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Phool Chand Verma

Indian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ7187338 ↗
Source-derived summary

Phool Chand Verma (born 12 June 1939, Indore) is an Indian politician, a former member of the Lok Sabha and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency in Madhya Pradesh state in 1971 as a Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate. He was elected to the 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabha (1977–1984, and 1989–1996) from Shajapur constituency (reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates) in Madhya Pradesh state.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Phool Chand Verma” as indian politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Phool, Chand and Verma.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1939, 1971, 1977, 1984—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1939-06-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Phool, Chand and Verma providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Phool Chand Verma”, the useful work is to connect “indian politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7187338. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1939, 1971, 1977 and 1984.

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  • Establishing names and roles
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  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “Phool Chand Verma” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.