Captain Kunwar Awadhesh Pratap Singh (born October 1888,

Rampur Baghelan Rampur Baghelan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members ...

–died 16 June 1967,

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

) was an

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n politician and

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.The Hindu Website news article
''Hindu.com''. He was a member of the

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party in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the

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between 1952 and 1960. He became the Prime Minister of

Rewa Rewa may refer to: Places Fiji * Rewa (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji), a former electoral division of Fiji * Rewa Plateau, between the Kaimur and Vindhya Ranges in Madhya Pradesh * Rewa Province, Fiji * Rewa River, the widest river in Fiji ...

State in 1948 and the Chief Minister of

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from 1948 to 14 April 1949. Singh was married to Maharaj Kumari and they had one son and one daughter. His son,

Govind Narayan Singh Govind Narayan Singh (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005), was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from July 30, 1967 to March 12, 1969. He was also Governor of Bihar state from February 26, 1988 to January 24, 1989. Poli ...

, became the

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. He died on 16 June 1967 in

. The

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is a public university in Rewa city, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujj ...

was named in his honour.

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