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Gurumukh Nihal Singh

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Gurmukh Nihal Singh
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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 II (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 (1895-03-14)14 March 1895
Political party Indian National Congress
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi
Religion Sikhism
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 and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader. 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.



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