Akhilesh Prasad Singh
Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh | |
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| President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Mohan Jha |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Anwar, JD(U) |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Radha Mohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Motihari |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Singh Kushwaha |
| Succeeded by | Dularchand Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Arwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1962 Jehanabad, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Arwal, Bihar, India |
| Website | Official Website |
| Source: [1] | |
Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh (born 5 January 1962) is an Indian politician from Bihar, India.[1] He is a member of the Indian National Congress. In 2018, he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar as member of Congress. He belongs from a Bhumihar family. He was appointed Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee President on 5 December 2022.[2] His wife belongs to Bhumihar Caste.
Political career
[edit]He was an MLA from 2000 to 2004 in Arwal.[3] He was a member of parliament of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004) from Motihari as member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He lost from Purvi Champaran in 2009 and Muzaffarpur in 2014 Indian general election on Indian National Congress ticket. Singh also lost the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Tarari constituency to Sudama Prasad.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh Appointed Bihar Congress President". Outlook India. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Akhilesh Prasad Singh". India Today. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Chaudhary, Pranava Kumar (17 October 2015). "'Leftist' Tarari talks more of caste than communism". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Living people
- 1962 births
- India MPs 2004–2009
- Lok Sabha members from Bihar
- Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
- Indian National Congress politicians
- Patna University alumni
- People from Jehanabad district
- Bihar MLAs 2000–2005
- Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- Union ministers of state of India