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'''Arjun Charan Sethi''' (18 September 1941 – June 8 2020)<ref name="theaugust">{{cite web |title=Former Union minister Arjun Charan Sethi passes away |url=https://www.theaugust.com/current/arjun-sethi-death/ |website=The August |accessdate=8 June 2020 |date=8 June 2020}}</ref> was an [[India]]n politician. He was a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) political party.
{{see also|Arjun Singh Sethi}}
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In 1971, he was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]] constituency in [[Odisha]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. He was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980. He was re-elected in 1991, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009. He was the Union Minister of water resources in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] led government from 2000 to 2004.
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1941|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Balasore]], [[Odisha]]
| residence =[[Bhadrak]], [[Odisha]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|2020|6|8|1941|9|18|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]
| office = Member: [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]], [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]], [[10th Lok Sabha|10th]], [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]], [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]], [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]], [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]] and [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]]
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| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| religion =
| spouse = Subhadra Sethi
| children = 3 Sons And 2 Daughters
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 22 September |
| year = 2006 |
| source =
|nationality=[[Indian people|Indian]]}}


Sethi died on June 8, 2020 in a hospital in [[Bhubaneswar]], India at the age of 78.<ref name="theaugust"/>
'''Arjun Charan Sethi''' (18 September 1941 – June 8, 2020)<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-union-minister-arjun-charan-sethi-dies-at-79-2242963|title=Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi Dies At 79|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> was an Indian politician who represented [[Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]] constituency in [[Odisha]] in Lok Sabha 8 times. Over his career, he belonged first to Congress Party, later to Biju Janata Dal, and finally BJP at the time of his death.
 
In 1971, he was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from Bhadrak as a Congress candidate for the first time. He was re-elected in 1980 from the same constituency as an [[Indian National Congress (I)]] candidate. He was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1991 as a [[Janata Dal]] candidate from the same constituency. He was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency as a [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate. He was the Union Minister of water resources in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] led government from 2000 to 2004.
 
In 2019, he left Biju Janata Dal to join Bharatiya Janata Party with his son Abhimanyu Sethi. He died on 8 June 2020, in a hospital in Bhubaneswar.<ref name="ndtv"/>
 
==See also==
* [[Indian general election in Orissa, 2009]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=411&lastls=16 Biography]
*[http://nocorruption.in/mps/arjun-charan-sethi/ Additional biography]
 
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Arjun Charan Sethi
Member: 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha
ConstituencyBhadrak
Personal details
Born(1941-09-18)18 September 1941
Balasore, Odisha
Died8 June 2020(2020-06-08) (aged 78)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
NationalityIndian
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Subhadra Sethi
Children3 Sons And 2 Daughters
ResidenceBhadrak, Odisha
As of 22 September, 2006

Arjun Charan Sethi (18 September 1941 – June 8, 2020)[1] was an Indian politician who represented Bhadrak constituency in Odisha in Lok Sabha 8 times. Over his career, he belonged first to Congress Party, later to Biju Janata Dal, and finally BJP at the time of his death.

In 1971, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bhadrak as a Congress candidate for the first time. He was re-elected in 1980 from the same constituency as an Indian National Congress (I) candidate. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 as a Janata Dal candidate from the same constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency as a Biju Janata Dal candidate. He was the Union Minister of water resources in Atal Bihari Vajpayee led government from 2000 to 2004.

In 2019, he left Biju Janata Dal to join Bharatiya Janata Party with his son Abhimanyu Sethi. He died on 8 June 2020, in a hospital in Bhubaneswar.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi Dies At 79". NDTV.com.

External links[edit | edit source]

Party political offices
Preceded by
Leader of the Biju Janata Dal Party in the 15th Lok Sabha
2009-2014
Succeeded by
Bhartruhari Mahtab


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