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He died in an air crash in Delhi on 31 May 1973.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 February 1899","date":"1899-02-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Narangwal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6965356"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"31 May 1973","date":"1973-05-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Delhi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668","start":"1950-01-26"},{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286","end":"1947-08-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Shiromani Akali Dal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148034"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chief Minister of Punjab (17 February 1969 – 27 March 1970)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516776","start":"1969-02-17","end":"1970-03-27"},{"text":"Chief Minister of Punjab (8 March 1967 – 25 November 1967)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516776","start":"1967-03-08","end":"1967-11-25"},{"text":"Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24340550"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurnam_Singh","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Gurnam Singh born?","a":"Gurnam Singh was born on 25 February 1899 in Narangwal."},{"q":"What positions has Gurnam Singh held?","a":"Positions held by Gurnam Singh include: Chief Minister of Punjab (1969–1970); Chief Minister of Punjab (1967–1967); Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly."}],"related":[{"name":"Zail Singh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zail-singh"},{"name":"Parkash Singh Badal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/parkash-singh-badal"},{"name":"Harcharan Singh Brar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/harcharan-singh-brar"},{"name":"Surjit Singh Barnala","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/surjit-singh-barnala"},{"name":"Bhim Sen Sachar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bhim-sen-sachar"},{"name":"Charanjit Singh Channi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charanjit-singh-channi"},{"name":"Amarinder Singh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/amarinder-singh"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/gurnam-singh-636cbc5963.jpg","width":500,"height":702,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Zillr","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gurnam-singh-abulkhurana.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Gurnam Singh","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurnam_Singh","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q5620189","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5620189","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Gurnam-singh-abulkhurana.jpg by Zillr (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gurnam-singh-abulkhurana.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Gurnam Singh, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gurnam-singh-abulkhurana.jpg — Zillr, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Gurnam Singh\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gurnam-singh. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:00:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gurnam-singh","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gurnam-singh","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gurnam-singh?lang=ne"}}