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Place of Birth: Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
About Kalyan Singh
- Kalyan Singh (born 5 January 1932) is a former Governor of Rajasthan.
- He took additional charge of Himachal Pradesh replacing Urmila Singh, whose five-year term ended on 24 January 2015.
- Prior to that, he was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the state of Uttar Pradesh.
- Kalyan Singh was born to Tejpal Singh Lodhi (Rajput) and Sita on 5 January 1932.
- Kalyan Singh is belong from famous Chandravanshi Kshatriya Lodhi - Lodh Rajput Community.
- He has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 26 August 2014.
- Kalyan Singh is known for his role in the Babri Masjid demolition.
- Addressing reporters in Etah, Kalyan Singh once said that he owns full responsibility for the demolition of the 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992, thus reigniting the controversial Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. During a speech at the 26th convocation ceremony, he appealed against the word ‘Adhinayak’, saying it should be replaced by 'Mangal'.
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