Nikhil Kumar
| Nikhil Kumar निखिल कुमार |
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| Governor of Kerala | |
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In office 23 March 2013 – 05 March 2014 |
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| Chief Minister | Oommen Chandy |
| Preceded by | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Dikshit |
| Governor of Nagaland | |
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In office 15 October 2009 – 21 March 2013 |
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| Chief Minister | Neiphiu Rio |
| Preceded by | Gurbachan Jagat |
| Succeeded by | Ashwani Kumar |
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Member of Parliament for Aurangabad |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Shyama Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Aurangabad |
| Director General NSG | |
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In office 30 June 1999 – 31 July 2001 |
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| Preceded by | TR Kakkar |
| Succeeded by | Sh Gurbachan Jagat |
| Director General ITBP | |
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In office 3 April 1997 – 3 December 1997 |
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| Preceded by | B B Nandy |
| Succeeded by | Pt. Gautam Kaul |
| Commissioner of Delhi Police | |
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In office January 1995 – April 1997 |
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| Preceded by | M.B.Kaushal |
| Succeeded by | T.R. Kakkar |
| Director BSF Academy | |
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In office July 1990 – December 1990 |
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| Preceded by | D.K. Arya |
| Succeeded by | P.Pillai |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 July 1941 Vaishali, Bihar, India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse(s) | Shyama Singh |
| Residence | Patna |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Occupation |
Civil Servant Administrator Statesman Parliamentarian Governor |
| As of 26 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Nikhil Kumar (Hindi: निखिल कुमार) (born 15 July 1941) is an Indian politician who was Governor of Nagaland from 2009 to 2013 and Governor of Kerala from 2013 to 2014. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology.
One of country's well knownIPS officers of 1963 batch, Kumar also served as Chief of the National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and as Commissioner of Delhi Police.
He is a son of Satyendra Narayan Sinha, who was Chief Minister of Bihar, a veteran Indian National Congress leader and a seven-term Member of Parliament, also from the constituency of Aurangabad.
His mother Kishori Sinha was MP for Vaishali and his wife Shyama Singh also represented Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha.
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