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1 Personal life  



1.1  Childhood and early life  





1.2  Family  







2 Political career  





3 Offices  



3.1  Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh  





3.2  Minister of Communications  







4 Death  





5 Books  





6 Other  





7 References  





8 Bibliography  





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Vir Bahadur Singh
Minister of Communications
In office
25 June 1988 – 30 May 1989
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byVasant Sathe
Succeeded byGiridhar Gamang
14th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 September 1985 – 24 June 1988
Preceded byN. D. Tiwari
Succeeded byN. D. Tiwari
Personal details
Born18 February 1935
Gorakhpur, United Provinces, British India
Died30 May 1989 (aged 54)
Paris, France
Political partyIndian National Congress

Vir Bahadur Singh (18 February 1935 – 30 May 1989) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Communications in Central government from 1988 to 1989. He was also an author.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Childhood and early life

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Vir Bahadur Singh was born in Gorakhpur.[1] He was born in a Rajput family. [2][3][4]

Family

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His son, Fateh Bahadur Singh who studied in Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun has been the minister several times in Uttar Pradesh cabinet (Forest Minister of U.P.).

Political career

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Vir Bahadur Singh remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 24 September 1985 till 25 June 1988.[5]

He was appointed Union Minister of Communication in 1988, by Rajiv Gandhi.[6]

Late Om Prakash Pandey & Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh were his close aides. Vir Bahadur Singh has delegated his political activities in Eastern Uttar Pradesh to them. They were very active budding leaders in the belt of Allahabad University, Banaras Hindu University & Purvanchal University. The political activities at the grass root i.e. "student leadership at university level" touched its zenith under the leadership of Om Prakash Pandey. The root cause of their political success was Om Prakash's populist measures towards people atrocities & swift decision making. The sudden death of Om Prakash Pandey due to unknown reason in early 1988 broke the reign of burgeoning student political water in the region. All student associations dispersed after his death as Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh who was too young to accept the responsibility therefore withdrew from political career.

The same proved the major setback for Vir Bahadur Singh and his political career hence losing majority in state assembly in June 1988.

Offices

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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

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Singh was appointed the 13th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 24 September 1985 and remained for a period of 2 years and 274 days, till 2 August 1988. At that time he was Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Paniyara.[7] He succeeded N. D. Tiwari who was also Chief Minister before him.[8] He was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from Gorakhpur.[9] He lost the Chief Ministership in a party reshuffle when he resigned as CM to join the Union Cabinet as Minister for Communications.

Minister of Communications

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After resignation from the position of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, he was assigned the position of Minister of Communications of India on the 25 June 1988 and remained till 30 May 1989, under Rajiv Gandhi ministry.[10][11]

Death

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Veer Bahadur Singh died on 30 May 1989 in Paris, France at the age of 54 during his visit.[7]

Books

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Other

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References

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  • ^ Singh 2007, p. 437.
  • ^ Secular States, Religious Politics. Cambridge University Press. 2018. p. 135. ISBN 9781108472036. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  • ^ Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
  • ^ Lost in politics' revolving door
  • ^ a b "मुख्यमंत्री की जेब में नहीं रहते थे पैसे, हर रोज कॉफी हाउस में बैठकी के बाद कोई और भरता था बिल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ List of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  • ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ "Present govt taking forward development works started by former CM Vir Bahadur Singh: Adityanath". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ Ministry of Communications.
  • ^ "VBSPU". UP Government.
  • ^ ::: Colleges - University Grants Commission :::
  • Bibliography

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    1. Bose, Sumantra (2018). Secular States, Religious Politics. Cambridge University. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-1108454865.
    2. Singh, Ujjwal Kumar (2007). The State, Democracy and Anti-terror law in India. New Delhi, India: The Sage Publication. pp. 435–438. ISBN 978-81-7829-955-6.
    [edit]
    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Narayan Dutt Tiwari

    Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
    24 Sep 1985 – 25 Jun 1988
    Succeeded by

    Narayan Dutt Tiwari


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