Arjun Munda
Arjun Munda (born 3 May 1968) is an Indian politician. He is the current Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in the Second Modi ministry. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand. He has also served as a member of parliament, having been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Jamshedpur constituency in the 2009 parliamentary elections. The BJP has appointed him as one of the general secretary of the party.
Arjun Munda | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Tribal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jual Oram |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 11 September 2010 – 8 January 2013 | |
| Governor | M. O. H. Farook Syed Ahmed |
| Deputy | Hemant Soren Sudesh Mahto |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 14 September 2006 | |
| Governor | Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Preceded by | Shibu Soren |
| Succeeded by | Madhu Koda |
| In office 18 March 2003 – 2 March 2005 | |
| Governor | Rama Jois Ved Marwah Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Preceded by | Babulal Marandi |
| Succeeded by | Shibu Soren |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Karia Munda |
| Constituency | Khunti |
| President, Archery Association of India | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Kumar Malhotra |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2010 - 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mangal Singh Soy |
| Succeeded by | Dashrath Gagrai |
| In office 2000 - 2009 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Mangal Singh Soy |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995 - 2000 | |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Constituency | Kharsawan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1968 Krangajhar, Jamshedpur, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Meera Munda |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Jamshedpur / New Delhi |
| Website | arjunmunda |
He lost his seat to Dashrath Gagrai of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha by 11,966 votes in Kharasawan in a 2014 state assembly election.
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