Arjun Singh (West Bengal politician)
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Arjun Singh (born 2 April 1962) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.[1][2][3] He contested the 2019 Indian general election as a BJP candidate and won against TMC candidate Dinesh Trivedi.[4]
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Arjun Singh | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
Constituency | Barrackpore |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2001–2019 | |
Preceded by | Bidyut Ganguly |
Succeeded by | Pawan Kumar Singh |
Constituency | Bhatpara |
Chairman of Bhatpara Municipality | |
In office 2010–2019 | |
Councillor of Bhatpara Municipality | |
In office 1995–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-04-02) 2 April 1962 (age 62) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2022, 2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (1998–2019, 2022–2024) Indian National Congress (until 1997) |
Children | Pawan Singh |
Residence(s) | Jagatdal, Kolkata |
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Previously, Singh had also won Bhatpara assembly seat consecutive four times since 2001 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He has also been appointed one of the twelve Vice-Presidents of the West Bengal Unit of BJP on 1 June 2020.[5][6]
On 22 May 2022, he rejoined Trinamool Congress.[7] Singh again joined BJP, quitting TMC on 15 March 2024.as Trinamool Congress before Lok Sabha election.[8]