Arjun Lal Jingar

Arjun Lal Jingar
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
ConstituencyKapasan
Personal details
Born (1961-12-01) 1 December 1961 (age 64)
Rashmi, Chittorgarh
PartyBhartiya Janata Party

Arjun Lal Jingar is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kapasan. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Political career

Arjun Lal contested as a representative of Bharatiya Janata Party from the Gangrar constituency of Rajasthan State in 1993, in which he won from Amar Chand with 31273 votes.[4] In 1998, he had contested as a Bhartiya Janta Party candidate from the Gangrar constituency but lost with 46427 votes from Kaloo Ram Khateek.[5] In 2003, he contested the Bhartiya Janata Party candidate from the Gangrar constituency and won with 56816 votes and beat Kalu Lal Khatik.[6] In 2013, he contested Rajasthan State as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kapasan constituency assembly constituency, in which he defeated R.D. Jawa with 96190 votes.[7] In 2018, he contested Rajasthan State as the Bhartiya Janta Party candidate from the Kapasan constituency, in which he won by defeating Anandi Ram with 81470 votes.[1]

Controversy

In September 2025, Suraj Mali, a resident of Kapasan, Chittorgarh, was reportedly assaulted by masked attackers after posting videos on social media addressing Jeengar and referring to his election promise to bring water from the Matrikundia dam to Kapasan pond.[8] The incident led RLP chief Hanuman Beniwal to organize a 13-day protest in Kapasan, seeking administrative action.[9] The protest concluded after the authorities assured an investigation by the Special Operations Group (SOG), compensation to the victim, a contract job, allocation of a shop in the vegetable market, and coverage of medical expenses.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kapasan Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ MIWD, Data. "Vidhan Sabha Members from BJP Rajasthan – BJP Rajasthan". Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Arjun Lal Jingar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAPASAN (SC)(CHITTORGARGH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "1993 Rajasthan Assembly Election Result".
  5. ^ "1998 Rajasthan Assembly Election Result".
  6. ^ "2003 Rajasthan Assembly Election Result".
  7. ^ "2013 Rajasthan Assembly Election Result".
  8. ^ Jaipur, Rajesh Asnani (18 September 2025). "Deadly assault on man who questioned Rajasthan MLA's promises triggers political uproar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. ^ मंसूरी, सलमान; सिंह, उपेंद्र (28 September 2025). "हनुमान बेनीवाल ने कर द‍िया बड़ा ऐलान, बोले- न्याय के लिए आर-पार की लड़ाई लड़ेंगे". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  10. ^ मंसूरी, सलमान; द्विवेदी, गौरव कुमार (28 September 2025). "Rajasthan: "20 मिनट में मान जाओ, वरना कूच करेंगे", सूरज माली केस में हनुमान बेनीवाल का अल्टीमेटम, प्रशासन ने मानी मांगे". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 September 2025.