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	~~: ''~~{{~~small~~\|~~For~~ the chief minister~~, see [[~~Darbara Singh~~]].~~}}''		{{About\|the speaker of Punjab assembly\|the chief minister\|Darbara Singh}}
	'''Darbara Singh''' (1927-1998) was an Indian politician and former speaker of Punjab assembly.<ref>page 83 of ''[http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium]''. Retrieved on 28 July 2019.</ref>		{{short description\|Indian politician (1927–1998)}}
	{{short description\|Indian politician}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2025}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July 2019~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2025}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=~~July 2019~~}}
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Darbara Singh		\| name = Darbara Singh
	\| image =		\| image = Darbara Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg
	\| caption =		\| imagesize = 200
	\| birth_date = 25 February 1927		\| caption =
	\| birth_place = [[Lyallpur]], [[British India]] {{small\|(now in [[Pakistan]])}}		\| birth_date = 25 February 1927
	~~\| residence =~~		\| birth_place = [[Lyallpur]], [[British India]] {{small\|(now in Pakistan)}}
	\| death_date = 24 May 1998 (aged 71)		\| death_date = 24 May 1998 (aged 71)
	\| death_place =		\| death_place = Rajasthan, India
	\| office = ~~'''~~[[~~List of Speakers~~ of the Punjab Legislative Assembly~~\|Speaker of Punjab assembly~~]]~~'''~~		\| office = [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
	\| ~~term_start~~ = 14 March 1969		\| term_start = 1 May 1998
	\| ~~term_end~~ = 3 September 1973		\| term_end = 24 May 1998
	\| ~~predecessor~~ = Joginder Singh Mann		\| predecessor = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
	\| ~~successor~~ = [[Kewal Krishan]]		\| successor = [[Navrang Lal Tibrewal]]
	\| ~~constituency~~ = ~~[[Nakodar Assembly Constituency\|Nakodar]]~~		\| office1 = [[List_of_speakers_of_the_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly\|Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
	~~\| office1 = '''~~Member of [[Lok Sabha]]~~'''<ref>[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3794.htm Biographical Sketch of Lok Sabha member]</ref>~~		\| term_start1 = 14 March 1969
	\| ~~term_start1~~ = 1996		\| term_end1 = 3 September 1973
	\| ~~term_end1~~ = 1998		\| predecessor1 = Joginder Singh Mann
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = [[Umrao Singh]]		\| successor1 = [[Kewal Krishan]]
	\| ~~successor1~~ = [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]		\| office2 = Member of [[11th Lok Sabha]]
	\| party =[[~~Independent politician\|Independent~~]] (~~till 1972~~)~~<br>~~[[Indian National Congress]] (~~from 1972 to 1996~~)~~<br>~~[[~~Shiromani Akali Dal~~]] (~~from 1996-1998~~)		\| term_start2 = 1996
	\| spouse = Prabjot Kaur		\| term_end2 = 1998
	~~\| children =~~		\| predecessor2 = [[Umrao Singh]]
	\| parents = Mangal Singh		\| successor2 = [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
	~~\| constituency1= [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Jalandhar]]~~		\| constituency2 = [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Jalandhar]]
	\| office2 = [[List of governors of Rajasthan\|Governor of Rajasthan]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140627023040/http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/SitePages/rajpramukh.aspx# Former Governors of Rajasthan]</ref>		\| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (1996–1998)
	~~\|term_start2 = 1 May 1998~~		\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (1972–1996), [[Independent politician\|Independent]] (until 1972)
	~~\|term_end2 = 24 May 1998~~		\| spouse = Prabjot Kaur
	~~\|constituency2 =~~		\| parents = Mangal Singh
	~~\|predecessor2 = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]~~
	~~\|successor2 = [[Navrang Lal Tibrewal]]~~
	}}		}}
	He won election for [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 and 1969 as an [[Independent politician\|Independent]] candidate. Then in 1972 on the ticket of [[Indian National Congress]]. In 1967 he became the deputy minister for Public Work. In 1969 he became the speaker of Punjab assembly.

	In 1996 he ~~won~~ Lok Sabha ~~election on~~ the ~~ticket of~~ [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] ~~but in~~ 1998 ~~left~~ the seat for [[Inder Kumar Gujral]] ~~and he~~ appointed Governor of Rajasthan ~~where he~~ died in office ~~after few days~~.		'''Darbara Singh''' (25 February 1927 – 24 May 1998) was an Indian politician who served as Speaker of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]], Member of Parliament in the [[11th Lok Sabha]], and briefly as the 14th [[Governor of Rajasthan]].

			==Early life==
			He was born on 25 February 1927 in [[Lyallpur]], British India (now in Pakistan). Singh began his political career as an independent candidate before joining major political parties.

			==Political career==
			Darbara Singh was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 and 1969 from the [[Nakodar Assembly Constituency\|Nakodar]] constituency as an independent candidate. He served as Deputy Minister for Public Works in 1967. In 1969, he was elected Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, serving until 1973.<ref name="compendium">[http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium], p. 83. Retrieved 28 July 2019.</ref>

			He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1972 and remained with the party until 1996.

			==Member of Parliament==
			In 1996, he was elected to the [[11th Lok Sabha]] from [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Jalandhar]] as a member of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 1998, he vacated the seat for former Prime Minister [[Inder Kumar Gujral]].<ref name="loksabha">[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3794.htm Biographical Sketch – Lok Sabha Secretariat]. Retrieved 16 April 2025.</ref>

			==Governor of Rajasthan==
			Darbara Singh was appointed as the 14th Governor of [[Rajasthan]] on 1 May 1998. He served in the position until his death on 24 May 1998.<ref name="rajbhawan">[https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors/sardarshdarbarasingh.html "Sardar Shri Darbara Singh"]. Rajasthan Raj Bhavan. Retrieved 16 April 2025.</ref><ref name="rajbhawan-list">[https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors/listformergovernors.html "List of Former Governors"]. Rajasthan Raj Bhavan. Retrieved 16 April 2025.</ref>

			==Personal life==
			He was married to Prabjot Kaur and was the son of Mangal Singh.

			==Death==
			He died in office on 24 May 1998 in Rajasthan at the age of 71.

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3794.htm Biographical Sketch – Lok Sabha Secretariat]
			* [https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors/sardarshdarbarasingh.html Profile – Rajasthan Raj Bhavan]

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	[[Category:~~Speakers~~ of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]		[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India]]
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>Johnpacklambert at 20:52, 16 November 2020

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: ''{{small|For the chief minister, see [[Darbara Singh]].}}''
'''Darbara Singh''' (1927-1998) was an Indian politician and former speaker of Punjab assembly.<ref>page 83 of ''[http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium]''. Retrieved on 28 July 2019.</ref>
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Darbara Singh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 25 February 1927
| birth_place = [[Lyallpur]], [[British India]] {{small|(now in [[Pakistan]])}}
| residence =
| death_date = 24 May 1998 (aged 71)
| death_place =
| office = '''[[List of Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Speaker of Punjab assembly]]'''
| term_start = 14 March 1969
| term_end = 3 September 1973
| predecessor = Joginder Singh Mann
| successor = [[Kewal Krishan]]
| constituency = [[Nakodar Assembly Constituency|Nakodar]]
| office1 = '''Member of [[Lok Sabha]]'''<ref>[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3794.htm Biographical Sketch of Lok Sabha member]</ref>
| term_start1 = 1996
| term_end1 = 1998
| predecessor1 = [[Umrao Singh]]
| successor1 = [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
| party =[[Independent politician|Independent]] (till 1972)<br>[[Indian National Congress]] (from 1972 to 1996)<br>[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (from 1996-1998)
| spouse = Prabjot Kaur
| children =
| parents = Mangal Singh
| constituency1= [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalandhar]]
| office2 = [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140627023040/http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/SitePages/rajpramukh.aspx# Former Governors of Rajasthan]</ref>
|term_start2 = 1 May 1998
|term_end2 = 24 May 1998
|constituency2 =
|predecessor2 = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
|successor2 = [[Navrang Lal Tibrewal]]
}}
He won election for [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 and 1969 as an [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate. Then in 1972 on the ticket of [[Indian National Congress]]. In 1967 he became the deputy minister for Public Work. In 1969 he became the speaker of Punjab assembly.

In 1996 he won Lok Sabha election on the ticket of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] but in 1998 left the seat for [[Inder Kumar Gujral]] and he appointed Governor of Rajasthan where he died in office after few days.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:Governors of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]

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>Johnpacklambert at 20:52, 16 November 2020