Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma (March 1907 – 1968) was a member of the

Estates of Suriname The National Assembly (''De Nationale Assemblée'', ''The Assembly'', commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated in ...

for the VHP during the

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. Varma was born in

Nieuw Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link. Nieuw Nickerie lies on the mouth of the ...

. He studied to become a teacher at a primary school, but did not finish it. He became a priest at the Arya Samay and a trader. In 1950 he officially became an interpreter of Hindustani languages in the

Nickerie District Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast. Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie. Another town is Wageningen. The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Surinamese district of Coronie to the east, the Suriname ...

and he was also chairman of the van Drimmelenpolder water board. At the

1951 Surinamese general election General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Results El ...

Oedayrajsing Varma was elected in the Nickerie District to become a member of the

. Four years later he was re-elected. In April 1958 Oedayrajsing Varma and VHP member Soekdew Mungra supported a vote of confidence in the Ferrier government, although the VHP was at that moment in opposition. As a result Ferrier could remain in power a little longer. At the snap election a few months later he was no longer a VHP candidate. He continued with his cultural and religious activities. Oedayrajsing Varma died of a sudden heartache during a speech in 1968.

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1907 births 1968 deaths People from Nickerie District Members of the National Assembly (Suriname) Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) politicians Surinamese politicians of Indian descent {{Suriname-politician-stub