Akhilesh Pratap Singh (born 21 May 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the
16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
He represented the
Rudrapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh until 2017 and is a member and spokesperson for the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
party.
Early life and education
Akhilesh Pratap Singh was born in Deoria district. He attended the
University of Allahabad
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and attained Master of Arts degree. Captained the
Allahabad University
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and Allahabad District Basketball Team, representing them in state and national level events.
Political career
Akhilesh Pratap Singh has been a
MLA for one term. He represented the
Rudrapur constituency and is a member of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
party.
Posts held
Personal life
His brother KP Singh is a colonel in the
Army Air Defence.
His nephew is
Indian Air Force
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group captain
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Varun Singh, who lost his life in
2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash
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.
See also
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Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)
Rudrapur is a constituency of Gorakhpur-Bansgaon, Uttar Pradesh, Deoria covering the city of Rudrapur Khajani (Khajani), Uttar Pradesh, Rudrapur in the Gorakhpur district, Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rudrapur is one of five asse ...
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Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixtee ...
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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 ...
References
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1960 births
Indian National Congress politicians
Living people
People from Deoria district
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017