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{{Short description|5th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Govind Narayan Singh
| image =
| caption =
| order = 12th
| office = Governor of Bihar
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]
| term_start = 26 February 1988
| term_end = 24 January 1989
| predecessor = [[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]
| successor = Dipak Kumar Sen {{small|(Acting)}}
| office1 = 5th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| governor1 = [[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]]
| deputy1 = [[Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha]]
| term_start1 = 30 July 1967
| term_end1 = 12 March 1969
| predecessor1 = [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]]
| successor1 = [[Raja Nareshchandra Singh]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|7|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rampur Baghelan]], [[Central Provinces]], [[British India]]<br>{{small|''(Now in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India)}}''
| residence =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|5|10|1920|7|25|df=y}}
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty = [[Samyukta Vidhayak Dal]]
| spouse = Padyavati Devi
| children = 5 sons, 1 daughter
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/cm-gnsingh.html
}}
'''Govind Narayan Singh''' (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rulers.org/2005-05.html|title = May 2005}}</ref>), was an Indian politician. He was [[Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] from July 30, 1967 to March 12, 1969.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19971117-former-madhya-pradesh-cm-govind-narayan-singh-takes-a-dig-at-digvijay-singh-832228-1997-11-17 Former Madhya Pradesh CM Govind Narayan Singh takes a dig at Digvijay Singh]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-gwalior-dynasty-a-short-history-of-the-scindias-in-indian-politics-6311574/ The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics]</ref> He was also [[Governor of Bihar]] state from February 26, 1988 to January 24, 1989.

==Political career==

Singh was elected to the [[Vindhya Pradesh]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] in 1951 from [[Rampur-Baghelan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rampur-Baghelan constituency]].<ref name=eci1>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_VP.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh|page=4|publisher=Election Commission of India website}}</ref> Later, he was elected to the [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] in 1957 <ref name=eci2>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_MP_1957.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh|page=4|publisher=Election Commission of India website |year=2004}}</ref> and 1962.<ref name=eci3>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_MP_1962.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh|page=4|publisher=Election Commission of India website |year=2004}}</ref>

He was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Minister of Public Works (Irrigation) from 27 May 1963. From September 30, 1963, to July 29, 1967, the Minister of Local Government in the [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] ministry.

In 1967, he was elected to the [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate but soon rebelled against [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] and he resigned from the Congress party. He formed a new political party known as the '''''Lok Sewak Dal''''' and became the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] as the leader of a coalition, known as the [[Samyukta Vidhayak Dal]]. He was the chief minister of the state from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He returned to [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-gwalior-dynasty-a-short-history-of-the-scindias-in-indian-politics-6311574/ The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/in-madhya-pradesh-politics-family-comes-first/article5331258.ece In Madhya Pradesh politics, family comes first]</ref>

He also served a term as the [[Governor of Bihar]] state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989.

==Personal life ==

He was born to [[Awadhesh Pratap Singh]], the first chief minister of '''[[Vindhya Pradesh]]''' and Maharaj Kumari. He received his PhD from the [[Benaras Hindu University]] (BHU) in literature. He had five sons and one daughter. Of his sons, [[Harsh Singh (politician)|Harsh Singh]] is M.L.A. from [[Rampur-Baghelan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rampur-Baghelan constituency]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100320/jkplus.htm#4 ''Tribune India'' March 20, 2010]</ref> and [[Dhruv Narayan Singh]] was an M.L.A. from [[Bhopal Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] to [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. Dhruv Narayan gained notability in recent [[Shehla Masood]] murder case along with [[Zahida Parvez]].<ref name="Love and murder in Bhopal">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shehla-masood-murder--bjp-mla-dhruv-narayan-singh-zahida-love-triangle/1/187369.html|title=Love and murder in Bhopal|publisher=Indian Today|year=2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html States of India Since 1947]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060321113201/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/26/stories/2005072613860500.htm The Hindu Website news article]

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