# Sushil Chandra Varma

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Sushil Chandra Varma
| image        =
| office       = [Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha)
| term_start   = 1989
| term_end     = 1999
| predecessor  = [K. N. Pradhan](/source/K._N._Pradhan)
| successor    = [Uma Bharti](/source/Uma_Bharti)
| constituency = [Bhopal](/source/Bhopal_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1926|2|24|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [Khandwa](/source/Khandwa), [Central Provinces and Berar](/source/Central_Provinces_and_Berar), [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2011|10|6|1926|2|24|df=y}}
| spouse       = {{marriage|Renu Varma|1951|2011}}
| education    = [University of Allahabad](/source/University_of_Allahabad), earning an [MSc](/source/MSc), [PhD](/source/PhD) in sociology
| party        = [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party)
| source       = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3448.htm 
}}

'''Sushil Chandra Varma''' (24 February 1926 – 6 October 2011) was an Indian politician.

Sushil Chandra Varma was born on 24 February 1926 in [Khandwa](/source/Khandwa), [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) and married Renu Varma in 1951. He attended the [University of Bhopal](/source/University_of_Bhopal) and the [University of Allahabad](/source/University_of_Allahabad), earning an [MSc](/source/MSc) in chemistry and a [PhD](/source/PhD) in sociology. He joined the [Indian Administrative Service](/source/Indian_Administrative_Service) in 1949 and held various posts in Madhya Pradesh and in [Delhi](/source/Delhi).<ref name="biodata">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12MP30.htm |title=Biodata |publisher=Parliament of India |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref>

Varma was elected from the [Bhopal constituency](/source/Bhopal_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))<ref name="toi" /> to the [9th](/source/9th_Lok_Sabha), [10th](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha), [11th](/source/11th_Lok_Sabha) and [12th Lok Sabha](/source/12th_Lok_Sabha)s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm |title=Members of Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliament of India |accessdate=11 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627204233/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm |archivedate=27 June 2013 }}</ref> with the first of those elections occurring in 1991. He was a member of various parliamentary committees<ref name="biodata" /> and of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party).<ref name="toi" />

He committed suicide in 2011, having suffered from ill-health for some years previously.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-06/indore/30250234_1_suicide-head-injuries-senior-bjp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620205422/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-06/indore/30250234_1_suicide-head-injuries-senior-bjp |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2013 |title=Former BJP MP Varma commits suicide |date=6 October 2011 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref>

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Category:Suicides in India
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Category:1926 births
Category:India MPs 1989–1991
Category:India MPs 1991–1996
Category:India MPs 1996–1997
Category:India MPs 1998–1999
Category:University of Allahabad alumni
Category:Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
Category:People from Khandwa
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh

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