Govind Narayan Singh

Govind Narayan Singh
12th Governor of Bihar
In office
26 February 1988 – 24 January 1989
Chief MinisterBhagwat Jha Azad
Preceded byPendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
Succeeded byDipak Kumar Sen (Acting)
5th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
30 July 1967 – 12 March 1969
Preceded byDwarka Prasad Mishra
Succeeded byRaja Nareshchandra Singh
Personal details
Born(1920-07-25)25 July 1920
Rampur Baghelan, Bagelkhand Agency, British India
(Now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died10 May 2005(2005-05-10) (aged 84)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
SpousePadmavati Devi
Children5 sons, 1 daughter
Alma materBanaras Hindu University
Source: [1]

Govind Narayan Singh (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005[1]), was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969.[2][3] He was also Governor of Bihar state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989.

Early life

Govind Narayan Singh was born in a Rajput family[4] to Awadhesh Pratap Singh, the first chief minister of Vindhya Pradesh and Maharaj Kumari. He received his PhD from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in literature.

Political career

Singh was elected to the Vindhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1951 from Rampur-Baghelan constituency.[5] Later, he was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1957 [6] and 1962.[7]

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 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha as an Indian National Congress 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 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the leader of a coalition, known as the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal. He was the chief minister of the state from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He returned to Indian National Congress.[8][9]

He also served a term as the Governor of Bihar 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[10] and Dhruv Narayan Singh was an M.L.A. from Bhopal Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

References

  1. ^ "May 2005".
  2. ^ Former Madhya Pradesh CM Govind Narayan Singh takes a dig at Digvijay Singh
  3. ^ The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics
  4. ^ Tomar, Shruti (3 November 2023). "Madhya Pradesh polls: Why is Congress again banking on OBC politics for power". In 1956, Vindhya Pradesh merged into Madhya Bharat (present-day Madhya Pradesh minus Chhattisgarh) and since then the region has given two Rajput chief ministers to the state --- Govind Narayan Singh and Arjun Singh.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. 2004. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. 2004. p. 4.
  8. ^ The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics
  9. ^ In Madhya Pradesh politics, family comes first
  10. ^ Tribune India March 20, 2010