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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ram Pratap Verma
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|08|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Balrampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence =
| office = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = March 2022
| constituency = [[Utraula (Assembly constituency)|Utraula]]
| term_end =
| office2 = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = March 2017
| constituency2 = [[Utraula (Assembly constituency)|Utraula]]
| term_end2 = 2022
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| nationality = Indian
| profession = Politician
| spouse = Sunita Verma
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'''Ram Pratap Verma''', also known as Shashikant Verma (born 07 August 1983), is an Indian politician and a member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Utraula constituency in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19897|title=Shri Ram Pratap Verma Alias Shashikant Verma}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/balrampur/utrula/news/bjp-broke-the-myth-after-21-years-in-utraula-assembly-mla-ram-pratap-verma-became-mla-again-129492501.html |title= उतरौला सीट से भाजपा प्रत्याशी जीते:उतरौला विधानसभा में भाजपा ने 21 वर्ष बाद तोड़ा मिथक, विधायक राम प्रताप वर्मा बने दोबारा विधायक | newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar ]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news | url= https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/up-assembly-election-2022-utraula-assembly-constituency-latest-news-ram-pratap-verma-of-bjp-won-by-defeating-arif-anwar-hashmi-of-samajwadi-party-/articleshow/87186888.cms | title= Utraula Assembly Seat : बीजेपी के राम ने उतरौला में दूसरी बार खिलाया 'कमल', दर्ज की 21 हजार से ज्यादा वोटों से जीत| newspaper= [[Navbharat Times]] }}</ref> Ram Pratap Verma is Bhartiya Janta Party MLA from Utraula assembly of district [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur]] for the second consecutive time. He is the son of Shyamlal Verma, ex MLA [[Utraula Assembly constituency|Utraula]] (2007-2012).<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-LUCK-former-bjp-mla-shyam-lal-verma-death-in-lucknow-5284065-PHO.html | title= BJP के पूर्व विधायक श्यामलाल वर्मा का निधन, पार्टी में शोक की लहर | newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar ]] }} </ref>

== Early life and education ==

Rampratap Verma did his primary education from Saraswati Shishu Mandir, [[Utraula]] and post graduate education from Maharani Lal Kunwari Mahavidyalaya.

Rampratap Verma is the director of SRTC group of Colleges and also operates many other businesses.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://hindi.news18.com/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/rampratap-verma-alias-shashikant-verma-utraula-candidate-s24a293c04/ |title= रामप्रताप वर्मा उर्फ शशिकांत वर्मा | newspaper=[[[[News18 India|News18]] ]]}}</ref>

== Political career ==

Joining the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] during his education from the Shishu Mandir in his childhood, he continued to participate in the work of the Sangh perpetually. After taking the inspiration of politics from his father, from 2006 to 2011, he was the unopposed village head of his village Imalia Vanghusra. Thereafter, entering into politics, in the year 2013 to 2016, he was the District Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] District [[Balrampur]] and from 2016 to 2017, he was the District General Secretary.

In the year 2017, he was elected MLA by contesting the Vidhansabha elections from [[Utraula Assembly constituency|Utraula]] seat of Balrampur on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket with a huge margin. <ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election/utraula-1173175490 |title= UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION 2022: UTRAULA ASSEMBLY SEAT
| newspaper=[[Hindustan Times ]]}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.abplive.com/elections/utraula-election-2022-results-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-tally-who-will-win-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-2022-latest-news-2078358 |title= उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव 2022 परिणाम: Utraula विधानसभा सीट पर BJP के RAMPRATAP VERMA URF SHASHIKANT VERMA जीतें | newspaper=[[[[ABP News]] ]]}}</ref>

His wife Mrs. Sunita Verma has been elected unopposed as village head of her village Imalia Vanghusara since 2011. <ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/balrampur/story-mla-39-s-wife-sunita-is-set-to-become-the-head-of-the-unopposed-3984163.html |title= विधायक की पत्नी सुनीता का निर्विरोध प्रधान बनना तय | newspaper=[[Hindustan ]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Utraula (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]]

==References==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Balrampur]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]

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