Arun Verma

Arun Verma (born 12 June 1986) is an Indian musical artist, politician and actor. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

He was India's second youngest MLA (at the age of 25) after Umed Singh of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Arun Verma also Awarded From Indian student parliament for Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Awards for Best Young Legislator). Arun is also identified as one of the closest MLA's to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and member of his team Eleven.

Early life and education

Arun Verma was born in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father was Kamal Kant Verma a farmer and Gram Pradhan. Verma completed his basic education from government primary schools and Pandit Raja Ram Tiwari Inter College in Sultanpur. In 2003, Arun was admitted to Saroj Institute of Management and Technology in Lucknow to pursue B Tech.

According to his political Advisor Ankaj Tiwari, a chance meeting with Akhilesh Yadav in December 2003 changed the course of his career. Inspired by Akhilesh's advice, Arun began visiting Sultanpur whenever he had time off from his studies, and worked for the availability of water and power to poor farmers. Arun received recognition for his work and was appointed state secretary of the Samajwadi Party Lohiya Vahini in 2006.

Arun is Uttar Pradesh's youngest MLA. During the 2012 Assembly Elections, the SP gave him a ticket from Sultanpur Sadar Assembly, a constituency which the party had never won. Arun won from this Congress and BSP stronghold and became the first SP MLA from here.