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 party.
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.
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.
Posts held # From To Position Comments0119861995Spokesperson, Secretary, General Secretary, Vice President, Acting President UP Youth Congress0219952012Spokesperson, Chief Spokesperson, Chairman media department, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee 03 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly 0420122017Member, Ethics Committee, 16th Legislative Assembly0520122018National media panelist, Indian National Congress062018presentSpokesperson, Indian National Congress
Personal life His brother KP Singh is a colonel in the Army Air Defence.
His nephew is Indian Air Force group captain Varun Singh, who lost his life in 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash.
See also Rudrapur (Assembly constituency) Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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