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 byMargaret Alva
Succeeded byKalraj Mishra
Governor of Himachal Pradesh
(Additional charge)
In office
28 January 2015 – 12 August 2015
Preceded byUrmila Singh
Succeeded byAcharya Devvrat
Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byDevendra Singh Yadav
Succeeded byRajveer Singh
ConstituencyEtah, U.P.
16th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded byPresident's Rule
In office
21 September 1997 – 12 November 1999
Preceded byMayawati
Succeeded byRam Prakash Gupta
Personal details
Born(1932-01-05)5 January 1932
Atrauli, United Provinces, British India
Died21 August 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 89)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Ramwati Devi (m. 1952)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
As of 20 January, 2009
Source: [1]

Singh died on 21 August 2021 at a hospital in Lucknow, India from sepsis caused by multiple organ failure, aged 89.[2]

References

  1. "Kalyan Singh sworn-in as 20th Governor of Rajasthan". The Indian Express. PTI. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh dies at 89" (in en). The Hindustan Times. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-kalyan-singh-dies-at-89-101629562799495.html. Retrieved 2021-08-21.