Manmohan Singh Death: A very sad news came for the country late last night. Yesterday i.e. 26th December, former Prime Minister of the country Manmohan Singh died at the age of 92 in AIIMS Hospital, Delhi. Dr. Manmohan Singh was also the Finance Minister of the country before becoming the Prime Minister. He worked as Finance Minister in the PV Narasimha government. He worked as the Prime Minister of the country from 2004 to 2014. Apart from this, Dr. Manmohan Singh was also a member of Rajya Sabha 6 times. Let us tell you from which states he was elected as Rajya Sabha member.
Elected Rajya Sabha member from Assam 5 times
Former Prime Minister of the country Manmohan Singh gave many years of his life to Indian politics. He was elected MP from Rajya Sabha a total of 6 times. In the year 1991, Dr. Manmohan Singh was elected as Rajya Sabha member for the first time. He was elected Rajya Sabha MP from Assam. After 1991, he was elected Rajya Sabha MP from Assam for 5 consecutive years i.e. till 2019. This was the maximum time he spent from one state as a Rajya Sabha member in his lifetime.
Was last elected from Rajasthan
After completing his tenure in Assam, Manmohan Singh was elected MP from Assam in the year 2019. From 19 August 2019 to 3 April 2024, he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. He was elected unopposed as member from Rajasthan. And this was his last term as a Rajya Sabha member.
held these positions
Former Prime Minister of the country, Dr. Manmohan Singh, apart from being a Rajya Sabha member six times, also held many other important positions. He was the Finance Minister of the country from 1991 to 1996. Apart from this, he served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985. From 1976 to 1980, he was the Finance Secretary of the Government of India. So from 1972 to 1976, he played the role of Chief Economic Advisor. As Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh had a big contribution in the economic development of India.
