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'''Captain Kunwar Awadhesh Pratap Singh''' (born October 1888, [[Rampur Baghelan]]&ndash;died 16 June 1967, [[Kanpur]]) was a noted [[India]]n politician and [[Indian independence activist]].<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html States of India Since 1947] ''worldstatesmen.org''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060321113201/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/26/stories/2005072613860500.htm The Hindu Website news article] ''Hindu.com''.</ref><br />
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He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the [[Rajya Sabha]] between 1952 and 1960. He became the Prime Minister of [[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]] State in 1948 and the Chief Minister of [[Vindhya Pradesh]] from 1948 to 14 April 1949.<br />
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Singh was married to [[Maharaj Kumari]] and they had one son and one daughter. His son, [[Govind Narayan Singh]], became the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
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He died on 16 June 1967 in [[Kanpur]]. The [[Awadhesh Pratap Singh University]] in [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]] was named in his honour.<br />
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