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{{short description|Indian politician}}
#REDIRECT [[Arjun Singh (Congress politician)]]
{{other uses|Arjun Singh (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = Arjun Singh
| image            = [[File:Arjun Singh 237.jpg|center|200px]]
| caption          = Arjun Singh in 1984


| office          = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
{{Redirect category shell|
| constituency    = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
{{R from move}}
| termstart        = {{Start date|2000|4|3|df=y}}
| termend          = {{End date|2011|3|4|df=y}}
 
| office1          = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]
| termstart1      = {{Start date|2004|5|22|df=y}}
| termend1        = {{End date|2009|5|22|df=y}}
| primeminister1  = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor1    = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| successor1      = [[Kapil Sibal]]
 
| termstart2      = {{Start date|1991|6|23|df=y}}
| termend2        = {{End date|1994|12|24|df=y}}
| primeminister2  = [[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao]]
| predecessor2    = [[Rajmangal Pandey]]
| successor2      = [[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao]]
 
| office3          = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency3    = [[Satna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satna]]
| termstart3      = {{Start date|1991||}}
| termend3        = {{End date|1996||}}
| predecessor3    = Sukhendra Singh
| successor3      = Sukhlal Kushwaha
 
| constituency4    = [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]
| termstart4      = {{Start date|1985||}}
| termend4        = {{End date|1988||}}
| predecessor4    = [[Lalit Maken]]
| successor4      = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
 
| office5          = 12th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| termstart5      = {{Start date|1988|2|14|df=y}}
| termend5        = {{End date|1989|1|23|df=y}}
| governor5        = [[K.M. Chandy (politician)|Kizhakkayil Mathai Chandy]]
| predecessor5    = [[Motilal Vora]]
| successor5      = [[Motilal Vora]]
 
| termstart6      = {{Start date|1980|6|9|df=y}}
| termend6        = {{End date|1985|3|12|df=y}}
| governor6        = [[B. D. Sharma|Bhagwat Dayal Sharma]]<br/>[[G. P. Singh|Guru Prasanna Singh]]<br/>[[K.M. Chandy (politician)|Kizhakkayil Mathai Chandy]]
| predecessor6    = ''[[President's rule]]''
| successor6      = [[Motilal Vora]]
 
| office7          = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications]]
| termstart7      = {{Start date|1986|10|22|df=y}}
| termend7        = {{End date|1988|2|13|df=y}}
| primeminister7  = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| predecessor7    = [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| successor7      = [[Vasant Sathe]]
 
| office8          = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]
| termstart8      = {{Start date|1985|11|15|df=y}}
| termend8        = {{End date|1986|1|20|df=y}}
| primeminister8  = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| predecessor8    = [[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
| successor8      = [[P Shiv Shankar|Punjala Shiv Shankar]]
 
| office9          = 16th [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]]
| termstart9      = {{Start date|1985|3|14|df=y}}
| termend9        = {{End date|1985|11|14|df=y}}
| president9      = [[Giani Zail Singh]]
| predecessor9    = [[Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala]]
| successor9      = [[Hokishe Sema]]
 
| office10          = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency10    = [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]]
| termstart10      = {{Start date|1990||}}
| termend10        = {{End date|1991||}}
| predecessor10    = [[Ajay Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Ajay Singh]]
| successor10      = [[Ajay Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Ajay Singh]]
 
| constituency11    = [[Kharsia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharsia]]
| termstart11      = {{Start date|1988||}}
| termend11        = {{End date|1990||}}
| predecessor11    = Laxmi Patel
| successor11      = [[Nand Kumar Patel]]
 
| constituency12    = [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]]
| termstart12      = {{Start date|1977||}}
| termend12        = {{End date|1985||}}
| predecessor12    = Chandra Pratap Tiwari
| successor12      = [[Ajay Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Ajay Singh]]
 
| constituency13  = [[Sidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhi]]
| termstart13      = {{Start date|1972||}}
| termend13        = {{End date|1977||}}
| predecessor13    = KP Singh
| successor13      = [[Indrajeet Patel (politician)|Indrajeet Patel]]
 
| constituency14  = Umaria
| termstart14      = {{Start date|1967||}}
| termend14        = {{End date|1972||}}
| predecessor14    = Ranvijaya Pratap Singh
| successor14      = Ranvijaya Pratap Singh
 
| constituency15  = Majholi
| termstart15      = {{Start date|1957||}}
| termend15        = {{End date|1967||}}
| predecessor15    = ''Constituency established''
| successor15      = ''Constituency dissolved''
 
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1930|11|5|df=y}}
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|2011|3|4|1930|11|5|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Churhat]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_place      = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| spouse          = Saroj Kumari
| party            = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (1957-1960)<br/>[[Indian National Congress]] (1960-1996, 1998-2011)<br/>[[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] (1996-1998)
| alma_mater      = [[Allahabad University]]
| children        = [[Ajay Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Ajay Singh]]<br/>Abhimanyu Singh<br/>Veena Singh
}}
}}
'''Arjun Singh''' (5 November 1930 – 4 March 2011) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]], who served twice as the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] in the 1980s. He also served twice as the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union]] [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]], in the [[Manmohan Singh]] and [[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao|P.V. Narasimha Rao]] ministries.
==Early life==
Arjun Singh was the son of [[Shiv Bahadur Singh]], a jagirdar and the 26th Rao of [[Churhat]] thikana, and an INC politician.
==Career==
[[File:Shri Arjun Singh assumes the charge of Union Minister for Human Resource Development in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Arjun Singh assumes the charge of Union Minister for Human Resource Development in New Delhi on 24 May 2004|left]]
Arjun Singh was first elected to the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] from Majholi as an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] candidate. He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1960. He was re-elected from Majholi in [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] and became a minister in the INC government of [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]].<ref name="lalbio">{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Ashish|title=अर्जुन सिंह : मध्यप्रदेश का वो मुख्यमंत्री, जिसके पिता को पीएम नेहरू ने बेइज्जत कर दिया था|url=https://www.thelallantop.com/kisse/arjun-singh-chief-minister-of-madhya-pradesh-who-was-close-to-nehru-indira-and-rajiv-gandhi-and-who-was-political-boss-of-digvijay-singh/|work=The Lallantop|date=26 November 2018}}</ref>
In [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]], he lost the election from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] due to a fallout with the then chief minister [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]]. However, he won a bypoll in the same year from Umaria. He was elected from [[Sidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhi]] in [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] and became a minister in the INC government of [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]].<ref name="lalbio" />
In [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]], he was elected from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] and became the [[Leader of Opposition]] in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. In [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]], when INC achieved a simple majority in the assembly, he won from Churhat and became the [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], despite the presence of strong contenders such as Sethi, [[Vidya Charan Shukla]] and [[Shiv Bhanu Singh Solanki]].<ref name="lalbio" />
His five year term was marked by the [[Bhopal Gas Tragedy]].
He led the INC to victory in [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]], yet again winning from Churhat, but was forced to resign as Chief Minister after just one day due to differences with [[Sriniwas Tiwari]]. [[Motilal Vora]] succeeded him as Chief Minister.<ref name="lalbio" />
He resigned his Madhya Pradesh assembly seat and was appointed as [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]] in 1985. He worked for the implementation of the [[Rajiv-Longowal Accord]] for peace in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. However, after eight months, he resigned as Governor and became [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]] in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] cabinet. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]] in a bypoll in 1985, necessitated by the assassination of the sitting MP [[Lalit Maken]].
In 1986, he resigned the Commerce ministry and was appointed as [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications]]. He held this post till 1988 when he returned to the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] and again became Chief Minister of the state. He resigned his [[Lok Sabha]] seat and won a bypoll to the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kharsia]] in 1988. However, he resigned as Chief Minister in 1989 owing to the Churhat lottery scam, and was succeeded by [[Motilal Vora]]. He won in [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] from Churhat.
In [[1991 Indian general election|1991]], he won from [[Satna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satna]]. He resigned his assembly seat and harboured ambitions of becoming [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] after the assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]].<ref name="lalbio" />
However, [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] became Prime Minister and Singh was appointed as the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]. He publicly expressed discontent against the Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao after the [[Demolition of the Babri Masjid|Babri Masjid demolition]].<ref name="lalbio" /> He resigned as [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]] in 1994.
In 1996, he rebelled against the INC leadership and formed the [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] along with [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]]. However, he lost in [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] from [[Satna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satna]].
Later, he returned to INC after the emergence of [[Sonia Gandhi]]. He lost in [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] from [[Hoshangabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoshangabad]].<ref name="lalbio" />
He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2000 from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]], and was re-elected in 2006. He was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2000. He served as [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]] from 2004 to 2009 in the [[Manmohan Singh]] cabinet.
==Controversies==
===Bhopal Incident===
Arjun Singh was the Chief Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]] when the [[Bhopal disaster|deadly gas leak]] from the [[Union Carbide]] factory occurred. It is widely alleged that on the fateful night between 2 and 3 December 1984, when the gas leak occurred, Arjun Singh fled to his Kerwa Dam Palace (outside [[Bhopal]]) to save himself from deadly effects of leaked gas and was not available to manage the crisis or lead the administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arjun Singh, the missing MP Chief Minister during Bhopal Gas tragedy|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/arjun-singh-missing-mp-chief-minister-during-bhopal-gas-tragedy-21813.html|work=India TV News|date=3 December 2014}}</ref>
Subsequently, the Arjun Singh government's mishandling was criticised by the court in the verdict on the Bhopal disaster as pronounced by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, [[Bhopal]] on 7 June 2010. The media raised serious questions about his role in the release of [[Warren Anderson (American businessman)|Warren Anderson]].<ref>[http://www.thebhopalpost.com/article_details.php?val=19 "How Anderson came and left"], ''The Bhopal Post'', 9 June 2010.</ref>
In particular, the pilot of the aircraft in which [[Warren Anderson (American businessman)|Warren Anderson]] flew out of India after the gas leak, has recorded that the final sanction to permit the flight came from Arjun Singh's office.<ref name=himal>{{cite web|url=http://himalnews.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/national-politics-bjp-loses-appetite-for-dinner-not-pact/ |title=NATIONAL POLITICS: BJP loses appetite for dinner, not pact &#124; News from Darjeeling, Dooars & Sikkim |publisher=Himalnews.wordpress.com |date= 13 June 2010|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>
===Churhat Lottery case and Kerwa Dam palace===
While Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Singh was involved in the scandal known as the Churhat Lottery case. The Churhat Children Welfare Society was floated in 1982 by relatives of Singh, and permitted to raise funds via lottery, and also given tax relief as a charity.<ref>
{{cite book
|title = Encyclopaedia of political parties : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh; national, regional, local
|author = O. P. Ralhan
|publisher = Anmol Publications
|year= 1998
|isbn =81-7488-865-9}} p. 89</ref> However, there were widespread allegations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081125/main5.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News |work=Tribune India |access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> that substantial sums of money were siphoned off from donations and used to construct the lavish [[Kerwa Dam]] Palace near Bhopal.  The donations to the society included a Rs 150,000 donation from [[Union Carbide]],<ref name=himal/> whose chief [[Warren Anderson (American businessman)|Warren Anderson]] was permitted to leave the country after the gas leak, allegedly by Arjun Singh's office.
At a public litigation hearing, the [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]] observed that "Arjun Singh owed an explanation to the nation about the costs and sources of construction of the palatial mansion in Bhopal".<ref name=hindu/> While Singh had claimed the value of the palace was Rs 1.8&nbsp;million, the IT Department estimated the cost at above Rs one [[crore]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=N. K. |last4=Ist |title=Police fortify Arjun Singh's mansion to prevent 'undesirable elements' from entering |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19861215-police-fortify-arjun-singhs-mansion-to-prevent-undesirable-elements-from-entering-801556-1986-12-15 |access-date=19 February 2014 |work=India Today |date=15 December 1986 }}</ref>
However, a one-judge commission investigating the scandal gave a clean chit to Arjun Singh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980810/22250364p.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012002037/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980810/22250364p.html |archive-date=12 October 2012  }}</ref> The case was re-opened however, after the [[Jain Hawala case]],<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2000/12/02/stories/120264tc.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620141524/http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2000/12/02/stories/120264tc.htm |archive-date=20 June 2006 }}</ref> and Singh was asked to submit fresh re-estimates of the palace cost.
In court, the case was argued by [[Kapil Sibal]] and the order for re-examination was squashed on the grounds that it had been issued in a haste and "had not applied his mind".<ref name=hindu/>
===Other controversies===
After the [[2006 Mumbai train bombings|Mumbai train bombings of 2006]], he reportedly quoted at a Cabinet meeting the statements of a former judge of the [[Bombay High Court|Maharashtra High Court]] that an earlier attempt on the headquarters of the Hindu revivalist [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in [[Nagpur]] had been a plot set into motion by the Sangh itself. This followed his denouncement of the Ekal Vidyalayas, one-teacher schools run for the benefit of the tribals of India by the [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hvk.org/articles/0700/82.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615021558/http://hvk.org/articles/0700/82.html |archive-date=15 June 2006 }}</ref> as [[communal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindpress.com/Column.asp?ID%3DIE220050527225234%26P%3Dold |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116160751/http://www.newindpress.com/Column.asp?ID=IE220050527225234&P=old |archive-date=16 November 2006  }}</ref>
A case under the Anti-Dowry Act was registered against Arjun Singh in 2007. The then [[Uttar Pradesh]] government had decided to seek [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] inquiry into dowry harassment case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id%3Db0c77bc3-0aec-43e9-b528-c53bf7bb6a90%26%26Headline%3DMaya+seeks+CBI+probe+against+Arjun+Singh|title=Archived copy|access-date=4 August 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035715/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b0c77bc3-0aec-43e9-b528-c53bf7bb6a90&&Headline=Maya+seeks+CBI+probe+against+Arjun+Singh |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>
Arjun Singh was accused of irregularities and corruption in the grant of "Deemed University" status to private for-profit educational institutions which did not meet requisite educational standards, during his tenure as Minister for Human Resources Development. The Government of India initiated proceedings to repeal the "Deemed University" status of 44 such institutions in January 2010.<ref name=toi-deemuniv>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-19/india/28128927_1_university-status-ongoing-courses-hrd-minister | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811080130/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-19/india/28128927_1_university-status-ongoing-courses-hrd-minister | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=44 Deemed Universities To Be De-Recognised By Govt | date=19 January 2010}}</ref>
==Death==
Singh died on 4 March 2011, at the age of 80. He had been admitted in [[Delhi]]'s [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] with chest pain and [[Neurological disorder|neurological problems]], and died of a [[heart attack]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-veteran-arjun-singh-dead/articleshow/7630990.cms?from=mdr|title=Congress veteran Arjun Singh dead|work=The Economic Times|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> He was cremated at his home town of [[Churhat]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjun Singh to be cremated tomorrow in Churhat |url=https://www.apnnews.com/arjun-singh-to-be-cremated-tomorrow-in-churhat/ |access-date=27 November 2019 |work=APN News|date=5 March 2011}}</ref>
==Family==
Arjun Singh's son [[Ajay Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Ajay Singh]] aka Rahul Bhaiya is an INC politician and former [[Leader of Opposition]] in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. His grandson is [[Arunoday Singh]], a Bollywood actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/arunoday-singh-actor-congress-party-arjun-singh-grandfather-madhya-pradesh-ex-cm-tmov-1208581-2021-02-16|title=एमपी के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री का पोता है जिस्म 2 का ये हीरो, इस एक्टर से प्रेरित होकर फिल्मों में रखा कदम|work=Aajtak|date=16 February 2021}}</ref>
Another grandson of his, Kunwar Aishwarya Singh of [[Singrauli]] is married to [[Devyani Rana]], great-granddaughter of [[Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], former [[Prime Minister of Nepal]].
==Positions held==
* 1957 - 1985 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]], [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* 1963 - 1967 Minister of State for Agriculture, General Administration Department (GAD) and Information & Public Relations, [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
* 1967 Minister of Planning and Development, [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
* 1972 - 1977 Minister of Education, [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
* 1977 - 1980 [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* 1980 - 1985 [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
* 1985 - 1985 [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
* 1985 - 1988 [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
*  1985 - 1986 [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]], [[Government of India]]
*  1986 - 1988 [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications]], [[Government of India]]
* 1988 - 1991 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]], [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* 1988 - 1989 [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
* 1991 - 1996 [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
* 1991 - 1994 [[Minister of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]
* 2000 - 2011 [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
* 2000 - 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
* 2001 - 2004 Member, Committee on Rules
* 2002 - 2004 Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Purposes Committee
* 2004 - 2009 [[Minister of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]<ref>[http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Biodata.asp?no=75 CV at Indian Parliament website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228224407/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Biodata.asp?no=75 |date=28 February 2008 }}.</ref>
==Elections contested==
*  [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] - Won from Majholi ([[Independent (politician)|IND]])<ref name="lalbio" />
*  [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] - Won from Majholi ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] - Lost from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  1967 - Won [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] [[bypoll]] from Umaria ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] - Won from [[Sidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhi]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] - Won from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*    [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] - Won from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] - Won from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  1985 - Won [[Lok Sabha]] [[bypoll]] from [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]] ([[Independent (politician)|IND]])
*  1988 - Won [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] [[bypoll]] from [[Kharsia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharsia]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] - Won from [[Churhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churhat]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  [[1991 Indian general election|1991]] - Won from [[Satna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satna]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
* [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] - Lost from [[Satna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satna]] ([[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)|AIICT]])
* [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] - Lost from [[Hoshangabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoshangabad]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  2000 - Won [[Rajya Sabha]] election from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*  2006 - Won [[Rajya Sabha]] election from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060321/main3.htm "Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha"], Tribuneindia.com, 20 March 2006.</ref>
==See also==
* [[2006 Indian anti-reservation protests]]
* [[Reservation in India]]
* [[Forward caste]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060524084753/http://www.education.nic.in/ HRD Ministry's website]
* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/decision-on-quota-is-final-arjun/11063-4-single.html Arjun singh's recent interview with Karan Thapar on reservation issue]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110307020650/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Arjun-Singh-always-in-the-race-but-never-the-king/Article1-669538.aspx Hindustan Times : Arjun Singh, always in the race but never the king]
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{{Succession box
| title = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]
| years = 2004–2009
| before = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| after=[[Kapil Sibal]]
}}
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| title = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]
| years = 1991–1994
| before = [[Rajmangal Pandey]]
| after= [[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| years = 1988–1989
| before = [[Motilal Vora]]
| after = [[Motilal Vora]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications]], [[Government of India]]
| years = 1986–1988
| before = [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| after = [[Vasant Sathe]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]], [[Government of India]]
| years = 1985–1986
| before = [[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
| after = [[P Shiv Shankar|Punjala Shiv Shankar]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]]
| years = 1985–1985
| before = [[Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala]]
| after = [[Hokishe Sema]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| years = 1980–1985
| before = [[President's rule]]
| after=[[Motilal Vora]]
}}
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{{Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh}}
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{{Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Arjun}}
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