# Krishna Pal Singh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Krishna_Pal_Singh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Krishna_Pal_Singh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Pal_Singh > Source revision: 1348016197 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Indian politician (b. 1922, d. 1999) Krishnapal Singh 14th Governor of Gujarat In office 1 March 1996 – 24 April 1998 Preceded by Naresh Chandra Succeeded by Anshuman Singh Minister of Madhya Pradesh Government In office 1962–1990 Constituency Sohagpur (Shahdol) MLA In office 1998–1999 In office 1967–1993 Constituency Sohagpur (Shahdol) In office 1962–1967 Constituency Burhar Personal details Born (1922-01-10)10 January 1922 Biruhuli, Shahdol Died 27 September 1999(1999-09-27) (aged 77) Bhopal, India Party Indian National Congress Spouse Smt. Tara Devi Profession Lawyer, politician **Krishnapal Singh** (10 January 1922 – 27 September 1999) was an Indian activist, politician and a former [Governor of Gujarat](/source/Governor_of_Gujarat) from [Shahdol](/source/Shahdol) in [Baghelkhand](/source/Baghelkhand). His career began in the 1940s and ended in the 1990s.[1] ## Early life In high school, he organized many student agitations, demonstrations, [*satyagrahas*](/source/Satyagraha), debates and conferences. In college, he was President of P.G. College Students' Union, [Rewa](/source/Rewa%2C_Madhya_Pradesh) and arranged student congresses and volunteer corps. He served throughout the communal riots of 1947–48 and helped [Sindhi](/source/Sindhi_people) refugees in their migration. As a trade union leader, he served as vice president of the [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) unit of the [All India Trade Union Congress](/source/All_India_Trade_Union_Congress). He registered with the [Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party) in 1946 was an associate of [Jaya Prakash Narayan](/source/Jaya_Prakash_Narayan) and [Ram Manohar Lohia](/source/Ram_Manohar_Lohia). Singh was the president of the [Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party) of [Vindhya Pradesh](/source/Vindhya_Pradesh) and president of the [Samyukta Socialist Party](/source/Samyukta_Socialist_Party) in Madhya Pradesh. He served in varied capacities as a member of the [All India Congress Committee](/source/All_India_Congress_Committee) (AICC) and therefore the [Pradesh Congress Committee](/source/Pradesh_Congress_Committee) (PCC) after 1965 when he was inducted into the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) by the late Smt. [Indira Gandhi](/source/Indira_Gandhi). . He served as [Pradesh Congress Committee](/source/Pradesh_Congress_Committee) general secretary with [Shankar Dayal Sharma](/source/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma) as its president. He served as vice president of the [Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_Congress_Committee) and was a special invitee within the AICC, when Smt. Indira Gandhi was its president. ## Political career Singh was elected seven times to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1990 and 1998. He was minister five times in the Government of Pandit [Dwarka Prasad Mishra](/source/Dwarka_Prasad_Mishra), [Shyama Charan Shukla](/source/Shyama_Charan_Shukla), [Prakash Chandra Sethi](/source/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi) and [Arjun Singh](/source/Arjun_Singh_(politician%2C_born_1930)) up to 1990. He held several portfolios including finance, law, revenue, planning, jail, excise taxation and tourism. He served as deputy leader in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha; Party Observer in general elections in Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and West Bengal; PRO for party elections to Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal; and political observer for Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. He was president of the [Friends of the Soviet Union (India)](/source/Friends_of_the_Soviet_Union_(India)), India-China Society, Bharat-Nepal Maitri Sangh of Madhya Pradesh Unit. He served as president of the India-Africa Friendship Association and general secretary of the All India Indo-Arab Friendship Society.[2][3][4][5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Siddiqui, A. U. (2004). [*Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ps1_lvyBxMC&pg=PA89). Northern Book Centre. p. 89. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788172111502](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788172111502). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Prasad, Krishna (5 July 2004). ["All you want to know about governors"](http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/05spec2.htm). *Rediff*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Past Governors Of Gujarat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190422181707/http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/pastgoverner.htm). *www.gujaratassembly.gov.in*. Archived from [the original](http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/pastgoverner.htm) on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Muharkar, Uday (15 October 1996). ["Centre's controversial decision to suspend Gujarat Assembly likely to benefit BJP"](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19961015-centres-controversial-decision-to-suspend-gujarat-assembly-likely-to-benefit-bjp-833961-1996-10-15). IndiaToday. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Gujarat Governor's decision to give CM grace to prove majority sparks off controversy"](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19971103-gujrat-governors-decision-to-give-cm-grace-to-prove-majority-sparks-off-controversy-830829-1997-11-03). IndiaToday. 3 November 1997. v t e Governors of Gujarat Mehdi Nawaz Jung Nityanand Kanungo P. N. Bhagwati Shriman Narayan P. N. Bhagwati Kambanthodath Vishwanatham Sharda Mukherjee Kizhekethil Chandy Braj Kumar Nehru R. K. Trivedi Mahipal Shastri Sarup Singh Naresh Chandra Krishna Pal Singh Anshuman Singh K. G. Balakrishnan* Sunder Singh Bhandari Kailashpati Mishra Balram Jakhar* Nawal Kishore Sharma S. C. Jamir Kamla Beniwal Margaret Alva* Om Prakash Kohli Acharya Devvrat *Acting --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Krishna Pal Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Pal_Singh) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Pal_Singh?action=history)). 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