Govind Narayan Singh (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005), was an Indian politician. He was

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ' ...

from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He was also

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state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989.

Early life

Govind Narayan Singh was born in a

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

family to Awadhesh Pratap Singh, the first chief minister of

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and Maharaj Kumari. He received his PhD from the

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(BHU) in literature.

Political career

Singh was elected to the

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in 1951 from Rampur-Baghelan constituency. Later, he was elected to the

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in 1957 and 1962. He was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Minister of Public Works (Irrigation) from 27 May 1963. From 30 September 1963, to 29 July 1967, the Minister of Local Government in the Dwarka Prasad Mishra ministry. In 1967, he was elected to the

as an

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candidate but soon rebelled against Dwarka Prasad Mishra and he resigned from the Congress party. He formed a new political party known as the Lok Sewak Dal and became the

as the leader of a coalition, known as the

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. He was the chief minister of the state from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He returned to

. He also served a term as the

state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989.

Personal life

Singh had five sons and one daughter. Of his sons, Harsh Singh is M.L.A. from Rampur-Baghelan constituency''Tribune India'' March 20, 2010
/ref> and Dhruv Narayan Singh was an M.L.A. from Bhopal Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) to

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidh ...

References

External links

States of India Since 1947

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