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Arjun Ram Meghwal

Indian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ4791582
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Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953; Hindi pronunciation: [əɾ.d͡ʒʊn̪ ɾaːm meːgʱ.ʋaːl]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Law and Justice since 2024.

A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghwal formerly served as Chief Whip, minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 2019 to 2021, minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs from 2016 to 2017 and minister of State for Water Resources from 2016 to 2017. He is also a member of Lok Sabha since 2009 representing the Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan. He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.

Early life and education

He was born Meghwal Caste to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Hira Devi in the small village of Kishmidesar in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He is a Master of Arts in Political Science, and LLB from Dungar College in Bikaner, Rajasthan and MBA from University of the Philippines in the Philippines.

After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student.

Political life

In 2009, he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency.

In the general election of 2014, he was re-elected from the Bikaner constituency for the 16th Lok Sabha. He was Chief Whip of Bhartiya Janta Party in the Lok Sabha and Chairman of the House Committee.

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