Akhilesh Prasad Singh
Akhilesh Prasad Singh (born 5 January 1962) is an Indian politician from Bihar. In 2018, he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar as member of Congress, and previously he was member of parliament of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004) from Motihari as member of Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal. Currently, he is a member of the Indian National Congress and lost from Purvi Champaran in 2009 and Muzaffarpur in 2014 Indian general election on Congress ticket. Singh also lost the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Tarari constituency to Sudama Prasad.[1]
Akhilesh Prasad Singh | |
|---|---|
 Singh in 2007 | |
| MP | |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Constituency | Motihari |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Anwar, JD(U) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1962 Jehanabad, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Veena Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Arwal, Bihar, India |
| Website | Official Website |
He was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Singh completed his M.Sc and Ph.D degree from Patna University. He was an MLA from 2000-2004 in Arwal.[2]
References
- Chaudhary, Pranava Kumar (17 October 2015). "'Leftist' Tarari talks more of caste than communism". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Akhilesh Prasad Singh". India Today. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2018.