Nikhil Kumar | |
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| 19th Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 23 March 2013 – 5 March 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Oommen Chandy |
| Preceded by | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Dikshit |
| 15th Governor of Nagaland | |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 21 March 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Neiphiu Rio |
| Preceded by | Gurbachan Jagat |
| Succeeded by | Ashwani Kumar |
| Member of Parliament for Aurangabad | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shyama Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Aurangabad |
| Director General NSG | |
| In office 30 June 1999 – 31 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | TR Kakkar |
| Succeeded by | Sh Gurbachan Jagat |
| Director General ITBP | |
| In office 3 April 1997 – 3 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | B B Nandy |
| Succeeded by | Pt. Gautam Kaul |
| Commissioner of Delhi Police | |
| In office January 1995 – April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | M.B.Kaushal |
| Succeeded by | T.R. Kakkar |
| Director BSF Academy | |
| In office July 1990 – December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | D.K. Arya |
| Succeeded by | P.Pillai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1941 Vaishali, Bihar, British India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Shyama Singh |
| Residence | Patna |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Occupation | Civil Servant Administrator Statesman Parliamentarian Governor |
As of 26 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Nikhil Kumar (born 15 July 1941) is a former IPS officer-turned politician hailing from Bihar who was Governor of Nagaland from 2009[1] to 2013 and Governor of Kerala from 2013[2] to 2014. One of country's well known[3]IPS officers of 1963 batch from the AGMUT Cadre Kumar also served as DGP of the National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police,[4] Railway Protection Force and Commissioner of Delhi Police.[5] He was elected member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004 to 2009, representing the 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.[6]
- ^ HT. "ex Delhi Police Chief Nikhil Kumar appointed Governor". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ Official Website The Hindu (23 March 2013). "Former Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar sworn in as Governor of Kerala". Official News. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Kishori Sinha: A Tribute to the Czarina of Hearts - PatnaDaily". www.patnadaily.com.
- ^ FORMER DGS. "NSG". OFFICIAL WEBSITE NSG. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ Delhi Police. "Nikhil Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Delhi". News. Retrieved 24 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nikhil Kumar, former NSG chief". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.