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Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh
Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh of Bhadri (left) with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 1 January 1955 – 13 August 1963
Preceded by	Maj. Gen. Himmatsinhji
Succeeded by	Bhagwan Sahay
Pretender information
Title(s)	Rai of Bhadri
Throne(s) claimed	Bhadri
Pretend from	1971–1973
Monarchy abolished	Sovereign Monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular Monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution)
Last monarch	Himself
Successor	Rai Uday Pratap Singh
Rai of Bhadri
Reign	1926–1947
Predecessor	Rai Krishna Pratap Singh
Titular Reign	1947–1971
Born	1906
Died	1973
Spouse	Rani Girija Devi
Children	one daughter Rai Uday Pratap Singh (nephew & adopted son)

Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh (1906–1973) was an Indian independence activist and politician, who served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Indian state Himachal Pradesh from 1 January 1955 to 13 August 1963.

He was also the founder Vice-Chancellor of Pantnagar University. He adopted his nephew Rai Uday Pratap Singh as his son. He was ruler of Taluqdari estate of Bhadri in Oudh.

See also

• List of governors of Himachal Pradesh
• Bhadri (estate)
• Pantnagar University

References

1. "Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. Ramendra Singh (9 March 2013). "The Raja's Backyard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
3. Bhadri Girl's Hostle

• Governors of Himachal Pradesh
• People from Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
• 1906 births
• 1973 deaths