Ajit Pratap Singh (14 January 1917 – 6 January 2000) was an Indian politician of

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party from Pratapgarh, who was cabinet minister of

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(1969–77) and also the member of

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twice from Pratapgarh constituency in 1962 and 1980.

Early life and education

Born in the ruling family from

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of Pratapgarh, established in the 17th century, Raja Ajit Pratap Singh was educated at

St. Joseph's College, Allahabad St. Joseph's College, abbreviated to SJC, established in 1884, is a prominent CISCE-affiliated elite school in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, with high rankings both in the state and in India. It is affiliated with the Council for the Indian ...

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Career

He was a member of

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-p ...

from 1946–52 and again 1967–77, during this period he was Cabinet Minister in the

1969–77. Thereafter remained member of the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

, 1958–62. He was elected to the

3rd Lok Sabha List of Members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, (2 April 1962 – 3 March 1967) elected February–March 1962. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The election was held for 494 seats out of which Indian nati ...

, 1962–67 (this time as a Jan Sangh candidate, opposing Congress), later he joined Congress and was elected again to the

7th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) elected December 1979 – January 1980. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were el ...

in 1980. He was the Minister for Excise 1985, Minister for Excise and Forests 1988, Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Uttar Pradesh 1986–1988. He was the President of the

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(Avadh) 1998/2000, Secretary-cum-Manager for the

Colvin Taluqdars' College Colvin Taluqdars' College is a private school located in Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is th ...

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, 1998-2000 In 1991, his son

Abhay Pratap Singh Raja Abhay Pratap Singh (7 December 1936 – 7 August 2013), also known as Bade Raja, was an Indian politician and member of parliament from the party Janata Dal. He represented 10th Loksabha of Pratapgarh constituency in Uttar Pradesh ...

, was elected from the same constituency from

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Social work

He was Manager and Founder Member, P. B. Degree College, Pratapgarh; Manager, P. B. Inter College; Donated three hospitals to District Board, Pratapgarh and Member, Managing Committee, Colvin Taluqdars College,

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

References

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