Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Akhilesh Kumar Singh (15 September 1959 – 20 August 2019) was an Indian politician.

Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Rae Bareli
In office
1993–2017
Preceded byAshok Kumar Singh
Succeeded byAditi Singh
ConstituencyRae Bareli Sadar
Personal details
Born(1959-09-15)15 September 1959
Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
Died20 August 2019(2019-08-20) (aged 59)
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
NationalityIndian
Political partyPeace Party of India
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
Children2 Daughters (Aditi Singh)
FatherRavindra Nath Singh
ResidenceRaebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationPolitician

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. Winters, Bryce J. (20 August 2019). "Akhilesh Singh, father of Congress MLA Aditi Singh from Raebareli, Passed Away". The News Crunch. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Singh, Sanjeev (20 August 2019). "Akhilesh Singh's demise may spell doom for Congress in Rae Bareli". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. Ahmad, Qazi Faraz (20 August 2019). "'Robin Hood of Rae Bareli', Five-Time MLA Akhilesh Singh Passes Away". News 18. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Five-time Rae Bareli MLA Akhilesh Singh passes away". The Times of India. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "UP Congress ex-MLA Akhilesh Singh passes away". The Tribune/Hindustani Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019. Alt URL
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