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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nikhil Kumar
| order = 19th
| office = Governor of Kerala
| image =
| imagesize =238 px
| caption =
| predecessor = [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]
| successor= [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| footnotes =
| date = 26 September
| year = 2006
| source = http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/nagaland/gov.htm
| order2 = 15th
| office2 = Governor of Nagaland
| predecessor2 = [[Gurbachan Jagat]]
| term =
| party =[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|1blankname = Chief Minister
|1namedata = [[Oommen Chandy]]
| successor2= [[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1941|7|15|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Vaishali district|Vaishali]], [[Bihar Province|Bihar]], [[British India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Shyama Singh
| children =
| residence =[[Patna]]
| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]]
| occupation =[[Indian Police Service|Civil Servant]] [[Public administration|Administrator]] [[politician|Statesman]] [[Member of Parliament|Parliamentarian]] [[Governors of Nagaland|Governor]]
| website =
|1blankname2 = Chief Minister
|1namedata2 = [[Neiphiu Rio]]
| term_start =23 March 2013
| term_end = 5 March 2014
| term_start2 =15 October 2009
| term_end2 =21 March 2013
| office3 =[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] for [[Aurangabad (Bihar) (Lok Sabha constituency)|Aurangabad]]
| constituency3 =Aurangabad
| term_start3 =2004
| term_end3 =2009
| predecessor3 =Shyama Singh
| successor3 = Sushil Kumar Singh
| office4 =[https://web.archive.org/web/20080420072626/http://nsg.gov.in/FormerDGs.htm Director General NSG]
| term_start4 =30 June 1999
| term_end4 = 31 July 2001
| predecessor4 =TR Kakkar
| successor4 =Sh Gurbachan Jagat
| office5 =[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124013740/http://itbpolice.nic.in/DGphotos.htm Director General ITBP]
| term_start5 =3 April 1997
| term_end5 = 3 December 1997
| predecessor5 =B B Nandy
| successor5 =Pt. Gautam Kaul
| office6 =[[Commissioner of Delhi Police]]
| term_start6 =January 1995
| term_end6 = April 1997
| predecessor6 =M.B.Kaushal
| successor6 =T.R. Kakkar
| office7 =[http://www.acy.bsf.gov.in/ig.html Director BSF Academy]
| term_start7 =July 1990
| term_end7 = December 1990
| predecessor7 =D.K. Arya
| successor7 =P.Pillai
| religion =
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}}

'''Nikhil Kumar''' (born 15 July 1941) is a former [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer-turned politician hailing from Bihar who was [[Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]] from 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/newdelhi/EX-Delhi-Top-Cop-to-take-over-as-Nagaland-Governor/Article1-461254.aspx |title=ex Delhi Police Chief Nikhil Kumar appointed Governor |author=HT |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=2009-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024083524/http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/newdelhi/EX-Delhi-Top-Cop-to-take-over-as-Nagaland-Governor/Article1-461254.aspx |archivedate=24 October 2009}}</ref> to 2013 and [[List of Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] from 2013<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nikhil-kumar-sworn-in-as-governor-of-kerala/article4541690.ece| title=Former Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar sworn in as Governor of Kerala| author=Official Website The Hindu| work=Official News| accessdate=2013-03-23}}
</ref> to 2014.One of country's well known<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/readers-write/12237-kishori-sinha-a-tribute-to-the-czarina-of-hearts.html|title=Kishori Sinha: A Tribute to the Czarina of Hearts - PatnaDaily|website=www.patnadaily.com}}</ref>[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officers of 1963 batch from the AGMUT Cadre Kumar also served as [[Director General of Police|DGP]] of the [[National Security Guards]], [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nsg.gov.in/FormerDGs.htm |title=NSG |author=FORMER DGS |publisher=OFFICIAL WEBSITE NSG |accessdate=2007-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012104533/http://nsg.gov.in/FormerDGs.htm |archivedate=12 October 2007}}</ref> [[Railway Protection Force]] and [[Commissioner of Delhi Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demotemp286.nic.in/standing%20order%2016/main2.html |title=Nikhil Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Delhi |author=Delhi Police |publisher=News |accessdate=24 August 2016 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was elected [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|member]] of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] from 2004 to 2009, representing the [[Aurangabad (Bihar) (Lok Sabha constituency)|Aurangabad]] constituency in [[Bihar]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on [[Information Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Special-Forces/NSG.html |title=Nikhil Kumar, former NSG chief |publisher=Rediff |accessdate=2007-09-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821083822/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Special-Forces/NSG.html |archivedate=21 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Family background ==
[[File:Bihar Governor CM Fmr Governor Kerala during public function.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Kumar With(R to L) [[Meira Kumar]],Bihar Governor [[Ram Nath Kovind]], [[Nitish Kumar]], [[Tejashwi Yadav]] & [[Vijay Kumar Chaudhary]] at inauguration of S. N. Sinha's statue]]
He is a son<ref name="Prime Minister Condoles death of S N Singh">{{cite web
|url = http://pmindia.nic.in/message/mcontent.asp?id=115
|title = PM condoles passing away of Satyendra Narayan Singh
|author = Official website
|publisher = PM's Messages
|accessdate = 2006-09-05
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613192504/http://pmindia.nic.in/message/mcontent.asp?id=115
|archivedate = 13 June 2011
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://magnificentbihar.com/interview3.htm
|title=Nikhil Kumar on Bihar
|author=Magnificent Bihar
|accessdate=2007-09-20
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208123420/http://www.magnificentbihar.com/interview3.htm
|archivedate=8 December 2007
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref> of [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], who was [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], a veteran Indian National Congress leader and a seven-term [[Member of Parliament]], also from the constituency of Aurangabad.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4033
|title = Member Bio Data
|author = Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]
|publisher = Loksabha
|accessdate = 2006-09-25
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20071119160147/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4033
|archivedate = 19 November 2007}}
</ref>

His mother [[Kishori Sinha]] was MP for [[Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vaishali]] and his wife [[Shyama Singh]] also represented Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060907/edit.htm
| title=A gentleman among politicians
| author=A.J. Philip
| work=The Tribune
| accessdate=2006-09-05
}}
</ref>

His grandfather Dr. [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], known as ''Bihar Vibhuti'', was the<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/DR.A.N.%20SINGH
| title=First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister;Dr. A N Sinha
|work=Indian Post
| publisher=official Website
| accessdate=2008-05-20
}}</ref> first Deputy Chief Minister cum [[Finance Minister]] of Bihar and an eminent [[Gandhian]]; his father "''Chhote Saheb''" was close in his later years to [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] and was one of the most prominent leaders of the anti-[[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] movement in Bihar and also the President of the Bihar wing of the [[Janata Party]] in 1977.

His brother-in-law is ex Rajya Sabha [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|MP]] [[N. K. Singh]], [[Chairman]] of<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nk-singh-appointed-chairman-of-15th-finance-commission-4957499/|title=NK Singh appointed chairman of 15th Finance Commission|date=28 November 2017}}</ref> 15th [[Finance Commission|Finance Commission of India]] who has<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml
|title=N K Singh:India's supercrat
|author=Prabhu Chawla
|work=India Today
|accessdate=2004-11-04
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130103134145/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml
|archivedate=3 January 2013
}}
</ref> been among country's prominent bureaucrats and served as India's Revenue Secretary and also Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

== Civil service ==
He was educated at [[St. Xavier's High School, Patna]] and then at [[Allahabad University]], where he earned an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in Modern History. He entered the [[Civil Services of India|civil service]] in 1963 and was an [[Indian Police Service]] officer assigned to the erstwhile Union Territory of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=4033
|title=Member Bio data
|author=Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
|publisher=loksabha
|accessdate=2006-09-05
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060529042429/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=4033
|archivedate=29 May 2006
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref>[[File:Vice Admiral Satish Soni presenting a memento to the Governor of Kerala Nikhil Kumar.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Vice Admiral Satish Soni presenting a memento to the state Governor Shri Nikhil Kumar]] He held many important assignments and posts of national importance, in particular Additional Director General, [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) (1989–91;1992–94), [[Police Commissioner of New Delhi]] during 1995–97. In 1997-99 he became Special Secretary with charge of [[internal security]] at the [[Minister for Home Affairs (India)|Home Ministry]]. He also served as [[director-general]] of the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]], and [[National Security Guards]], a position<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://nsg.gov.in/june08/formerdgphotoadd.htm
|title = Nikhil Kumar DG NSG
|author = NSG website
|publisher = official website
|accessdate = 2007-07-04
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081206061112/http://www.nsg.gov.in/june08/formerdgphotoadd.htm
|archivedate = 6 December 2008}}
</ref> he held till his retirement in July 2001. He was then appointed Member, National Security Advisory Board, Government of India (2001–03).He was<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2009/10/14/governor-nikhil-kumar/
|title = Governor Nikhil Kumar
|author = P Vohra
|work = Hindustan Times
|accessdate = 2009-10-15
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110712231002/http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2009/10/14/governor-nikhil-kumar/
|archive-date = 12 July 2011
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> awarded with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1977 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1985.

== Governor of Nagaland ==
He took the<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/332543_Nikhil-Kumar-sworn-in-as-Nagaland-Governor
| title=ex Delhi Police Chief Nikhil Kumar sworn in as Nagaland Governor
| agency=Press Trust of India
| accessdate=2009-10-15
}}
</ref> oath of office and secrecy as the [[Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]] on 15 October 2009.He<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr011211.html
| title=PRESIDENT APPOINTS A COMMITTEE OF GOVERNORS TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND STEPS FOR INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
| author=Official Website President of India
| publisher=President's Website Press Release
| accessdate=2011-12-01
}}
</ref> has been appointed a member of the Committee of Governors, constituted by the President of India to study and recommend measures<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=77999
| title=PRESIDENT APPOINTS A COMMITTEE OF GOVERNORS
| agency=Press Trust of India
| publisher=PTI OFFICIAL WEBSITE
| accessdate=2011-12-01
}}</ref> for enhancing productivity, profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture sector in India with special reference to rainfed area farming.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.odisha360.com/gab_gallery/neelachakra-samman-conferred-on-the-governor-of-nagaland-nikhil-kumar-on-the-third-day-of-baisakhi-of-baisakhi-utsav-at-jayadev-bhawan-on-tuesday/h-9/
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130222154/http://www.odisha360.com/gab_gallery/neelachakra-samman-conferred-on-the-governor-of-nagaland-nikhil-kumar-on-the-third-day-of-baisakhi-of-baisakhi-utsav-at-jayadev-bhawan-on-tuesday/h-9/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2013-01-30
|title=Neelachakra Samman Conferred on Nagaland Governor Shri Nikhil Kumar
|author=News Website
|publisher=Odisha360
|accessdate=2012-04-17
}}</ref> He has been conferred with the prestigious Neelachakra Samman, during the<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/baisakhi-utsav-starts-from-april-15/245666-60.html
| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126015732/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/baisakhi-utsav-starts-from-april-15/245666-60.html
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=2013-01-26
| title=Nagaland Governor Shri Nikhil Kumar to be conferred with Neelachakra Samman during national cultural festival
| author=IBN Internet News Website
| publisher=IBN
| accessdate=2012-04-04
}}</ref> national cultural festival Baisakhi Utsav at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

== Governor of Kerala ==
[[File:Mohd. Hamid Ansari being received by the Governor of Kerala, Shri Nikhil Kumar, on his arrival at Thiruvananthapuram Airport, Kerala. The Chief Minister of Kerala.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The [[Vice President]], Shri Mohd. [[Hamid Ansari]] being received by the [[Governor of Kerala]], Shri Nikhil Kumar, on his arrival at Thiruvananthapuram Airport, Kerala, also seen is the state Chief Minister]] The President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]], appointed him as [[List of Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1495450.ece
| title=Nagaland Governor Shri Nikhil Kumar appointed new Kerala Governor
| author=Official News Website
| work=Official News article
| accessdate=2013-03-10
}}
</ref> on 9 March 2013.He had an<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ananthapurimusings.blogspot.com/2014/03/nikhil-kumar-peoples-governor.html|title=T.P.Sreenivasan-The Blog: Nikhil Kumar: A People's Governor|date=12 March 2014}}</ref> illustrious tenure in the state and even in a short time, he was revered as a true "People’s Governor" and left his indelible mark on the people with ease and dignity.His astonishing capability to speak extempore on important policies, in his own inimitable style and his<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://ananthapurimusings.blogspot.in/2014/03/nikhil-kumar-peoples-governor.html
| title=Nikhil Kumar:People's Governor
| author=TP Sreenivasan
| publisher=TP Sreenivasan
| accessdate=2014-04-04
}}</ref> ability to communicate with the masses facilitated his deep and sympathetic involvement in all aspects of the life in the state of Kerala.He resigned as Governor on 4 March 2014<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2014 |title=PRESIDENT APPOINTS GOVERNORS |url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr050314.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307140349/http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr050314.html |archive-date=7 March 2014 |access-date=2021-10-13 |website=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> to contest the Lok Sabha Elections from [[Aurangabad (Bihar) (Lok Sabha constituency)|Aurangabad]] in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Kerala Governor to contest Lok Sabha Elections from Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/former-kerala-governor-to-contest-lok-sabha-elections-from-bihar/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=6 March 2014}}</ref>

== Positions held ==
* 1995-97: [[Commissioner of Police, Delhi]] ([[Director General of Police|DGP]] rank)
* 1997: Director-General [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP)
* 1997-99: Special Home Secretary (Internal Security), [[Government of India]]
* 1999-01: Director-General [[National Security Guards]]
* 2001-03: Member, National Security Advisory Board, [[Government of India]]
* 2004-09: Elected to [[14th Lok Sabha]]
* 2009-13: [[Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]
* 2013-14: [[Governor of Kerala]]

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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Nikhil Kumar}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717070052/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/nagaland/gov.htm Brief Profile of Nikhil Kumar,Governor of Nagaland]
*[http://www.rajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in/governor_15.html Nikhil Kumar,Governor]
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before=[[H. R. Bhardwaj|Hansraj Bhardwaj]]|
title=[[List of Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]]|
years= 23 March 2013 -4 March 2014|
after=[[Sheila Dikshit]]}}
{{succession box |
before=[[Gurbachan Jagat]]|
title=[[List of Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]|
years=October 2009 – March 2013|
after= [[Ashwani Kumar (IPS)|Ashwani Kumar]]
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