Arun Singh (Indian politician)
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Arun Singh | |
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| Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tazeen Fatma |
| Standing Committee Member | |
| Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Committee on Petitions Consultative Committee for Ministry of Finance | |
| National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party[1] | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2015 | |
| State Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha[2] | |
| In office 2013–2019 | |
| State Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka & Rajasthan | |
| Assumed office November 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1965[3] Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party[1] |
| Spouse |
Meenakshi Singh (m. 1991) |
| Children | 3 (1 son and 2 daughters) |
| Parents |
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| Education | Chartered Accountant[3] |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Website | www |
| Source [1] | |
Arun Singh (born 4 April 1965) is an Indian politician who holds the positions of National General Secretary and Head Quarter In-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Singh is currently serving his second term as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. Over the period, Singh has discharged the responsibility as BJP's State Incharge of various states, including Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand and Ladakh.
During 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed as the Election Incharge of Andhra Pradesh by Party.[4] His efforts contributed significantly to the BJP's strong performance in Andhra Pradesh during the 2024 General and Assembly elections.[5]
As the State Incharge of Rajasthan from 2019-23, he played an instrumental role in giving the party organizational solidity and stability. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the efforts of Singh are considered crucial in Bharatiya Janata Party's thumping victory in 2023 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Elections.[6] Earlier, when he was Incharge of India's eastern state of Odisha, he helped the party to strengthen its organisational base at the grassroot level increasing the party's membership, which resulted in an exponential increase in vote share.[7]
He has been actively involved in the parliamentary proceedings. Professionally a Chartered Accountant, Singh has presented the stand of the party on topics in the field of economics and finance. He played a crucial role in clarifying the party's position through his interventions in the Parliament over various bills like Union Budget 2020-21 and 2021–22, Insurance Amendment Bill 2021, Working of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Foreign Contribution and Regulation Amendment Bill 2020, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code and the Appropriation Bill 2022 and 2023 etc.
Singh is also a member of the Standing Committee on Water Resources[8] and Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizers.[9] He also holds membership in the Committee on Petitions Rajya Sabha and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance.
Early life and education
[edit]Arun Singh was born on 4 April 1965 in the remote village of Baidha in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Vijay Narayan Singh, was a teacher and farmer.
Singh completed his primary and secondary education at Mirzapur. He is a Commerce Graduate from Allahabad University. In 1984, after graduating, he went to Delhi to pursue a Chartered Accountancy course. In 1988, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with an All India Rank. In his 20s, he travelled across the country as an auditor. Since his youth, he developed an interest in the ideology of nationalism, which led to his association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He started working with the Sampark Pramukh. Subsequently, he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party's Youth wing and worked towards expanding the party.
Singh has also been an academician. He has been a guest faculty in the discipline of management and finance, served as the Director of State Bank of India and Union Bank for seven years, worked as a consultant for projects of World Bank and United Nations and with several notable corporations. He is the Secretary of the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Research Foundation (SPMRF).[10]
Political career
[edit]His public life commenced with joining Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and began to work with Sampark Pramukh. He later became the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Singh assumed the office of Vice President and National Treasurer of the youth wing of BJP from 1999 to 2004; he became the National Co-convener of the Investor Cell in 2005 and later became National Convenor in 2009.
Being the National Treasurer of BJYM, he is credited for organising the largest ever National Youth Convention in Agra on 3–4 October 2001. The valedictory session of the convention was addressed by the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was also instrumental as National Vice President of BJYM in organizing the International Youth Convention at Delhi in 2003. The convention focused on the subject of the "International Youth Conference on Terrorism". It was attended by the youth of more than 40 countries.[11]
Singh managed various processes, promoting the party's ideology and vision and handling the media in the 2003, 2008, and 2013 Chhattisgarh elections. Later, he managed Chhattisgarh in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha elections.
Singh also served as the National Executive Member of the BJP from 2009 to 2014. He was the State Co-Incharge (Prabhari) of Odisha BJP from 2013-14 and was later promoted to the post of State Incharge in 2014.[12] He has been a member of the Team of Modi Campaign Committee. He served as the National Secretary of BJP from 16 August 2014 till 16 June 2015. He was the National Co-Incharge for the membership drive under the leadership of Shri Amit Shah. The campaign led to his promotion to the post of National General Secretary and Head Quarter In-charge of BJP on 17 June 2015.[13]
During 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed as the election Incharge of the South Indian state Andhra Pradesh by Bharatiya Janata Party.[14] Prior to that, he was also BJP Incharge of Rajasthan and another southern state Karnataka, where he played an instrumental role in giving the party organizational solidity and stability. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh was considered a key face behind the Party’s thumping victory in the 2023 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Elections.[15] During 2019 Lok Sabha Elections too, Singh played a pivotal role in strengthening the organizational base of the party in Odisha at the grassroots level.[16] He was also the Incharge for the 2020 election of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), where BJP registered a stunning victory.[17]
Singh is the Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Uttar Pradesh, National General Secretary, In-Charge of the BJP Headquarters, and member of the Office Modernisation Committee. He also leads the party's National Member Programme. In December 2019, he was elected as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, and he was reelected in November 2020 for the consecutive second term.[18]
Singh is also a member of the Standing Committee on Water Resources[19] and Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizers.[20] He also holds membership in the Committee on Petitions Rajya Sabha and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance.
Ideology
[edit]Singh believes in the doctrine of Integral Humanism "Ektama Manavvaad" propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1964.
Personal life
[edit]Singh's wife is a Post Graduate in Zoology. They have two daughters and a son.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Administrator. "National Office Bearers". bjp.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Administrator. "State Prabhari". bjp.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Arun Singh - Profile BJP, Arun Singh Bio Data, Arun Singh Ji Bjp Profile, Arun Singh Bjp, Arun Singh Mirzapur, Arun Singh Delhi, Arun Singh New Delhi". arunsinghbjp.in. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "BJP Appoints Election Incharges And Co-In Charges For Rajasthan, Haryana And Andhra Pradesh For Lok Sabha Elections". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP improves its poll performance in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP Rajasthan in-charge: 'War in Congress but we are united… no one in our party will call fellow leaders gaddar'". 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Arun Singh interview: 'In Odisha, Modi's name, popularity worked most for BJP'". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "parliamentary-committees/water-resources". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "parliamentary-committees/chemicals-and-fertilizers". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Organization of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (SPMRF)". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJYM to hold meet on terrorism in Delhi". The Times of India. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Odisha BJP to have new chief by December-end: BJP general secretary Arun Singh". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Arun Singh: National General Secretary of BJP". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP Appoints Election Incharges And Co-In Charges For Rajasthan, Haryana And Andhra Pradesh For Lok Sabha Elections". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP Rajasthan in-charge: 'War in Congress but we are united… no one in our party will call fellow leaders gaddar'". 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Arun Singh interview: 'In Odisha, Modi's name, popularity worked most for BJP'". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP Wins Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Elections In Leh". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Arun Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member". India Today. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "parliamentary-committees/water-resources". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "parliamentary-committees/chemicals-and-fertilizers". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
