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Bachan Singh Arya
Office MLA of the Haryana Legislative Assembly


Office MLA of the Haryana Legislative Assembly



Term start 2005
Term end 2009
Predecessor Ram Phal
Successor Kali Ram Patwari



Constituency Safidon Assembly constituency


Born 1955-04-05 (age 71)






Political party Bhartiya Janata Party






Bachan Singh Arya is an Indian politician and served as Minister in Government of Haryana. He is two terms elected MLA representing Safidon Assembly constituency.[1] He won 1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Indian National Congress and 2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as Independent.[2][3]

Bachan Singh Arya contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly election consecutively in the years 1991, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2014, and 2019.

Political career

Bhajan Lal Bishnoi was elected Chief Minister and along with him Bachan Singh Arya also took oath as Minister of State in the Haryana Government. And as Minister of State departments, Arya was given important departments like Excise and Taxation, Education, Agriculture, and Housing Board.[4]

Bachan Singh Arya started his political career after joining the Arya Samaj. Due to his opposition to social evils, he was sent to jail several times. While living in Arya Samaj and being active in social movements, the brilliance of Bachan Singh Arya's working style was attracting the leaders of political parties as well. During a speech by Bachan Arya in an event in Delhi, the Prime Minister of India at that time Rajiv Gandhi was so impressed by him and requested Mr. Arya to join Congress Party.[5] And Bachan Singh Arya joined Indian National Congress Party in 1990. As a candidate of INC, he contested his first Lok Sabha Election in 1991 from Safidon Assembly constituency and won with a margin of 22,030 votes. Arya defeated all his rivals and won with huge votes, But meanwhile Rajiv Gandhi died in a terrorist attack.[4]

Bhajan Lal Bishnoi was elected Chief Minister and along with him Bachan Singh Arya also took oath as Minister of State in the Haryana Government. And as Minister of State departments, Arya was given important departments like Excise and Taxation, Education, Agriculture, and Housing Board.[4][6]

Positions held

From To Position
MLA Haryana Legislative Assembly 2005-2009
MLA Haryana Legislative Assembly 1991-1996
Minister Haryana Government 1991-1996
Deputy Leader Indian National Congress 1993-1996
State President INC Haryana Indian National Congress 2003-2005

Electoral performance

Assembly Election 2019

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Assembly Election 2005

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Assembly Election 1991

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