Bhupinder Singh Thakur | |
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| Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 15 January 2005 –30 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen Shantanu Choudhry |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen S. Pattabhiraman |
| Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
| In office 29 December 2006 –30 June 2013 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Preceded by | Madan Mohan Lakhera |
| Succeeded by | A. K. Singh |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 15 March 2008 –22 July 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Chief Minister | N. Rangaswamy |
| Preceded by | Mukut Mithi |
| Succeeded by | Govind Singh Gurjar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1946 |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1965–2005 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Central India Horse |
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Lieutenant General Bhupinder Singh Thakur PVSM,AVSM (born 20 March 1946),or Bhopinder Singh,is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as the 26th Vice Chief of the Army Staff from January to September 2005. He also served as General Officer Commanding of II Corps,Director General of the Assam Rifles and Lieutenant Governor of The Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was the former military secretary to president K. R. Narayanan and to President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. He was the former military,naval and air attachéfor East and Southern Africa headquartered at Addis Ababa. He currently resides in Chandigarh in India.