com/states/2008-12-19/492407news.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 November 2013 | title=Many relatives of BJP leaders elected to MP Assembly | date=19 December 2008 | accessdate=6 November 2013 | publisher=[[Zee News]] }}</ref> She owns {{convert|2.592|ha|acre|lk=on|abbr=on}} land in Dhar as per an affidavit submitted by her husband while filing a nomination for [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM8/Sushma-wealthiest-among-BJP-candidates/Article1-75335.aspx | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131106131158/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM8/Sushma-wealthiest-among-BJP-candidates/Article1-75335.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 November 2013 | title=Sushma wealthiest among BJP candidates | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=14 March 2006 | accessdate=6 November 2013 | location=[[Bhopal]] }}</ref> She resides in Bangiey Bhopal, [[Bhopal]], capital city of Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/s12/Acnstcand201.htm | title=State Elections 2008 – List of Contesting Candidates | publisher=Eci.nic.in. [[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=6 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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