Bhim Singh (politician)

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Bhim Singh (17 August 1941 – 31 May 2022) was an Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author. He was executive chairman of State Legal Aid Committee, founded by Chief Justice Bhagwati, for over 40 years from 1982 and freed hundreds of prisoners in India for free. He was the founder, president and chief patron of the socialist and secular Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP). Singh was Panthers Party chairman for 30 years from 1982 to 2012, chief patron from 2012-2021, and president from 14 February 2021 – 31 May 2022. In effect with over 40 years of controlling leadership, he was India's longest serving political party leader, and one of the longest serving leaders in the world. Singh was an elected member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 1977 until 1987, from Chenani-Ghordi (Udhampur). As party leader, he contested the 1988 Udhampur by-election to the Lok Sabha. Despite leading by over 30,000 votes at the end of the count, he was declared to have lost...

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