Akhilesh Pratap Singh (born 21 May 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] He represented the Rudrapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh until 2017 and is a member and spokesperson for the Indian National Congress party.[3][4]

Akhilesh Pratap Singh
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
8 March 2012 – 11 March 2017
Preceded bySuresh Tiwari
Succeeded byJai Prakash Nishad
ConstituencyRudrapur
Personal details
Born (1960-05-21) 21 May 1960 (age 64)[1]
Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political partyIndian National Congress[1]
SpouseVibha Singh
Children1 son & 1 daughter
ParentFateh Bahadur Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceDeoria district
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad[2]
ProfessionPolitician & farmer

Early life and education

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Akhilesh Pratap Singh was born in Deoria district. He attended the University of Allahabad and attained Master of Arts degree. Captained the Allahabad University and Allahabad District Basketball Team, representing them in state and national level events.[1][2]

Political career

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Akhilesh Pratap Singh has been a MLA for one term. He represented the Rudrapur constituency and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[1][2]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 1986 1995 Spokesperson, Secretary, General Secretary, Vice President, Acting President UP Youth Congress
02 1995 2012 Spokesperson, Chief Spokesperson, Chairman media department, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
03 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
04 2012 2017 Member, Ethics Committee, 16th Legislative Assembly
05 2012 2018 National media panelist, Indian National Congress
06 2018 present Spokesperson, Indian National Congress

Personal life

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His brother KP Singh is a colonel in the Army Air Defence.[5]

His nephew is Indian Air Force group captain Varun Singh, who lost his life in 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Prayers galore amid pall of gloom at Group Captain Varun Singh's village in UP". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. ^ Chauhan, Arvind (9 December 2021). "East Uttar Pradesh village soars high on hope for its fighter's safety". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.