Arjun Singh (West Bengal politician)
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. He contested the 2019 Indian general election as a BJP candidate and won against TMC candidate Dinesh Trivedi.
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 (Resigned) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1962 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (1998–2019), (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2022) 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.
On 22 May 2022, he rejoined Trinamool Congress.
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