Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopal Bhaiya (born 14 April 1970) is an

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Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Assembly segments Presently, Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan ...

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. He is the member of

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Political career

He won the Pratapgarh seat in

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Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

. However, he lost the

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to Rajkumari (princess)

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. In April 2022 at Uttar Pradesh Member of Legislative Council election he defeated

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candidate Haripratap Singh by a margin of 1,091 and becoming MLC for the fifth time at Pratapgarh.

Personal life

He is the son of Shri Lal Shivpratap Singh, the younger brother of the heir of Jamon estate. He is the nephew of ex-MP Barabanki late Raja Dr. Rudra Pratap Singh (Raja Jamon Estate). He is the close friend of the politician Raja Bhaiya.

Controversies

Akshay Pratap Singh is facing several criminal cases, including one that is being investigated by the

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References

He studied in jamon government inter college 1970 births Living people Indian politicians convicted of crimes People from Uttar Pradesh People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 Samajwadi Party politicians Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) politicians Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-SP-politician-stub