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| Office | National President of Bhartiya Janata Party SC Morcha |
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| Office | Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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| Office | Minister of Narmada Valley Development General Administration, Aviation, Happiness, Tribal Affairs, Scheduled Caste Welfare Department. |
| Term start | March 2020
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| Predecessor | Vinod Sonkar
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| Predecessor | Ranvir Jatav |
| Successor | Ranvir Jatav
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| Constituency | Gohad |
| Born | 1964-06-15 (age 62)[1]Template:Citation needed
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sandhya Arya[2] |
| Children | Prashant Arya, Ishant Arya, 2 Daughters |
| Alma mater | Jiwaji university
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Lal Singh Arya (born 1964) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Gohad (SC) seat from 1998 to 2008 and again from 2013 to 2018. He has also served as a Minister of State in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. As of 2023, he is serving as the National President of the BJP Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha.[3]
Early life and education
Lal Singh Arya was born on 15 June 1964. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (B.A., LL.B.) degree from Jiwaji University, Gwalior.[4]
Political career
Arya contested his first election in 1998 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Gohad seat and defeated sitting MLA Chaturilal Barhadiya of the Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 4,338 votes. He was re-elected in the 2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Ex. MLA Sriram Jatav with a margin of 10,649 votes. However, in the 2008 election he lost to Congress candidate Makhanlal Jatav.
In the 2013 assembly election, Arya once again won from Gohad, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Mevaram Jatav by 19,814 votes.[4] He subsequently served as Minister of State in the Third Shivraj Singh Chouhan ministry, government of Madhya Pradesh.[5]
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Lal Singh Arya contested from the Gohad constituency but was defeated by Keshav Desai of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 607 votes.[6]
Current position
Since 2020, Arya has been serving as the National President of the BJP SC Morcha, leading the party's outreach and welfare programs among Scheduled Caste communities across India.
Positions held
Lal Singh Arya has held the following political and organizational positions.
| # | From | To | Position | Party | |
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| 1 | March 2020 | Incumbent | President of Bharatiya Janata Party SC Morcha | BJP | style="background-color: Template:Party color;" | |
| 2 | 2013 | 2018 | Minister of State, Government of Madhya Pradesh | BJP | style="background-color: Template:Party color;" | |
| 3 | 2013 | 2018 | MLA (3rd term) from Gohad | BJP | style="background-color: Template:Party color;" | |
| 4 | 2003 | 2008 | MLA (2nd term) from Gohad | BJP | style="background-color: Template:Party color;" | |
| 5 | 1998 | 2003 | MLA (1st term) from Gohad | BJP | style="background-color: Template:Party color;" | |
References
- ↑ Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Tulsiram Silawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANWER(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ National Office Bearers – BJP SC Morcha. Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lal Singh Arya Biography: गोहद BJP प्रत्याशी लाल सिंह आर्य की बायोग्राफी. NPG News(17 October 2023). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ Assembly Constituency 13 – Gohad (Madhya Pradesh). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 November 2025.