Nityanand Kanungo | |
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6th Governor of Bihar | |
In office 7 December 1967 – 20 January 1971 | |
Chief Minister | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha Satish Prasad Singh B. P. Mandal Bhola Paswan Shastri Harihar Singh Daroga Prasad Rai Karpoori Thakur |
Preceded by | M. A. S. Ayyangar |
Succeeded by | U.N. Sinha (Acting) |
2nd Governor of Gujarat | |
In office 1 August 1965 – 6 December 1967 | |
Chief Minister | Balwantrai Mehta Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai |
Preceded by | Mehdi Nawaz Jung |
Succeeded by | P. N. Bhagwati (Acting) |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Succeeded by | Surendranath Dwivedy |
Constituency | Kendrapara |
In office 1962–1967 | |
Succeeded by | Srinibas Mishra |
Constituency | Cuttack |
3rd Minister of Industry | |
In office 1955–1957 | |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Minister of Commerce, Govt of India | |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cuttack, British India | 4 May 1900
Died | 2 August 1988 | (aged 88)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Relatives |
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Occupation | Politician |
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Nityanand Kanungo (4 May 1900 – 2 August 1988) was one of India's prominent politicians from the state of Odisha, who held successive high-profile portfolios in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.