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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raja Ajit Pratap Singh
| image =
| caption =
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 1962
| term_end1 = 1967
| predecessor1 = [[Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay]]
| successor1 = [[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]
| constituency1 = [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pratapgarh]]
| term_start2 = 1980
| term_end2 = 1984
| predecessor2 = [[Roop Nath Singh Yadav]]
| successor2 = [[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]
| constituency2 = [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pratapgarh]]
| module = {{Infobox pretender
| embed = yes
| title = [[Raja]] of [[Pratapgarh Estate|Pratapgarh]]
| throne = [[Pratapgarh Estate|Pratapgarh]]
| pretend from = 1971–2000
| year = '''Sovereign Monarchy'''<br>1947 ([[Instrument of Accession]])<br>'''Titular Monarchy'''<br>1971 ([[Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution]])
| king = ''Himself''
| relationship =
| successor = [[Abhay Pratap Singh|Raja Abhay Pratap Singh]]
| footnotes =
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{{Infobox royalty
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| succession = [[Raja]] of [[Pratapgarh Estate|Pratapgarh]]
| reign = 1921–1947
| reign-type2 = Titular Reign
| reign2 = 1947–1971
| predecessor = [[Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|01|14}}
| birth_place = [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Kulhipur]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2000|01|06|1917|01|14}}
| death_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| spouse = Rani Lakshmi Devi
| father =
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|children= [[Abhay Pratap Singh|Raja Abhay Pratap Singh]]<br>Rajkumar Amar Pratap Singh
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]}}
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'''Raja Ajit Pratap Singh''' (14 January 1917 – 6 January 2000) was an Indian politician of [[Indian National Congress]] party from [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], who was cabinet minister of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] (1969–77) and also the member of [[Lok Sabha]] twice from [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pratapgarh]] constituency in 1962 and 1980.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126041805/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/Ajit%20Pratap%20Singh.html Ajit Pratap Singh] [[IBN Live]].
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==Early life and education==
Born in the ruling family from [[Taluqdar|taluqdari estate]] of [[Pratapgarh Estate|Pratapgarh]], established in the 17th century, Raja Ajit Pratap Singh was educated at [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]], [[Senior Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pratapgarh_up.html |title=Genealogy of Pratapgarh |access-date=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031014806/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pratapgarh_up.html |archive-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
He was a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from 1946–52 and again 1967–77, during this period he was Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] 1969–77. Thereafter remained member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], 1958–62. He was elected to the [[3rd Lok Sabha]], 1962–67 (this time as a Jan Sangh candidate, opposing Congress), later he joined Congress and was elected again to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Lok sabha: Members Bioprofile |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1419.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha website |access-date=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015175916/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1419.htm |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was the Minister for Excise 1985, Minister for Excise and Forests 1988, Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Uttar Pradesh 1986–1988.

He was the President of the British India Association (Avadh) 1998/2000, Secretary-cum-Manager for the Colvin Taluqdars' College, [[Lucknow]], 1998–2000.

In 1991, his son [[Abhay Pratap Singh]], was elected from the same constituency from [[Janata Dal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=In the Hindi heartland, royals gird for electoral battle |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/18/stories/2004031803201300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704061833/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/18/stories/2004031803201300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 March 2004 }}</ref>

== Social work ==
He was Manager and Founder Member, P. B. Degree College, Pratapgarh; Manager, P. B. Inter College; Donated three hospitals to District Board, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]] and Member, Managing Committee, Colvin Taluqdars College, [[Lucknow]].

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