Sudarshan Agarwal
Sudarshan Agarwal | |
|---|---|
 Agarwal in 2004 | |
| 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 | 19 June 1931 Ludhiana, Punjab, British India (Now in Punjab, India) |
| Died | 3 July 2019 (aged 88) New Delhi, India |
| 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[]
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 as Governor of Sikkim on 19 August 2007,[5] left office as Governor of Uttarakhand on October 2007,[4] and was sworn in as Governor of Sikkim on 25 October.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Ex-Uttarakhand Governor Sudarshan Agarwal passes away". Newsdig.in. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Biography of Agarwal". Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2006.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sudarshan Agarwal sworn in as new Governor of Sikkim", UPI (newkerala.com), 25 October 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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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