Akhilesh Pratap Singh

Not to be confused with Akhilesh Prasad Singh.

Akhilesh Pratap Singh
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office 8 March 2012 – 11 March 2017
Preceded by	Suresh Tiwari
Succeeded by	Jai Prakash Nishad
Constituency	Rudrapur
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-21) 21 May 1960 (age 64)[1] Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political party	Indian National Congress[1]
Spouse	Vibha Singh
Children	1 son & 1 daughter
Parent	Fateh Bahadur Singh (father)[1]
Residence	Deoria district
Alma mater	University of Allahabad[2]
Profession	Politician & farmer

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]

Early life and education

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

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

#	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

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

• Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "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. "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.