Deep Narayan Singh

{{Short description|Indian politician (1894–1977)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Deep Narayan Singh

| image =

| constituency =

| order = 2nd

| office = Chief Minister of Bihar

| term_start = 1 February 1961

| term_end = 18 February 1961

| predecessor = Shri Krishna Sinha

| successor = Binodanand Jha

| office1 = 3rd Minister of Finance of Bihar

| term_start1 = 1 February 1961

| term_end1 = 18 February 1961

| predecessor1 = Shri Krishna Sinha

| successor1 = Beer Chand Patel

| spouse = Mamlata devi

| children =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|11|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Purantand, Bengal Presidency, British India

| residence = Purantand

| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|07|1894|11|25|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hajipur, Bihar, India

| party = Indian National Congress

}}

Deep Narayan Singh (25 November 1894 – 7 December 1977) was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.{{cite web|title=Deep Narayan Singh Museum, Hajipur|url=http://buddhistcircuitbihar.com/vaishali3.htm|accessdate=14 May 2015}}{{Failed verification|date=August 2017}}{{cite web |last=Sharma |first=Abhay |date=5 November 2020 |title=रेलवे स्टेशन पर बम नहीं फटता, तो ये नेता बिहार का मुख्यमंत्री होता |trans-title=If the bomb hadn't exploded at the railway station, this leader would have become the Chief Minister of Bihar |url=https://www.thelallantop.com/lallankhas/post/political-stories-and-profile-of-deep-narayan-singh-who-was-appointed-caretaker-chief-minister-of-bihar-in-1961 |access-date=21 June 2025 |website=The Lallantop |language=hi |quote=31 जनवरी 1961 को बिहार के पहले मुख्यमंत्री श्रीकृष्ण सिंह का देहांत हो गया. उस वक्त बिहार के राज्यपाल थे शिक्षाविद डॉ. ज़ाकिर हुसैन, जो बाद में देश के राष्ट्रपति बने. उनके सामने अजब संकट था. देश में पहली दफा पद पर रहते हुए किसी मुख्यमंत्री का निधन हुआ था. संविधान में इसके बाद के विकल्पों को लेकर कुछ स्पष्टता नहीं थी. ऐसे में हुसैन ने श्रीकृष्ण कैबिनेट के सबसे सीनियर मिनिस्टर दीप नारायण सिंह को कार्यवाहक मुख्यमंत्री की शपथ दिलाने का फैसला किया. 1 फरवरी 1961 से लेकर 17 फरवरी 1961 तक दीप नारायण सिंह बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री रहे. |trans-quote=On 31st January 1961, Bihar's first Chief Minister, Shri Krishna Singh, passed away. At that time, the Governor of Bihar was the educationist Dr. Zakir Husain, who would later become the President of India. He faced a peculiar crisis. It was the first time in the country that a sitting Chief Minister had died while in office. The Constitution did not provide clear guidance on what to do next in such a situation. In this context, Dr. Husain decided to administer the oath of office to Deep Narayan Singh, the senior-most minister in Shri Krishna Singh’s cabinet, as the acting Chief Minister. From 1st February to 17th February 1961, Deep Narayan Singh served as the Chief Minister of Bihar.}}

Born in Purantand, Bihar,{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} Singh was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India which was elected to write the Constitution of India.{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/members.htm#BIHAR |title=List of members of the Constituent Assembly (as in November 1949) |publisher=Parliament of India |accessdate=3 March 2012}} He also served as part of India's first Parliament as an independent nation and was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was associated with the triumvirate of nationalists Rajendra Babu, Anugraha Babu and Shri babu. He succeeded Krishna Singh as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

In 1979, a museum was established in his honour by the Directorate of Archaeology and Museum in Hajipur, Bihar.