Nikhil Kumar

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Nikhil Kumar
Constituency Aurangabad
Born 15 July 1941 (1941-07-15) (age 66)
Vaishali, Bihar
Political party INC
Spouse Shyama Singh
Residence Patna
As of September 26, 2006
Source: [1]

Nikhil Kumar (born 15 July 1941) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He is serving his first term in the Lok Sabha representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He serves as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology.[1]He is the [2]former Chief of the elite National Security Guards and a former Commissioner of Police, Delhi.[3].

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[edit] Family roots

He is a former IPS official and son of the[4]former Chief Minister of Bihar and prominent Congressman [5] Satyendra Narayan Sinha (affectionately called "Chhote Saheb" ), who was a seven-term MP, also from the constituency of Aurangabad. [6]His mother Kishori Sinha is a former MP from Vaishali and his wife Shyama Singh also represented Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha. [7]His grandfather Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, known as "Bihar Bibhuti" was the first Finance Minister of that state and a prominent Gandhian; his father "chhote saheb" was personally close in his later years to Jayaprakash Narayan and was one of the leaders of the anti-Emergency movement in Bihar and the President of the Bihar wing of the Janata Party in 1977.

[edit] Civil service

He did his early schooling in the reputed St. Xavier's School, Patna and was later educated at Allahabad University, where he earned an M.A. in Modern History. He entered the civil service in 1963 and was an I.P.S. Officer assigned to the erstwhile Union Territory of Delhi. [8]He held many assignments and posts of national importance, in particular Commissioner of Police of Delhi during 1995-97. In 1997-99 he became Special Secretary with charge of Internal Security at the Home Ministry. He also served as the Director-General of the National Security Guard.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Nikhil Kumar, former NSG chief. Rediff. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  2. ^ FORMER DGS. NSG. OFFICIAL WEBSITE NSG. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  3. ^ Delhi Police. Nikhil Kumar,Commissioner of Police, Delhi.. News. Retrieved on 1995-09-06.
  4. ^ Official website. PM condoles passing away of Satyendra Narayan Sinha. PM's Messages. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  5. ^ Magnificient Bihar. Nikhil Kumar On Bihar. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  6. ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]. Member Bio Data. Loksabha. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
  7. ^ A.J. Philip. A gentleman among politicians. The Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  8. ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website. Member Bio data. loksabha. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
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