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Arif Beg (or Arif Baig) started his electoral journey when he was elected to Madhya Pradesh vidhan sabha in 1967 from Indore as a socialist. <ref>https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html</ref> His half-brother Bala Baig was also a well-known figure in Indore, who spent 3 years in jail in 1990s for a host of illegal activities. <ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/bala-baig-who-once-spread-terror-in-indores-bambai-bazaar-area-dies-as-sufi-saint-at-81-2415007.html</ref> Arif Beg soon joined Jana Sangh in 1973, as one of its earliest Muslim faces, who was later eclipsed in prominence when Sikander Bakht joined BJP in 1980. <ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/deendayal-katha/cid/1514639</ref> He was jailed during Emergency with other leaders of Jana Sangh, like Kushabhau Thakre. | Arif Beg (or Arif Baig) started his electoral journey when he was elected to Madhya Pradesh vidhan sabha in 1967 from Indore as a socialist. <ref>https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html</ref> His half-brother Bala Baig was also a well-known figure in Indore, who spent 3 years in jail in 1990s for a host of illegal activities. <ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/bala-baig-who-once-spread-terror-in-indores-bambai-bazaar-area-dies-as-sufi-saint-at-81-2415007.html</ref> Arif Beg soon joined Jana Sangh in 1973, as one of its earliest Muslim faces, who was later eclipsed in prominence when Sikander Bakht joined BJP in 1980. <ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/deendayal-katha/cid/1514639</ref> He was jailed during Emergency with other leaders of Jana Sangh, like Kushabhau Thakre. | ||
In 1977 he was elected to [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhopal]] as Janata Party candidate. He lost from Bhopal in 1980 on Janata Party's ticket, and from Khandwa in 1984 on BJP's ticket. In 1989 he was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Betul]] constituency as BJP's candidate. With Sikander Bakht becoming the most prominent Muslim in BJP, Arif Beg left the party in 1996, but he returned to it in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/10/12/stories/2003101205290800.htm |title=Arif Beg, Krishna Kumar join BJP |access-date=23 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103412/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/10/12/stories/2003101205290800.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status= | In 1977 he was elected to [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhopal]] as Janata Party candidate. He lost from Bhopal in 1980 on Janata Party's ticket, and from Khandwa in 1984 on BJP's ticket. In 1989 he was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Betul]] constituency as BJP's candidate. With Sikander Bakht becoming the most prominent Muslim in BJP, Arif Beg left the party in 1996, but he returned to it in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/10/12/stories/2003101205290800.htm |title=Arif Beg, Krishna Kumar join BJP |access-date=23 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103412/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/10/12/stories/2003101205290800.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He contested Bhopal again in 1998 but for Congress, and lost this time to BJP's Sushil Chandra Varma. He fought his last electoral battle in 2013 when, back in BJP by now, he was its losing candidate in 2013 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election from Bhopal North seat, from where Arif Aqueel of Congress won. <ref>https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2013-election-results.html</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Arif Beg died on September 5, 2016 in [[Bhopal]] at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theindianawaaz.com/senior-bjp-leader-arif-beg-passes-away/|title=Senior BJP leader Arif Baig passes away - The Indian Awaaz|publisher=|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref> | Arif Beg died on September 5, 2016 in [[Bhopal]] at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theindianawaaz.com/senior-bjp-leader-arif-beg-passes-away/|title=Senior BJP leader Arif Baig passes away - The Indian Awaaz|publisher=|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref> | ||