S. K. Singh | |
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33rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 October 2011 –31 December 2013 | |
President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Arvinder Singh Lamba |
Succeeded by | Dalbir Singh Suhag |
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Political party | Jan Suraaj Party |
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Years of service | December 1972 –December 2013 |
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Battles/wars | Counter-insurgency operations in Nagaland and Manipur Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lankan Civil War |
Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Army General. He served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 2011 to 2013. [1] He was announced as a candidate of Jan Suraaj Party from Tarari Assembly constituency in the 2024 bypolls held in Bihar but he was later replaced. [2]
Singh was commissioned shortly after the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, into 8 Gorkha Rifles. He later joined the Parachute Regiment, and served in combat during counter-insurgency operations in Nagaland and Manipur, and in the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in the Sri Lankan Civil War. [3]
Singh commanded a brigade in the Siachen Glacier, the 16th Infantry Division on the Line of Control and the strike corps XIV Corps. As a Major General, he also headed the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan. After his promotion to Army Commander grade, he commanded the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), and South Western Command, before taking up the post of Vice Chief. [3]
Singh served as Vice Chief of Army Staff from November 2011 [4] to his retirement in December 2013. [5] He debuted in politics by joining Jan suraaj party.He is candidate of Jan Suraaj Party from Tarari Assembly constituency in bypoll 2024.
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