V. P. Singh
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V. P. Singh was an Indian politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of India and was known for implementing the Mandal Commission recommendations on reservations for backward classes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian politician
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human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1931-06-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Allahabad, United Provinces, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney-related illness ⓘ |
| chiefMinisterTermEnd | 1982-07-19 ⓘ |
| chiefMinisterTermStart | 1980-06-09 ⓘ |
| child | Ajeya Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
NERFINISHED
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Fatehpur (Lok Sabha constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2008-11-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New Delhi, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Allahabad University
NERFINISHED
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Fergusson College, Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedGovernmentAs | leader of National Front coalition ⓘ |
| fullName | Vishwanath Pratap Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Vishwanath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
secularism
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social justice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-corruption stance
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expanding reservations for Other Backward Classes in India ⓘ implementing Mandal Commission recommendations ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Indian National Congress
NERFINISHED
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Jan Morcha NERFINISHED ⓘ Janata Dal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Mandal Commission implementation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1990-11-10 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1989-12-02 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 7 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Defence of India
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Minister of Finance of India ⓘ Prime Minister of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rajiv Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedAs | Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| signaturePolicy | implementation of 27% OBC reservations in central government jobs ⓘ |
| spouse | Sita Kumari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Chandra Shekhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Bharatiya Janata Party (external support)
NERFINISHED
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Left Front parties (external support) ⓘ |
| termEndedDueTo | withdrawal of support by Bharatiya Janata Party ⓘ |
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Rajiv Gandhi