Raj Kumar Verka Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Dr. Raj Kumar Verka
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Indian National Congress (2002 - 2022) (2023 - Present) • Bharatiya Janata Party (2022 - 2023)
Political Journey	• 2002: Joined the INC • 2002: Contested and won the Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections from the Verka constituency in Punjab • 2007: Contested in the Legislative Elections from the Verka constituency; however, lost the Elections • 2012: Contested and won the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar West constituency • 2017: Contested and won the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar West constituency for the second time • 2017: Appointed as the Minister of Social Justice, Medical Education and Research, and New and Sustainable Resource of Energy in the Punjab government and remained till 2022 • 2022: Contested in the Punjab Legislative Elections from the Amritsar West constituency; however lost the election • 2022: Left Indian National Congress and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June • 2022: Appointed as the Punjab BJP vice-president • 2023: Again joined the Indian National Congress in October and appointed as an observer of Raipur for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Elections • Served as the Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for SC/ST and Chairman/Member of the Committee on Welfare of SCs/BCs and Backward Classes of Punjab Vidhan Sabha
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 March 1963 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	61 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Amritsar, Punjab
College/University	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Educational Qualification	BA
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Valmiki (SC)
Address	40 C, Kennedy Avenue, Amritsar
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Alka Verka
Children
Parents	Father- Jai Chand Mother- Krishna Devi
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Ford Endeavour
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2020-2021)	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 70,000 Deposits in Banks: Rs. 6,84,563 Bonds: Rs. 50,000 LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 1,30,000 Personal loans/advance given: Rs. 5,00,000 Motor Vehicle: Rs. 15,00,000 Jewellery: Rs. 5,87,500 Immovable Assets Residential Buildings: Rs. 72,00,000 Others: Rs. 1,25,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 1 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raj Kumar Verka

• In 2016, he was one of the 42 MLAs from the Indian National Congress who gave his resignation in protest of the Supreme Court’s decision of favouring Haryana on the Sutlej Yamuna link canal issue.

• In 2018, he was appointed as the Chairman of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation.

• In October 2023, Raj Kumar decided to quit the BJP and rejoin the Indian National Congress. Later, while giving the reason for his decision to switch parties for the second time, he said that he had committed a mistake by quitting Congress and he wanted to rectify his mistake.
  

  Raj Kumar Verka full (left) with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

• He has served as the Parliamentary Secretary of the Punjab Government and General Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.