Gurmukh Nihal Singh
Sardar Gurmukh Nihal Singh | |
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.jpg) Gurmukh Nihal Singh receiving First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Jaipur (18 March 1962) | |
| 1st Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 1 November 1956 – 16 April 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Man Singh-2 (Rajpramukh) |
| Succeeded by | Sampurnanand |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 1955–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1895 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi |
As of 2 February, 2015 Source: Former Governor of Rajasthan | |
Gurmukh Nihal Singh (Hindi: गुरुमुख निहाल सिँह, Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ) was the first Governor of Rajasthan[1] and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader.[2] He was the successor of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year, as after that States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was passed which made Delhi a Union Territory. Thus, no one was appointed the next CM of Delhi until legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.[3]
References
- ^ "ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਰਾਜਪਾਲ ਸ: ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ".
- ^ "Gurmukh Nihal Singh was the second Chief Minister of Delhi, and also served as the first Governor of the state of Rajasthan".
- ^ "Sixty-ninth amendment". Delhi Assembly official website. Retrieved Feb 2015.
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