Sudarshan Agarwal
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Sudarshan Agarwal | |
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11th Governor of Sikkim | |
In office 25 October 2007 – 8 July 2008 | |
Chief Minister | Pawan Kumar Chamling |
Preceded by | V. Rama Rao |
Succeeded by | Balmiki Prasad Singh |
2nd Governor of Uttarakhand | |
In office 8 January 2003 – 28 October 2007 | |
Chief Minister | N. D. Tiwari B. C. Khanduri |
Preceded by | Surjit Singh Barnala |
Succeeded by | Banwari Lal Joshi |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludhiana, Punjab, British India (Now in Punjab, India) | 19 June 1931
Died | 3 July 2019 New Delhi, India | (aged 88)
Nationality | Indian |
Sudarshan Agarwal (19 June 1931 – 3 July 2019)[1][2] was an Indian civil servant who served as Governor of Uttarakhand (2003–2007) and Sikkim (2007–2008).[3]
Biography[edit]
Sudarshan Agarwal was born in Ludhiana, and was a first class Law Graduate. He served as a Member of the National Human Rights Commission for three years. From 1981 to 1993, he was Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha.[2]
Agarwal became Governor of Uttarakhand in January 2003.[2][3][4] He was appointed Governor of Sikkim on 19 August 2007,[5] left office as Governor of Uttarakhand in October 2007,[4] and was sworn in as Governor of Sikkim on 25 October.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ex-Uttarakhand Governor Sudarshan Agarwal passes away". Newsdig.in. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Biography of Agarwal". Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2006.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sudarshan Agarwal sworn in as new Governor of Sikkim", UPI (newkerala.com), 25 October 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sudarshan Agarwal leaves U'khand Guv post", Sahara Samay, October 2007.
- ↑ "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor", IST, TNN (The Times of India), 20 August 2007.
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