Parvesh Verma Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Parvesh Verma Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Delhi
Wife: Swati Singh Verma
Age: 47 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma |
| Profession(s) | • Politician • Businessperson • Agriculturist |
| Famous for | Defeating Arvind Kejriwal in 2025 Delhi elections |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Weight (approx.) | 75 Kg (165 lbs) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  |
| Political Journey | • 2008-2012: General Secretary of Delhi BJP • 2013: Member of the Delhi BJP Election Committee • 2013-2014: Won Delhi Legislative Assembly elections (became MLA) from Mehrauli • 2014:2019: Won general elections (became MP) from West Delhi and deputy whip of BJP in Lok Sabha • 2019-2024: Became MP again from West Delhi • February 2025: Became MLA in Delhi Delhi Legislative Assembly from New Delhi • 20 February 2025: Appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi  • 20 February 2025: Took charge of the departments - PWD, Legislative Affairs, I&FC, Water, and Gurudwara Elections |
| Committees | • 1 September 2014-25 May 2019: Standing Committee on Urban Development • 2 September 2014-25 May 2019: Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament • 15 September 2014-25 May 2019: Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex • 15 September 2014-25 May 2019: Consultative Committee of Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation • 24 July 2019-5 June 2024: Committee on Estimates • 13 September 2019-5 June 2024: Standing Committee on Finance • 13 September 2021-5 June 2024: Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology • 13 September 2021-5 June 2024: Consultative Committee on Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 7 November 1977 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 47 Years |
| Birthplace | Delhi, India |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Delhi |
| School | • Tyagi Public School, Keshav Puram • Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram |
| College/University | • Kirori Mal College (University of Delhi) • Fore School of Management, Qutub Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai |
| Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) (KMC) • M.B.A. (International Business) (FORE) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Jat |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Address | 20, Windsor Place, Near BSNL House, Janpath Road, New Delhi-110001 |
| Hobbies | • Playing sports • Exercising • Watching TV programs on history |
| Tattoo | On left forearm  |
| Controversies | Claiming Indian Muslims Will Never Vote for BJP In December 2016, his statement went viral in which he claimed that Indian Muslims have never voted for the BJP and will never do so because the BJP is a patriotic party. He further questioned why most terrorists are Muslims. Members of opposition parties condemned his statement. BJP Delhi distanced itself from his statement. check sources The Financial Express Alleged Threat to Women of Delhi from Shaheen Bagh Protesters On 28 January 2020, during an election meeting in Vikas Puri before the 2020 Delhi elections, Parvesh Verma claimed that they would remove the Shaheen Bagh protesters within an hour if they came to power. He also alleged that protesters were a threat to the female citizens of Delhi. He said, "Lakhs of people gather there (Shaheen Bagh). They will enter your houses, rape your sisters and daughters, kill them. There's time today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah won't come to save you tomorrow." He also claimed that they would remove all the illegal mosques from Delhi within one month of coming into power. Several people protested his remarks, claiming he was Islamophobic. The Election Commission of India (ECI) also ordered his removal from the BJP's stars campaigners with immediate effect and barred him from campaigning for 4 days. The next day, on 29 January 2020, he claimed he received 2 death threat calls and filed a complaint at the Barakhamba police station. check sources NDTV check sources BBC  Protesting in Parliament with a Bottle of Liquor On 6 December 2021, Parvesh Verma showed up in Lok Sabha with a bottle of liquor to protest against the excise police of the Delhi government. He alleged that Arvind Kejriwal wanted to make people of Delhi addicted to alcohol. He also alleged that AAP wanted to earn more money for campaigning through their excise policy. check sources NDTV  Calling for Boycott of Muslims In October 2022, 3 Muslim men, Aalam, Bilal and Faizan, murdered a man named Manish Kumar in Sunder Nagri locality in Delhi's GTB Nagar. VHP and other Hindu organizations arranged a meeting to protest the killing. Speaking at the event, Parvesh Verma called for the total boycott of Muslim vendors and shopkeepers. He said, "Mai kehta hu agar inka dimag theek karna hai, inki tabiyat theek karni hai, to ek hi ilaaj hai. Aur wo hai sampurna bahishkar (I say that if you want to teach them a lesson, total boycott is the only way out).” Many people criticized him for making such comments at a public program. check sources The Hindu Misbehaving with a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official On 29 October 2022, then-AAP MLA and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice-Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj shared a video showing Parvesh Verma misbehaving with a DJB official at the Yamuna riverbank before the Chhath festival. Verma called the officer shameless and accused him of using harmful chemicals to clean the river. The official, however, claimed that the chemicals were approved by the US FDA and the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). Bhardwaj later claimed that Verma and other BJP members wanted to disturb the preparations for the Chhath festival. check sources Daily Pioneer Accused of Bribing the Voters In December 2024, while campaigning for the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that Parvesh Verma was bribing voters and distributing Rs 1100 to every person by setting up job camps under "Har Ghar Naukari" campaign. Various election flying squads claimed that there were no violation of the model code of conduct. However, after Arvind Kejriwal made a similar claim, the district election officer (DEO) of New Delhi constituency forwarded the complaints to the police for further investigation. check sources NDTV Legal Trouble for Questioning Punjab cars in Delhi In January 2025, he implied while talking to media that several vehicles from Punjab were in Delhi with supporters of AAP to help change the public mood in favor of AAP and also influence the 2025 Delhi elections. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann claimed that it was a threat to the Punjabi people. Several people from Delhi and Punjab also sent legal notice to Verma, asking him to publicly apologize else there could be further legal trouble. Verma claimed that Mann and AAP misrepresented his statement. He also filed defamation suits against Kejriwal and Mann, demanding a public apology within 48 hours or Rs. 100 crores. check sources Mint |
| Social Media | • Instagram |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 13 May 2002 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Swati Singh (private service, social worker)  |
| Children | Son- Shiven Singh (youngest)  Daughter(s)- 2 • Sanidhi Singh (eldest; research intern)  • Prisha Singh  |
| Parents | Father- Dr. Sahib Singh Verma (Former Delhi CM, deceased)  Mother- Sahib Kaur  |
| Siblings | Brother- Siddharth Sahib Singh Verma (Former cricketer, younger)  Sister(s)- 3 (2 elder) • Rachna Sindhu (Eldest)  • Ritu • Manisha |
| Other Relatives | Father-in-law- Vikram Verma (Ex-minister in the Government of India for Youth and Sports Affairs) Paternal Uncle- Master Azad Singh (Ex-mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation & BJP leader) Paternal Grandfather- Chaudhary Mir Singh Lakra Paternal Grandmother- Bharpai Devi Nephew- Karan Pratap Singh (Rachna's son)  Paternal Aunt  |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | • Toyota Fortuner (2016) • Toyota Innova Hycross (2023) • Mahindra XUV700 (2024) |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary/Income (approx.) | Salary (as the Deputy CM of Delhi)- • Basic Salary: Rs. 60,000 • Constituency Allowance: Rs. 30,000 • Secretarial Assistance: Rs. 25,000 • Sumptuary Allowance: Rs. 10,000 • Daily Allowance: Rs. 1,500 • Gross Salary: Rs. 1,25,000 (as of 2025) Income- Rs. 19,68,34,100 (as of FY 2023-2024) |
| Assets/Properties (as of 2025) | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 2,20,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 1,28,01,267 • Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies: Rs. 52,75,50,311 • NSS, LIC, & Postal Savings: Rs. 17,84,576 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 56,81,372 • Jewellery: Rs. 8,25,000 • Others: Rs. 3,31,73,194 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 80,50,000 • Non-Agricultural Land: Rs. 5,14,00,000 • Buildings: Rs. 5,00,00,000 • Houses: Rs. 12,19,00,000 |
| Net Worth | Rs. 41,25,56,836 (as of 2025) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Parvesh Verma
Parvesh Verma was born into a political family. His father, Sahib Singh Verma, was a union minister in the Government of India and later became Delhi Chief Minister (CM).
Parvesh Verma’s father and his elder sister, Rachna, when she was a child
Since he was born after 2 sisters, his grandmother exclaimed, “Bete ka pravesh ho gaya (Son has entered the family)”, thus his father named him Parvesh.
His family name (gotra) is Lakra, but when his father contested elections from Keshav Puram for the first time, he changed his last name to Verma, to not give any indication of his clan or caste, which he also continued.
He once went to Mumbai with his family at the age of 5-6 years old. He got lost and was reunited with his family after a day.
When he was a kid, he once went to a Jagran (a Hindu vigil) with his family. Around 11:30 pm, his mother brought him and his siblings back. They had gone only 50 meters away when a blast took place around the area where they were sitting, killing one and injuring many other people.
During his teenage years, he was playing cricket in a park. He went to pick up the ball while fielding and grabbed the railing near the boundary. He got an electric shock for a few seconds before a passerby saved him with a wooden log.
While studying in 7th-8th standard, he was going on a trip with his family. During the night, he fell from the window, but no one on the bus noticed.
A car coming behind the bus saw him falling and handed him back to his family.
He once got ill with dengue and his platelets dropped to 10,000. Even after receiving platelets from several donors, his condition did not improve.
His father then sought the help of Baba Ramdev , who sent a potion from Haridwar that helped him recover.
He changed 7 schools in 12 years, but not because of failing or any problems. His father knew the owners of many schools so whenever an owner insisted that Parvesh should study at his school, his father used to send him to that school to study.
When he was studying at Tyagi Public School, he once got very low marks in a class test. His teacher told him to get his result signed by his father. But he got frightened and forged his father’s signature.
His teacher caught it and told his father who scolded him for this mischievous act.
He once went to his village Mundka where his grandfather and uncle used to smoke bidi and hookah. Out of curiosity, he once smoked bidi. But his father found it and scolded him after which he never repeated this again.
He was a studious child and often got 80-90% marks in exams.
He was an active sports player during his school and college days and played lawn tennis, table tennis, football, and volleyball.
During his teenage years, he became a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and later became Shakha Pramukh in Keshav Puram.
During his teenage years, he used to keep long hair, which his father didn’t like.
Once, he was travelling with his family from Manali to Kullu. They were 20 km away from Kullu when his father said they would reach Kullu in 30 minutes, but Parvesh said it would take 40-45 minutes.
His father then bet that if they reached in 30 minutes, he would trim his hair. Though they didn’t reach in 30 minutes, his father turned back the clock and made him cut his long hair.
He was interested in politics and became the national executive member of Delhi Janata Yuva Morcha.
Parvesh Verma (left) with his father, Sahib Singh Verma, and wrestler-actor Dara Singh during a program
Parvesh once told his father that he wanted to contest MLA elections, but his father scolded him as he didn’t want any family member to join politics. So, Parvesh dropped his plan.
He later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and started actively participating in politics after his father died in a road accident in 2007.
Parvesh Verma (in white kurta) during an election meeting
He wanted to contest the 2009 general elections, but the BJP gave the ticket to then-Janakpuri MLA, Jagdish Mukhi.
Parvesh Verma in his early 20s
Before the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, he went to meet then-Delhi head Nitin Gadkari . He wanted to contest from Mundka or any adjoining seat, but Gadkari asked him if he wanted to become a politician or a leader.
Parvesh Verma before he contested the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections
Verma replied that he wanted to become a leader. So, Gadkari told him to contest from Mehrauli, a seat the BJP had never won. Verma agreed and won the election.
In the 2014 general elections, he won the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat by 2,68,586 votes, a record victory margin in the general election in Delhi.
Parvesh Verma campaigning during the 2014 general elections
In the 2019 general elections, he won the same seat by 5,78,486 votes, breaking his record for the highest victory margin in Delhi and the 6th highest in India.
Parvesh Verma with Narendra Modi (left) during political campaigning
On 29 February 2020, he tweeted that he would donate his one-month salary as a Member of Parliament (MP) to the families of the Delhi Police Head Constable Ratan Lal and IB officer Ankit Sharma, who died in the 2020 Delhi Riots.
He didn’t contest the 2024 general elections and claimed that PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah wanted him to focus on the 2025 Delhi elections.
In 2024, he revealed his condition for marriage to Swati Verma, daughter of the former Union Minister and BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, Vikram Verma. He wanted 5 children. Swati thought for a few minutes but accepted his condition after which they got married. However, the couple only has 3 children, all born through C-section (caesarian), following which the doctor told them not to plan for a 4th child as only 3 children are born through C-section.
Before the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, she also filed a nomination against Arvind Kejriwal as a backup candidate.
Poster of Parvesh Verma during the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections
He became famous as the giant killer or giant slayer after defeating AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and Sandeep Dikshit, the son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit in the 2025 Delhi Legislative elections. He defeated Kejriwal by 4,013 votes.
He is also known for his social service and runs 3 NGOs, Rashtriya Swabhiman, Gramin Swabhiman and Rashtriya Muslim Swabhiman.
Parvesh Verma during a program of his NGO
He has helped to rehabilitate 4 villages in Odisha after the 1999 cyclone and 2 villages in Kutch, Gujarat after the 2000 earthquake.
After the Kargil War in 1999, he gave an honorarium of 1 lakh to the families of all 260 martyrs.
He has organised various mass marriage programs for poor girls, literacy programs, and sports tournaments.
Parvesh Verma during a charity event
He has held many important government positions, such as serving on the governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
He once claimed that he is a good listener and speaks very often.
In a 2024 interview, he revealed that he was a very spiritual, emotional, and religious person. He also believes in destiny.
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