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National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
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Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA)
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2351:Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
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623:in the Indira era. He was also the chairperson of
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1231:"Veteran politician R S Gavai new Bihar Governor"
716:1976–77 : Union Deputy Minister, Commerce.
713:1974–76 : Union Deputy Minister, Railways.
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600:(ranked as Cabinet Minister) from 2007 to 2010.
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1127:"Hegde rules out resignation, defends Vajpayee"
923:"Hon'ble Governor of Bihar – Sardar Buta Singh"
1281:"Former Union minister Buta Singh passes away"
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1064:"Former home minister Buta Singh passes away"
685:1962 : Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha, from
2529:Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
719:1978–80 : General-Secretary, AICC(I).
605:Punjabi Speaking State – A Critical Analysis
2476:Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring
2419:Controller of Communication Accounts (CCA)
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630:He contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from
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2488:Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing
1679:Bureau of Police Research and Development
949:"Congress veteran Buta Singh passes away"
2610:The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1940
2385:Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
1108:"Mulayam fields Buta from Jalore-Sirohi"
598:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
490:Buta Singh was born on 21 March 1934 in
480:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
269:Asian Games Special Organizing Committee
179:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
1869:Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
1241:from the original on 25 September 2015.
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2991:Ministers of internal affairs of India
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794:2004–2006 : Governor Of Bihar
2357:Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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3011:Indian National Congress politicians
2434:Centre for Development of Telematics
2380:Telecommunication Engineering Center
1156:Sharma, Avinash (28 February 2009).
1125:Viswanathan, Prema (21 April 1998).
2517:Indian Telephone Industries Limited
1854:National Crime Investigation Bureau
1712:National Crime Investigation Bureau
1496:29 January 1983 – 31 December 1984
1205:"Bihar governor offers resignation"
1066:. Financial Express. 2 January 2021
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433:Jaskirat Kaur Jain (granddaughter)
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2328:Ministry of Communications (India)
1579:5 November 2004 – 29 January 2006
565:. But he was first elected to the
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439:Kunwar Harjinder Singh (grandson)
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2472:Digital Communications Commission
1798:Central Industrial Security Force
1684:Central Industrial Security Force
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1492:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
1164:from the original on 16 May 2016.
1158:"Bihar Assembly Dissolution Case"
1044:. Hindustan Times. 2 January 2021
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233:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2981:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
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2546:Indian Telecommunication Service
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2403:Wireless Monitoring Organisation
2336:Department of Telecommunications
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427:Devyani Singh (daughter-in-law)
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3001:Members of the Cabinet of India
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1752:Department of Official Language
1657:Department of Internal Security
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541:Singh was first elected to the
2996:Agriculture ministers of India
2606:The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
2376:Director General Telecom (DGT)
1702:National Civil Defence College
1550:12 May 1986 – 2 December 1989
1175:Verma, Avnindra Kumar (2009).
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676:on 2 January 2021, at age 86.
436:Aditya Jain (grandson-in-law)
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2482:Telephone Advisory Committees
2266:Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
1844:National Crime Records Bureau
1834:Bureau of Immigration (India)
1707:National Investigation Agency
1697:National Crime Records Bureau
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442:Kabir Ishar Singh (grandson)
425:Alka Singh (daughter-in-law)
116:Minister of Rural Development
27:Indian politician (1934–2021)
2511:Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
1793:Central Reserve Police Force
1721:North Eastern Police Academy
1674:Central Reserve Police Force
689:seat, as Akali Dal candidate
582:All India Congress Committee
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2890:Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan
1770:Central Armed Police Forces
1339:Constituency does not exist
1177:Political Science, Class XI
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1758:Central Translation Bureau
984:"Members : Lok Sabha"
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672:from complications of a
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478:and was chairman of the
468:Indian National Congress
417:Gurkirat Kaur (daughter)
393:Indian National Congress
59:Minister of Home Affairs
2696:Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
1689:National Security Guard
1519:Minister of Agriculture
1470:Susheela Laxman Bangaru
1420:Kailash Chandra Meghwal
1410:Kailash Chandra Meghwal
1160:. Legal Service India.
508:Lyallpur Khalsa College
113:Minister of Agriculture
2701:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
2145:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
1818:Defence Security Corps
1808:Special Frontier Force
647:Supreme Court of India
529:member and joined the
520:Bundelkhand University
494:family at Mustafapur,
2885:Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
2195:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2175:Prakash Chandra Sethi
1778:Border Security Force
1717:North Eastern Council
1664:Indian Police Service
1556:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
1529:Gurdial Singh Dhillon
1022:. UNI. 2 January 2021
506:. He was educated at
415:Sarabjot Singh (son)
411:Arvinder Singh Lovely
106:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2796:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2741:Bhishma Narain Singh
2706:Shankar Dayal Sharma
2046:Gopal Krishna Pillai
2018:Balmiki Prasad Singh
1983:J. A. Kalyankrishnan
1875:Department of States
1485:Bhishma Narain Singh
1456:Member of Parliament
1426:Member of Parliament
1396:Member of Parliament
1391:Virda Ram Phulwariya
1370:Member of Parliament
1344:Member of Parliament
1309:"Buta Singh Profile"
1137:on 25 September 2015
901:Press Trust of India
674:cerebral haemorrhage
2976:India MPs 1999–2004
2971:India MPs 1998–1999
2966:India MPs 1991–1996
2961:India MPs 1984–1989
2956:India MPs 1980–1984
2951:India MPs 1971–1977
2946:India MPs 1967–1970
2941:India MPs 1962–1967
2904:Preceding Ministry:
2856:Ravi Shankar Prasad
2751:Anant Prasad Sharma
2736:Shyam Nandan Mishra
2716:Parkash Singh Badal
2676:Satya Narayan Sinha
2651:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2580:Army Postal Service
2573:Department of Posts
2444:Training Institutes
2393:Subordinate Offices
2257:Ministers of State
2205:Murli Manohar Joshi
2180:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2140:Uma Shankar Dikshit
2120:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2115:Govind Ballabh Pant
1788:Sashastra Seema Bal
1669:Intelligence Bureau
1585:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
1539:P. V. Narasimha Rao
1523:1984 – 12 May 1986
1365:Basant Singh Khalsa
1357:Basant Singh Khalsa
1258:The Hindustan Times
658:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
609:Operation Blue Star
592:of India and later
482:from 2007 to 2010.
472:Union Home Minister
169:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
94:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2926:Governors of Bihar
2873:Ministers of State
2786:K. P. Unnikrishnan
2235:Sushilkumar Shinde
2135:Yashwantrao Chavan
2110:Kailash Nath Katju
2105:C. Rajagopalachari
2041:Vinod Kumar Duggal
1872:Department of Home
1512:Rao Birender Singh
1477:Political offices
1286:The Indian Express
1131:The Indian Express
1112:Free Press Journal
957:. 2 January 2021.
929:on 3 February 2008
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617:President of India
496:Jalandhar district
322:P.V. Narasimha Rao
236:Minister of Sports
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586:General Secretary
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1988:Shiromani Sharma
1958:T. N. Chaturvedi
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