Sarup Singh

This article is about the Indian politician and former governor of Kerala and Gujarat, Sarup Singh. For the Uttar Pradesh politician, see Ram Swaroop Singh. For other uses, see Swarup Singh (disambiguation).

Sarup Singh
Governor of Kerala
In office
12 February 1990 – 20 December 1990
Governor of Gujarat
In office
21 December 1990 – 1 July 1995
Governor of Rajasthan (acting)
In office
26 August 1991 – 4 February 1992
Personal details
Born(1917-01-09)9 January 1917
Died4 August 2003(2003-08-04) (aged 86)
OccupationAcademic, Politician

Sarup Singh (also Swaroop Singh) (9 January 1917 – 4 August 2003[1]) was an Indian academic turned politician. He remained a faculty member at Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and later became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi (1971–74).[2] He was member of the Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1978-1984) of Lok Dal party.[3] Earlier he was the Governor of Kerala,[4] and later appointed Governor of Gujarat[5] in December 1990 and held the position till 1995. He also served as acting Governor of Rajasthan from August 1991 till February 1992.[6]

  1. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation".
  2. ^ "Former Vice-Chancellors of University of Delhi" (PDF). University of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ Former Rajya Sabha members, alphabetically
  4. ^ KERALA LEGISLATURE - GOVERNORS Legislative Assembly of Kerala website.
  5. ^ Dr. Sarup Singh Governor of Gujarat Profile Governor of Gujarat Official website.
  6. ^ [1] Rajbhawan (Rajasthan) official website.