Kalyan Singh
Kalyan Singh (5 January 1932 – 21 August 2021) was an Indian politician. He was Governor of Rajasthan from 2014 to 2019.[1] He also was Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2015. He was a politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kalyan Singh | |
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| 21st Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 4 September 2014 – 8 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Alva |
| Succeeded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| Governor of Himachal Pradesh (Additional charge) | |
| In office 28 January 2015 – 12 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Urmila Singh |
| Succeeded by | Acharya Devvrat |
| Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Rajveer Singh |
| Constituency | Etah, U.P. |
| 16th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
| In office 21 September 1997 – 12 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mayawati |
| Succeeded by | Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1932 Atrauli, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 21 August 2021 (aged 89) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ramwati Devi (m. 1952) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| As of 20 January, 2009 Source: | |
Singh died on 21 August 2021 at a hospital in Lucknow, India from sepsis caused by multiple organ failure, aged 89.[2]
References
- "Kalyan Singh sworn-in as 20th Governor of Rajasthan". The Indian Express. PTI. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh dies at 89". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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