| Office | Member of the Legislative Assembly for Rae Bareli
|
|---|---|
| Term start | 1993 |
| Term end | 2017 |
| Predecessor | Ashok Kumar Singh |
| Successor | Aditi Singh
|
| Constituency | Rae Bareli Sadar
|
| Born | 1959-09-15 |
| Born | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow |
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Political party | Peace Party of India
|
| Children | Inter alia, Aditi Singh) |
| Alma mater | Feroze Gandhi College, Kanpur University |
| Occupation | Politician
|
Akhilesh Kumar Singh (15 September 1959 – 20 August 2019) was an Indian politician.
Akhilesh Singh was born on 15 September 1959.[1] Singh was first elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1993 as an Indian National Congress candidate from Rae Bareli Sadar. Singh won reelection twice, in 1996 and 2002, while retaining his affiliation with Congress.[2] Expelled from Congress prior to the 2007 election,[1] Singh ran as a political independent and won a fourth legislative term.[2] Singh contested the 2012 election after joining the Peace Party of India.[2] Upon the completion of his fifth legislative term, Singh's daughter Aditi announced that she would contest her father's open seat in 2017, which she won on Congress ticket.[3][4]
In later life, Singh was diagnosed with cancer, and died of the disease while seeking treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on 20 August 2019.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akhilesh Singh, father of Congress MLA Aditi Singh from Raebareli, Passed Away. The News Crunch(20 August 2019).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Akhilesh Singh's demise may spell doom for Congress in Rae Bareli. The Times of India(20 August 2019).
- ↑ 'Robin Hood of Rae Bareli', Five-Time MLA Akhilesh Singh Passes Away. News 18(20 August 2019).
- ↑ Five-time Rae Bareli MLA Akhilesh Singh passes away. The Times of India(20 August 2019).
- ↑ UP Congress ex-MLA Akhilesh Singh passes away. The Tribune/Hindustani Times(20 August 2019). Alt URL