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'''Lallan Prasad Singh''' ICS (1912 – 17 October 1998) was Governor of [[Assam]] (1973–80), [[Manipur]] (1973–80, 1982–83), [[Meghalaya]] (1973–80), [[Nagaland]] (1973–81), and [[Tripura]] (1973–80).

He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]] award in 1999 after his death.

He was born in [[Buxar]], [[Bihar]], [[India]], in 1912<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Assam WorldStatesmen]</ref> and died in [[New Delhi]] on 17 October 1998. A member of the 1936 batch of the Imperial Civil Service, he joined the ICS on 9 September 1936.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34330/page/6429 The London Gazette, 9 October 1936]</ref> After independence in 1947, he served a long and distinguished career in the Indian Administrative Service. L.P. Singh was [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] during first Independent government of Bihar (1946–61). He enjoyed the confidence of both the first [[Bihar]] Chief Minister Dr S K Singh & deputy [[Chief Minister]] cum Finance Minister Dr Anugrah Narain Sinha. He also held several posts including [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)#Senior administrative officers|Home Secretary of India]], [[Governor]] of the five North Eastern States and Indian Ambassador to Nepal.

Apart from his bureaucratic career, Singh also authored two books: ''Portrait of Lal Bahadur Shastri: the Quintessential Gandhiian'' and ''Electoral Reform in India''.

He was married to Manorama Singh (née Mehta) and had four children, namely, Vineeta, Nandini, Vijay and Priyadarshini.

==Gallery==
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Sri Phulchand Sethi receving Governor Sri LP Singh's certificate.PNG|His excellency, Governor of [[Nagaland]], Sri LP Singh giving commendation certificate to Sri [[Phulchand Sethi]] at Parade Ground Kohima on 15 August 1975, Nagaland
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==See also==
* [[Shillong Accord of 1975]]

==References==
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