Arjun Singh (born 02 February 1963) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as
Member of Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...
from
Jawali constituency.
Singh won first time from Jawali constituency in 2017 state assembly elections.
Early life and education
Arjun Singh was born on 2 February 1963 in Chalwara village of Jawali tehsil in
Kangra district
Kangra is the most populous district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district.
History
Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch. In 1758 ...
,
Himachal Pradesh
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to Rattan Chand and Leela Devi.
Arjun Singh graduated from Wazir Ram Singh College Dehri,
Kangra. He went on to complete an
M. A.
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(History) from
Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is an Indian public state university at Summer Hill in the state capital city Shimla. It is close to the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. It is wholly financed by the government of Himachal ...
and a
B. Ed. from MET college of Education,
Sopore
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Sopore Town has Asia's second largest fruit mandi (wholesale m ...
(in
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
).
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Politics
Singh's active state political journey started in 2012 and he associated with Himachal BJP organization. He was a member of block development committee from 1990 to 1995. Then he was a Zila Parishad from 1996 to 1998. He was elected as President for BJP organization in 2012 until 2018.
In 2017, he won from Jawali constituency as the Member of Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...
for Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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.
References
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Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh
1963 births
Living people
Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
People from Kangra district