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{{short description|Indian Member of Parliament}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma
| image = Parvesh Verma (cropped).jpg
| constituency = [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 16 May 2014
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Mahabal Mishra]]
| office2 = [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor2 = [[Yoganand Shastri]]
| successor2 = [[Naresh Yadav]]
| term_start2 = 2013
| term_end2 = 2014
| constituency2 = [[Mehrauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mehrauli]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|11|07|df=yes|}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Swati Singh
| father = [[Sahib Singh Verma]]
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br />[[Fore School of Management]] ([[MBA]])
}}
'''Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma''' (born 7 November 1977) is an Indian politician and a [[Member of parliament]] (MP) from [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency]].<ref name="Kant">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/pravesh-verma-conquers-west-delhi-by-record-margin/article6019052.ece |type= editorial |work= The Hindu |date= 17 May 2014 |first=Vishal |last=Kant
|title= Pravesh Verma conquers West Delhi by record margin }}</ref> As a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), he is serving his second term as an MP for West Delhi. In 2014 he was elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]], and re-elected in 2019 for the [[17th Lok Sabha]] with the highest ever margin of victory in the history of Delhi, a margin of 578,486 votes.

He is a member of two high level committees of Parliament, the Finance Committee, and the Estimates Committee. He had also served on the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament and a member of the Standing Committee on Urban Development in his first term as an MP. He contested the [[Mehrauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mehrauli Vidhan Sabha constituency]] in the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013 assembly election]] and defeated MP [[Yoganand Shastri]], speaker of the [[Delhi Vidhan Sabha]]. Parvesh Verma is the son of [[Sahib Singh Verma]], former Chief Minister of Delhi.<ref name="DNANov2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mothers-campaigning-for-sons-in-delhi-assembly-election-1923839 | title=Mothers campaigning for sons in Delhi assembly election | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 November 2013 | access-date=26 November 2013 | author=Bhushan, Shashi | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="ProfileAtDDB">{{cite web | url=http://delhideservesbetter.org/Shri-Pravesh-Verma | title=About Shri Pravesh Verma | publisher=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | access-date=9 December 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211144151/http://delhideservesbetter.org/Shri-Pravesh-Verma | archive-date=11 December 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Early life==
Parvesh Verma was born to [[Sahib Singh Verma]], a former Chief Minister of Delhi, and Sahib Kaur on 7 November 1977.<ref name="DNANov2013"/><ref name="ProfileAtDDB"/> He has one brother and three sisters.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13DL03.htm | title=Biographical Sketch  – Member of Parliament – Verma, Sahib Singh | publisher=[[Parliament of India]] | access-date=21 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601035434/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13DL03.htm | archive-date=1 June 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

He finished his schooling from [[Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram]].<ref name="ProfileAtDDB" /> He then attended and graduated from the [[Kirori Mal College]], affiliated with the [[University of Delhi]]. He received his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[Fore School of Management]].<ref name="HindustanTimesNov2013">{{cite news | title = Delhi polls: dynasty politics? Rise of three prodigal sons in BJP | author = Pandey, Neelam | work = [[Hindustan Times]] | date = 8 November 2013 | access-date = 23 November 2013 | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/delhi-polls-dynasty-politics-rise-of-three-prodigal-sons-in-bjp/sp-article10-1148531.aspx | location = New Delhi | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202013931/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/delhi-polls-dynasty-politics-rise-of-three-prodigal-sons-in-bjp/sp-article10-1148531.aspx | archive-date = 2 December 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> His uncle [[Master Azad Singh|Azad Singh]] was the mayor of [[North Delhi Municipal Corporation]] and contested [[Mundka]] Vidhan Sabha Constituency on the BJP ticket in the 2013 assembly election.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-bjp-ticket-azad-singh-resigns-as-north-delhi-mayor/1192292/ | title=Denied BJP ticket, Azad Singh resigns as North Delhi mayor | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=8 November 2013 | access-date=22 November 2013 | author=Kaushika, Pragya | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-azad-singh-bjp-candidate-for-mundka-assembly-constituency-1919777 | title=Azad Singh BJP candidate for Mundka assembly constituency | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=15 November 2013 | agency=[[Press Trust of India]] | access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
Verma is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the ruling party at the [[Centre (politics)|Centre]] and the major opposition party at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-polls/delhi-assembly-election-results-bjp-wins-but-aap-the-real-hero_895279.html |title=Delhi assembly election results: BJP wins, but AAP the real hero | publisher=[[Zee News]] | date=8 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013 | author=Arora, Kamna | location=New Delhi}}</ref> He was a member of the Delhi BJP Election Committee for the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013 assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8959:lists-bjp-delhi-election-committee-a-election-core-group&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494 |title=BJP Delhi Election Committee & Election Core Group | publisher=Bharatiya Janata Party | date=25 August 2013 | access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref> In May 2014, he won West Delhi Constituency and became a Member of Parliament (MP). He became a member of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament, and of the Standing Committee on Urban Development. He also served on the governing body of the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) New Delhi. Currently, he is a member of the Estimates Committee, and Finance Committee of the Parliament.

Verma was interested in contesting for the [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency]] in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] but was denied a ticket by the party, despite receiving assurances from party leaders that he would be considered.<ref name="ExpressApril2009">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-eyes-jat-votes-seriously-as-parvesh-backs-bidhuri/446633/0 |title=BJP eyes Jat votes seriously as Parvesh backs Bidhuri | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=14 April 2009 | agency=Express News Service | access-date=22 November 2013 | location=New Delhi}}</ref> Instead [[Jagdish Mukhi]] of [[Janakpuri]] [[MLA (India)|MLA]] contested West Delhi.<ref name="ExpressApril2009" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/sahib-singh-sons-supporters-protest-at-advani-residence/article336546.ece |title=Sahib Singh son's supporters protest at Advani residence | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=21 March 2009 | access-date=22 November 2013 | location=New Delhi}}</ref> A [[mahapanchayat]] held on 22 March 2009 in [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]] "[condemned] the decision of the BJP to deny Parvesh the ticket".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/23/stories/2009032360970300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/23/stories/2009032360970300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Mahapanchayat condemns BJP's decision to deny Parvesh ticket | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=23 March 2009 | access-date=23 November 2013 | location=New Delhi}}</ref>

On 7 November 2013, the BJP announced Verma as the party's candidate from Mehrauli constituency for the 2013 Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/BJP-repeats-MLAs-to-play-safe-look-strong/articleshow/25337335.cms |title=BJP will field Vijendra Gupta against Sheila Dikshit | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=7 November 2013 | agency=Times News Network | access-date=26 November 2013 | author=Alvi, Naziya | location=New Delhi}}</ref> The mayor of the [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation]], [[Sarita Chaudhary]], and senior BJP Leader Sher Singh Dagar, the BJP candidate for Mehrauli in the [[2008 Delhi state assembly elections|2008 election]], both wanted to contest the same seat.<ref name="HinduNov2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/delhi-bjps-first-list-brings-out-first-protests/article5328267.ece |title=Delhi BJP's first list brings out first protests | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=8 November 2013 | access-date=26 November 2013 | author=Ashok, Sowmiya | location=New Delhi}}</ref> Supporters of both the aspirants opposed Verma's candidature.<ref name="HinduNov2013" /> Chaudhary's supporters protested outside the Delhi BJP headquarters and called Verma an "outsider".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-dissidents--get-tickets-but-in-difficult-seats/1192318/ |title='Dissidents' get tickets but in difficult seats | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=8 November 2013 |access-date=26 November 2013 | author=Kaushika, Pragya | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-assembly-elections/BJP-faces-barrage-of-protests-over-tickets/articleshow/25401926.cms |title=BJP faces barrage of protests over tickets | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=8 November 2013 | agency=Times News Network | access-date=26 November 2013 | location=New Delhi}}</ref> His mother and wife campaigned for him in the constituency.<ref name="DNANov2013" /> He defeated runner-up Narinder Singh Sejwal of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) by 4,564 votes, and the incumbent [[MLA (India)|MLA]] and Speaker of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Yoganand Shastri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0545.htm?ac=45 |title=Constituency Wise Result Status – NCT of Delhi – Mehrauli | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | date=8 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/assembly-polls-2013-no-modi-magic-in-few-of-the-delhi-seats-bjp-blame-infighting-casual-attitude/articleshow/27112935.cms |title=Assembly polls 2013: No Modi magic in few of the Delhi seats; BJP blame infighting, casual attitude | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=9 December 2013 | agency=Times News Network | access-date=9 December 2013 | author=Rahman, Naziya Alvi | location=New Delhi}}</ref> In [[2014 Indian general election]], Verma won the election for the West Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency by a record margin of 2,68,586 votes.<ref name="Kant"/>

Verma won a second term as MP in West Delhi with a record-breaking margin of 5.78 lakh votes beating Congress's [[Mahabal Mishra]] who got 2,87,162 votes.<ref name=news-18-record/>

Verma broke his own record for the highest victory margin in Delhi and 6th highest in India.

In the 2019 General Elections Verma got 8,65,648 of the total 14,41,601 votes polled in the seat. This is the highest recorded margin in the history of Delhi that any Lok Sabha candidate had ever won by.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/west-delhi-delhi-election-2019-west-delhi-election-results-political-parties-bjp-aap-and-congress-parvesh-verma-balbir-jakhar-mahabal-mishra/412465|title=West Delhi Election result 2019: BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma wins by 578486 votes against AAP's candidate |website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bjp-sets-new-record-for-highest-victory-margin-in-five-seats-in-delhi/articleshow/69484000.cms |title=BJP sets new record for highest victory margin in five seats in Delhi|date=2019-05-24|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/west-delhi-lok-sabha-election-results-2019|title=West Delhi Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: Winning Political Party, Candidate, Vote Share|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref name=news-18-record>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bjps-parvesh-singh-verma-retains-west-delhi-seat-by-a-record-margin-of-over-5-7-lakh-votes-2157355.html|title=BJP's Parvesh Singh Verma Retains West Delhi Seat by a Record Margin of Over 5.7 Lakh Votes|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/parvesh-tops-his-own-record/articleshow/69473823.cms|title=Parvesh tops his own record {{!}} India News - Times of India|last1=May 24|first1=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26|last3=Ist|first3=8:05}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Verma is married to Swati Singh Verma, the daughter of former Union Minister and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] leader from Madhya Pradesh, [[Vikram Verma]]. They have 3 children, two daughters and a son. Eldest among them is Sanidhi Singh, followed by Prisha Singh and Shiven Singh. He runs the NGO [http://www.rashtriyaswabhiman.org/ Rashtriya Swabhiman].<ref name="HindustanTimesNov2013" />

==Controversies==
During the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] campaigning, Verma courted controversy by claiming that the [[Shaheen Bagh protests|Shaheen Bagh protesters]] would "enter your houses, rape your sisters and daughters, kill them".<ref>{{cite web |title=Hate rant by BJP MP Parvesh Verma, says Shaheen Bagh protesters will enter houses, rape sisters and daughters |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/delhi-assembly-polls-2020/story/bjp-mp-parvesh-verma-shaheen-bagh-clear-protest-delhi-election-1640808-2020-01-28 |publisher=[[India Today]] |access-date=16 February 2020 |date=28 January 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, he was banned from campaigning for 96 hours by the [[Election Commission of India]].{{Cn|date=November 2021}}

==See also==
*[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]]
*[[Gautam Gambhir]]

==References==
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{{16th Lok Sabha members from Union territories |state=expanded}}

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