Ajit Pratap Singh

Raja Ajit Pratap Singh
Raja Ajit Pratap Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1962–1967
Preceded by	Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay
Succeeded by	Dinesh Singh
Constituency	Pratapgarh
	In office; 1980–1984
Preceded by	Roop Nath Singh Yadav
Succeeded by	Dinesh Singh
Constituency	Pratapgarh
Personal details
Born	14 January 1917; Kulhipur, Pratapgarh District
Died	6 January 2000 (aged 82); Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Rani Lakshmi Devi
Children	Abhay Pratap Singh; Amar Pratap Singh

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Ajit Pratap Singh (14 January 1917 – 6 January 2000) was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress party from Pratapgarh, who was cabinet minister of Government of Uttar Pradesh (1969–77) and also the member of Lok Sabha twice from Pratapgarh constituency in 1962 and 1980.^[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Born in the ruling family from princely state of Pratapgarh, established in the 17th century, Raja Ajit Pratap Singh was educated at St. Joseph's College, Allahabad, Senior Cambridge.^[2]

Career[edit]

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.^[3]

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, Lukhnow, 1998-2000

In 1991, his son Abhay Pratap Singh, was elected from the same constituency from Janata Dal.^[4]

Social work[edit]

He was Manager and Founder Member, P. B. Degree College, Pratapgarh; Manager, P. B. Inter College; Donated three hospitals to District Board, Pratapgarh and Member, Managing Committee, Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow.

References[edit]

↑ Ajit Pratap Singh IBN Live.
↑ "Genealogy of Pratapgarh". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "7th Lok sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "In the Hindi heartland, royals gird for electoral battle". The Hindu. 18 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2004.

[1] Ajit Pratap Singh IBN Live.

[2] "Genealogy of Pratapgarh". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

[3] "7th Lok sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

[4] "In the Hindi heartland, royals gird for electoral battle". The Hindu. 18 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2004.

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