Gurmukh Nihal Singh

Gurmukh Nihal Singh (14 March 1895 – 22 December 1969)^[2] was the first Governor of Rajasthan^[3] and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader.^[4] He was the successor of Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year. The noted journalist and editor of The Statesman, Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018) was Gurmukh Nihal Singh's son.^[5][6]

Sardar Gurmukh Nihal Singh
1st Governor of Rajasthan
In office 1 November 1956 – 16 April 1962
Preceded by	Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Succeeded by	Sampurnanand
2nd Chief Minister of Delhi
In office 13 February 1955 – 31 October 1956
Preceded by	Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Succeeded by	Position Abolished[a]
Personal details
Born	(1895-03-14)14 March 1895
Died	22 December 1969(1969-12-22) (aged 74)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Alma mater	Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi
Source: Former Governor of Rajasthan

Notes

1. As after that States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was passed which made Delhi a Union Territory. Thus, no one was appointed the next CM of Delhi until legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, (succeeded by Madan Lal Khurana) when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution and formed Delhi Metropolitan Council.^[1]