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Virbhadra Singh | |
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 Virbhadra Singh, c. 2012 | |
| 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 25 December 2012 – 27 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| Succeeded by | Jai Ram Thakur |
| In office 6 March 2003 – 30 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| Succeeded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| In office 3 December 1993 – 24 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shanta Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| In office 8 April 1983 – 5 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
| Succeeded by | Shanta Kumar |
| MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Govind Ram Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Awasthy[1] |
| Constituency | Arki |
| Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
| In office 19 January 2011 – 26 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Dinsha Patel |
| Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of Steel | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 18 January 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Minister of State for Industries | |
| In office September 1982 – April 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Tourism, Civil Aviation | |
| In office December 1976 – March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| President of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 23 August 2012 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kaul Singh Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1934 Sarahan, Bushahr, Simla Hill States, Punjab States Agency, British India (now in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 8 July 2021 (aged 87)[2][3] Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 6 (including Vikramaditya and Abhilasha) |
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| Alma mater | Colonel Brown Cambridge School St. Edward's School Bishop Cotton School St. Stephen's College Delhi University |
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| Titular Raja of Bushahr | |
| Reign | 1947–1971 (recognised) 1971-2021 (unrecognised) |
| Predecessor | Padam Singh |
| Successor | Vikramaditya Singh[4][5] (unrecognised) |
Virbhadra Singh ([viːrəbʰəd̪rə siⁿɦə] ⓘ; 23 June 1934 – 8 July 2021)[6] was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[7] A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislative Assembly to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and 5 times as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. Virbhadra Singh was popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib.[8][9] Singh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, holding the office from 1983 to 1990, from 1993 to 1998, from 2003 to 2007 and finally from 2012 to 2017, when he was succeeded by the BJP's Jai Ram Thakur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962, 1967, 1971, 1980 and 2009. Singh served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. At the time of his demise, he was serving as an MLA from Arki constituency.
- ^ "Bye election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Former 6 times Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away at 87". The Hindu. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Himachal ex-CM Virbhadra Singh passes away at 87". Times of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bushashr Royalty: Vikramaditya Singh Crowned As 'Raja Sahib' In Private Ceremony". www.outlookindia.com. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' before Raja's cremation". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Girish Suri (2006). Raja Virbhadra Singh: The Untold Story. Rampur Bushahr: Atma Ram & Sons. ISBN 978-81-902872-4-1.
- ^ "Virbhadra Singh". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Pathak, Vikas (28 October 2017). "Arki, the new sanctuary of 'Raja Sahib'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Raja Sahib who ruled hearts for 50 years loses last battle". Hindustan Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.