Rachhpal Singh

{{Short description|Indian politician (1942–2021)}}

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| name = Rachhpal Singh

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| birth_date = 2 October 1942

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| residence = Kolkata

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|7|8|1943|2|20|df=yes}}

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| office3 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 21 November 2011

| term_end3 = 29 April 2021

| constituency3 = Tarakeswar

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| successor3 = Ramendu Sinharay

| party = All India Trinamool Congress

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| children = 2

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Rachhpal Singh (2 October 1942– 8 July 2021)[https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/west-bengal/former-ips-and-former-minister-rachpal-singh-passes-away-dgtl/cid/1291542 Rachpal Singh Death: রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী এবং আইপিএস রচপাল সিংহ প্রয়াত, শোকবার্তা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর] in Bengali was an Indian politician who served as Minister for Planning in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a MLA, elected from the Tarakeswar constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110525085921/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mamata-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers/153060-37.html Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries]{{cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/election-news/story/20090601-all-the-didis-men-739813-2009-05-22 | title=All the Didi's men | publisher=India Today | date=22 May 2009 | first=Abhijit | last=Dasgupta | accessdate=30 August 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|title=Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet|accessdate=22 May 2011|publisher=Government of West Bengal|date=21 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005213008/http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|archivedate=5 October 2011}}

Singh died from COVID-19 in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://kashmirlife.net/former-mla-and-nc-leader-dies-of-covid-19-245371/ | title=Former MLA and NC Leader Dies of COVID-19 | date=7 September 2020 }}