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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|Akhilesh Prasad Singh}}
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| constituency = [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]]
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]]
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| term_end = Mar 2017
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| successor = [[Jai Prakash Nishad]]
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'''Akhilesh Pratap Singh''' (born 21 May 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Member Profile" /><ref name="Candidate affidavit" /> He represented the [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh until 2017 and is a member and spokesperson for the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=8 June 2016|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=8 June 2016|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/rudrapur.html}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

==Political career==
'''Akhilesh Pratap Singh''' has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for one term. He represented the [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]] constituency and is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! 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 of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||
|-
|04
|2012
|2017
|Member, Ethics Committee, [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|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 (India)|Army Air Defence]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Prayers galore amid pall of gloom at Group Captain Varun Singh’s village in UP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/09/prayers-galore-amid-pall-of-gloom-at-group-captain-varun-singhs-village-in-up-2393632.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

His nephew is [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)|group captain]] [[Varun Singh (Indian Air Force Officer)|Varun Singh]], who lost his life in [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 9, 2021|first=Arvind|last=Chauhan|title=East Uttar Pradesh village soars high on hope for its fighter's safety|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/east-uttar-pradesh-village-soars-high-on-hope-for-its-fighters-safety/articleshow/88191655.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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== References ==
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[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Deoria district]]
[[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh politicians]]

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