Rakesh Pratap Singh (born 30 June 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the

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from

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constituency. He is a member of

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. Singh was elected for the first time in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election, an accomplishment he repeated in

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. He resigned on 31 October 2021 citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the government.

Personal life

Singh was born on 30 June 1976 to Tej Pratap Singh in Mau, Gauriganj of

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. He completed

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in 1991 from SPIC Raniganj Kaithaula Pratapgarh. Singh married Shilam Singh on 1 June 1996, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is an agriculturalist and industrialist by profession.

Political career

Singh has served three terms as an MLA in the

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from

. In

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, he defeated his nearest rival Mohammad Nayeem of

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after securing 44,287 votes, succeeding Chandra Prakash of

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in the process. In

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, he repeated this by defeating Nayeem again, but with a much larger margin, securing 77,915 votes. On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the

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citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling

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. In the

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, Singh defeated

's Chandra Prakash Mishra Matiyari by a margin of 6,963 votes.

References

1976 births Living people People from Amethi district Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027 {{UttarPradesh-SP-politician-stub