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Manju Verma (Muzaffarpur Shelter Case)

movie Politician cake Year as per 2010 affidavit: 1969 MyNeta Year as per 2020 affidavit: 1963 MyNeta (Bihar, India)

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: Year as per 2010 affidavit: 1969 MyNeta Year as per 2020 affidavit: 1963 MyNeta

Birthplace: Bihar, India

Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Begusarai

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married

Spouse: Chandra Shekhar Verma

Children: Son- Abhishek Anand (Social worker, married to Sonu Anand, has a son and a daughter) Daughter- Anumeha Anand (married to Sunny Sinha)

Education

Schools: High School, Alauli, Khagaria, Bihar (Till matric (10th standard), passed in 1976) B.B.M. College, Samastipur (Till Intermediate (12th standard), 1984-1986, affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), Darbhanga) ECI Affidavit VRV College, Samastipur (Till Intermediate (12th standard), passed in 1985) MyNeta

Colleges: Manju Verma is an Indian politician. She has been a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) for two terms in 2010-2015 and 2015-2020. From 2015 to 2018, she served as the Social Welfare Minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet. In 2018, she made headlines for her involvement in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case

Education: Intermediate (12th)

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Manju Verma

Manju Verma is an Indian politician. She has been a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) for two terms in 2010-2015 and 2015-2020. From 2015 to 2018, she served as the Social Welfare Minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet. In 2018, she made headlines for her involvement in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case.

She did not enter politics till her early 40s before contesting and winning the Bihar Assembly elections from Cheria-Bariarpur constituency in 2010 and becoming an MLA for the first time.
Manju Verma with her daughter and husband after becoming an MLA for the first time

Manju Verma donated Rs 85,000 to JDU during the financial year 2011-12. ^[15]MyNeta

She had good relations with several politicians inclduing Rabri Devi and Sonia Gandhi; however, she had to quit as Social Welfare Minister as she was named as an accused in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape case.
Manju Verma, Sharad Yadav, Sonia Gandhi, and Manmohan Singh (left to right)

In 2020, Raj Banshi Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), defeated her in the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections from Cheria-Bariarpur constituency.
Manju Verma during elections campaigning

The Netflix film ‘Bhakshak’ was released in 2024 in which the noted TV actress, Vibha Chibber, portrayed Manju Verma. The film featured Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Sai Tamhankar, and Aditya Srivastava in the main roles. According to the film’s producer, Pulkit, the film was loosely based on the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case. ^[16]Amar Ujala
Poster of the film, Bhakshak

Her son, Abhishek Anand, is a founder of the self-help group named Anand Yuva Shakti, and Manju Verma is a promoter of the group. ^[17]Anand Yuva Shakti
Manju Verma (left) with her son, Abhishek Anand, (extreme right) during a program of Anand Yuva Shakti self-help group