S. K. Singh (general)

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S. K. Singh
33rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 October 2011  31 December 2013
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byArvinder Singh Lamba
Succeeded byDalbir Singh Suhag
Personal details
PartyJan Suraaj Party
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1972 – December 2013
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit
Commands
Battles/warsCounter-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]

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