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{{Short description|Tallest living man in India}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dharmendra Pratap Singh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth_year and age|1983}}
| known_for = Tallest living Indian
| height = 2.46m
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
}}
'''Dharmendra Pratap Singh''' (born 1982) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] who is among [[List of tallest people|the tallest living people]] at {{convert|8|ft|1.3|in|abbr=on|order=flip|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-23 |title=Meet Dharmendra Pratap Singh From UP, He Is India's "Tallest" Politician |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-dharmendra-pratap-singh-indias-tallest-man-joins-samajwadi-party-560106.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2022-01-24 |title='India's tallest man' joins Samajwadi Party |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/indias-tallest-man-joins-samajwadi-party-466032 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=MillenniumPost |language=en}}</ref> He currently lives in Lucknow, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-23 |title=Who is Dharmendra Pratap Singh, India's 'tallest man', who has joined Akhilesh's party? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-dharmendra-pratap-singh-tallest-man-of-india-who-has-joined-akhilesh-s-party-101642914211284.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Midlane |first=Tom |date=2015-05-26 |title=Meet India's tallest man - who says his 8'1 frame is stopping him finding love |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dharmendra-singh-meet-indias-tallest-5765071 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> He is currently listed as the tallest man in India by The [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Outlook Web |date=2022-02-14 |title=India's Tallest Man Seeks Support From UP CM For Medical Treatment |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-indias-tallest-man-seeks-support-from-up-cm-for-medical-treatment/336501 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=www.outlookindia.com/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=LBR |first=Team |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c79aDwAAQBAJ&dq=dharmendra+pratap+singh+tallest&pg=PT84 |title=Limca Book of Records: India at Her Best |date=2018-05-05 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-5195-240-4 |language=en}}</ref> He became the tallest living Indian in 2007, after the death of [[Vikas Uppal]], who was {{convert|8|ft|3|in|abbr=on|order=flip|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Dharmendra Pratap Singh, India's 'tallest man' who joined Samajwadi Party? |url=https://inshorts.com/en/amp_news/who-is-dharmendra-pratap-singh-indias-tallest-man-who-joined-samajwadi-party-1642921901741 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Inshorts - Stay Informed |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Robert Wadlow]], tallest man ever
* [[Sultan Kösen]], tallest living human
* [[Vikas Uppal]], tallest Indian ever
* [[Siddiqa Parveen]], tallest Indian woman

== References ==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People with acromegaly]]
[[Category:People with gigantism]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian circus performers]]

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