Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth retired as the Adjutant General of

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and was the

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of Chhattisgarh,

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and

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the eas ...

Personal life

Krishna Mohan Seth was born on December 19, 1939 in

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the admin ...

. He is married to Veena and they have two sons.

Military career

Lieutenant General Seth was commissioned in the

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of the Indian Army. He commanded the 17 (Parachute) Field Regiment between March 1979 and October 1980. He commanded XXI Strike Corps at

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It ...

, following which he was picked to command III Corps in

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the ...

between October 1994 and October 1995. He was then appointed the Adjutant General. He retired on 31 December 1997.

Political career

He was the Governor of Tripura from 23 June 2000 to 31 May 2003. This was followed by a tenure as the Governor of Chhattisgarh between 2 June 2003 and 25 January 2007. The Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare School in Kanker, Chhattisgarh was the brainchild of General Seth during his tenure. B6AT5601

He was the acting

Governor of Madhya Pradesh The governor of Madhya Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president for a period of five years. Governors of Madhya Pradesh See also * Madh ...

between 2 May 2004 and 29 June 2004.

Major Decorations

*He was awarded the

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in 1985 for contribution towards countering terrorist activities in Ukhrul district of Manipur. *He was awarded

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in 1996 for excellence in services in all fields of the armed forces, specially for contribution towards counter insurgency operation in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

and

. He is also the life member of International Film And Television Club of

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References

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