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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arun Kumar Singh
| image = IMG-20250408-WA0030.jpg (1).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|08|02}}
| birth_place = Baburban, [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| education = Ph.D., M.A., MBA
| alma_mater = Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, LN Mishra College, Muzaffarpur
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| office = Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|
| constituency = [[Baruraj Assembly constituency]]
| term_start = 2020
| preceded = [[Nand Kumar Rai]]
| spouse = Anjani Singh
| children = 3
}}

'''Arun Kumar Singh''' (born 2 August 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Bihar]] and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He serves as a Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arun Kumar Singh {{!}} District Muzaffarpur, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://muzaffarpur.nic.in/whoswho/arun-kumar-singh/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bjp Arun Kumar Singh Candidate Baruraj Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2020 |url=https://www.amarujala.com/election/vidhan-sabha-elections/bihar/candidates/arun-kumar-singh-bjp-2020-baruraj-96-bihar |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> from the [[Baruraj Assembly constituency]]<ref name="Baruraj Seat Chunav Result ARUN KUMAR SINGH INAND KUMAR RAI JDU RJD: Bihar vidhansabha chunav">{{Cite web |last=Hindi |first=India TV |last2=Kumar |first2=Niraj |date=2020-11-10 |title=Baruraj Seat Chunav Result ARUN KUMAR SINGH INAND KUMAR RAI JDU RJD: Bihar vidhansabha chunav: बरुराज सीट पर शुरू हुई मतगणना, जानिए BJP और RJD में कौन आगे |url=https://www.indiatv.in/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-chunav-2020-baruraj-seat-election-result-arun-kumar-singh-inand-kumar-rai-jdu-rjd-752195 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=India TV Hindi}}</ref> in [[Muzaffarpur district]] and is currently in his second consecutive term, having been re-elected in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. <ref name="Baruraj Seat Chunav Result ARUN KUMAR SINGH INAND KUMAR RAI JDU RJD: Bihar vidhansabha chunav" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Baruraj Election Result 2020: बरूराज से जीते बीजेपी के अरुण कुमार सिंह |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bihar-election-chunav-2020/baruraj-vidhan-sabha-election-result-2020-latest-news-updates-on-bjp-arun-kumar-singh-and-rjd-nand-kumar-rai-with-voting-percentage-in-bihar-chunav-and-get-breaking-news-on-baruraj-vidhan-sabha-winnin/amp |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Baruraj Election Result 2020 LIVE:">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Baruraj Election Result 2020: बरुराज विधानसभा सीट पर बीजेपी के अरुण कुमार जीते |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/baruraj-election-results-2020-bihar-chunav-vidhan-sabha-seat-counting-1159428-2020-11-10 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><ref>https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/CandidateCustomFilter?electionType=9-AC-GENERAL-3-13&election=9-AC-GENERAL-3-13&states=S04&page=428{{Dead link | date=October 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Arun Kumar Singh was born on 2 August 1970 in Baburban, [[Muzaffarpur]] district, [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP/MLA/MLC {{!}} District Muzaffarpur, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://muzaffarpur.nic.in/divisions/mp-mla-mlc/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=muzaffarpur.nic.in |language=en-US}}</ref> He hails from a politically influential family. His grandfather, the late Yamuna Singh, was a freedom fighter and a former two-time Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Baruraj constituency. His father, the late Brij Kishor Singh, was an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Baruraj (2010–2015).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baruraj Election 2020: बरुराज में दो परिवारों के राजनीतिक उत्तराधिकारियों में ही फिर संघर्ष - Bihar, Baruraj Election News 2020: Conflict between political heirs of two families in Baruraj again |url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-conflict-between-political-heirs-of-two-families-in-baruraj-again-20984713.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election-results-2020/baruraj | title=Baruraj Election Results 2020 {{!}} Bihar Assembly Election Results | website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref>

== Education ==
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Singh holds a Doctorate (Ph.D.), a Master of Arts (M.A.), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He completed his higher education at [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University]] and LN Mishra College, [[Muzaffarpur]].

== Political career ==
He started his political journey as a Ward Parishad (Ward Member) from 2002 to 2007 in [[Muzaffarpur]], where he focused on road repairs, public sanitation, education, and welfare initiatives.<ref name="Baruraj Election Result 2020 LIVE:" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-29 |title=बरूराज विधायक ने सिरसिया में पुलिस ओपी खोलने की उठाई मांग - Muzaffarpur News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/baruraj-mla-raised-demand-to-open-police-op-in-sirsia-132652604.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229171151/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/baruraj-mla-raised-demand-to-open-police-op-in-sirsia-132652604.html |archive-date=2024-02-29 |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}</ref>

In the 2015 assembly elections, Singh contested from the Baruraj constituency as a BJP candidate but lost to Nand Kumar Rai of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] by a narrow margin of 4,909 votes.<ref name=":0" />

In 2020, Singh contested again from Baruraj and defeated the same opponent with a remarkable margin of 43,654 votes, securing 51% of the total votes polled. He received 87,407 votes and marked a significant political turnaround in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Baruraj Election Result 2020: बरूराज से जीते बीजेपी के अरुण कुमार सिंह |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bihar-election-chunav-2020/baruraj-vidhan-sabha-election-result-2020-latest-news-updates-on-bjp-arun-kumar-singh-and-rjd-nand-kumar-rai-with-voting-percentage-in-bihar-chunav-and-get-breaking-news-on-baruraj-vidhan-sabha-winnin |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2025 as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), securing 96,879 votes and defeating his nearest rival by a margin of 29,052 votes.[https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0496.htm]

== Electoral Record ==

'''Arun Kumar Singh's electoral record'''

{| class="wikitable"
! S. No.
! Year
! Political Party Name
! Win/Defeat
|-
| 1
| 2015
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
| Defeated
|-
| 2
| 2020
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
| Won
|-
| 3
| 2025
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
| Won
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:People from Muzaffarpur district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2025–2030]]
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