(1934-06-23)23 June 1934 Sarahan, Bushahr, Simla Hill States, Punjab States Agency, British India (now in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India)
Died
8 July 2021(2021-07-08) (aged 87)[2][3] Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nationality
British Indian (1934-1947)
Indian (1947-2021)
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouses
Ratna Kumari
(m. 1954; died 1983)
Pratibha Singh
(m. 1985)
Children
6 (including Vikramaditya and Abhilasha)
Residences
Padam Palace, Rampur, Himachal Pradesh
Holly Lodge, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Alma mater
Colonel Brown Cambridge School St. Edward's School Bishop Cotton School St. Stephen's College Delhi University
Signature
Titular Raja of Bushahr
Reign
1947–1971 (recognised) 1971-2021 (unrecognised)
Predecessor
Padam Singh
Successor
Vikramaditya Singh[4][5](unrecognised)
Virbhadra Singh ([viːrəbʰəd̪rəsiⁿɦə]ⓘ; 23 June 1934 – 8 July 2021)[6] was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[7] A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislative Assembly to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and 5 times as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. Virbhadra Singh was popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib.[8][9] Singh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, holding the office from 1983 to 1990, from 1993 to 1998, from 2003 to 2007 and finally from 2012 to 2017, when he was succeeded by the BJP's Jai Ram Thakur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962, 1967, 1971, 1980 and 2009. Singh served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. At the time of his demise, he was serving as an MLA from Arki constituency.
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^"Former 6 times Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away at 87". The Hindu. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^"Himachal ex-CM Virbhadra Singh passes away at 87". Times of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^"Bushashr Royalty: Vikramaditya Singh Crowned As 'Raja Sahib' In Private Ceremony". www.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^Service, Tribune News. "Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' before Raja's cremation". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^Girish Suri (2006). Raja Virbhadra Singh: The Untold Story. Rampur Bushahr: Atma Ram & Sons. ISBN 978-81-902872-4-1.
^"Virbhadra Singh". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^Pathak, Vikas (28 October 2017). "Arki, the new sanctuary of 'Raja Sahib'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^"Raja Sahib who ruled hearts for 50 years loses last battle". Hindustan Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
VirbhadraSingh ([viːrəbʰəd̪rə siⁿɦə] ; 23 June 1934 – 8 July 2021) was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister...
Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh and a Member of the Indian Parliament. She is the widow of VirbhadraSingh, who...
the last Parliament elections 2009, Congress candidate VirbhadraSingh defeated Maheshwar Singh by a very small gap. Mandi Lok Sabha constituency presently...
regained full statehood. Until March 2015, when he was surpassed by VirbhadraSingh, Parmar was the state's longest-serving chief minister. Between 1993...
2018. "Back in HP Congress, Sukhram Buries Decades-long Feud with VirbhadraSingh, Cements Ties with Hug". News18. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019...
Indian National Congress won 24 seats to form a government under Yashwant Singh Parmar. In 1954, Bilaspur, another part-C State, was merged with Himachal...
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (born 27 March 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian...
election, held in 2012 resulted in Congress gaining majority of seats and VirbhadraSingh becoming Chief Minister. Himachal Pradesh, as a state of India follows...
to 23 March 2019. Abhilasha Kumari was born on 23 February 1956 to VirbhadraSingh, the former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, and his first wife...
Congress ticket. He is arch-rival of Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh VirbhadraSingh. Stage set for third force Mankotia's return to Cong biggest surprise...
of 15 years and 6 days. A leader of the Indian National Congress, VirbhadraSingh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of...
Dhumal married Sheela on 23 May 1972, with whom he has two sons, Arun Singh Dhumal and Anurag Thakur. The latter is also a politician and has been a...
Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and VirbhadraSingh was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his fourth...
"Thakur Ram Lal resigns as Himachal Pradesh CM to pave the way for VirbhadraSingh". India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2020. Prabhu, Chawla (30 October...
Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shree VirbhadraSingh is a member of royal family (Son of erstwhile king Padam Singh) and is popularly known as "Raja Sahab"...
narrowly won re-election. He was replaced by fellow Congress leader VirbhadraSingh. Ever since 1985, no incumbent party has managed to retain control...
Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader, VirbhadraSingh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second...
Vikramaditya Singh (Himachal Pradesh politician), son of VirbhadraSingh, the former Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Pratibha Singh, wife of VirbhadraSingh, the...
hill state for a long period of time with Congress party leaders like VirbhadraSingh donning caps with green band and the rival BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal...
Women's Cricket World Cup game, the Himachal Pradesh chief minister VirbhadraSingh offered her a post of Deputy Superintendent of Police. Sushma Verma...
The Second ministry of Manmohan Singh came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009...
Pradesh, Shri Jai Ram Thakur calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on January 27, 2018 The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh...
January 2013, Mandi fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP VirbhadraSingh, as he became Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, after the 2012 Himachal...
hill state for a long period of time with Congress party leaders like VirbhadraSingh donning caps with green band and the rival BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal...
Bridge Collapses". Hill Post. Retrieved 7 October 2014. "Chief Minister-VirbhadraSingh Inaugurated Sadhubridge in Solan". Himachal Abhi Abhi. 26 January 2018...
Manmohan Singh Government. In 2016, he rejoined the Samajwadi Party. Beni Prasad Verma has established educational institutions Chaudhary Charan Singh Mahavidyalaya...
Year Name Party 1962 VirbhadraSingh Indian National Congress 1967 1967^ Pratap Singh 1971 1977 Balak Ram Kashyap Janata Party 1980 Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri...
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