Sardar Gurmukh Nihal Singh | |
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| 1st Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 1 November 1956 – 16 April 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Man Singh II (Rajpramukh) |
| Succeeded by | Sampurnanand |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 13 February 1955 – 31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1895 |
| Died | 22 December 1969 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi |
| Source: Former Governor of Rajasthan | |
Gurmukh Nihal Singh (14 March 1895 – 22 December 1969)[2] was the first Governor of Rajasthan[3] and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader.[4] He was the successor of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year. The late journalist Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018) was Gurmukh Nihal Singh's son.[5][6]
- ^ "Sixty-ninth amendment". Delhi Assembly official website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Assembly, Punjab (India) Legislature Legislative. Debates: Official report (in Punjabi). p. 33. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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- ^ "Gurmukh Nihal Singh was the second Chief Minister of Delhi, and also served as the first Governor of the state of Rajasthan".
- ^ "In memoriam". The Statesman. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Kapoor, Coomi (17 April 2018). "Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh (1929-2018): Among the last old-school titans". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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