Ajit Pratap Singh
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Preceded byMunishwar Dutt Upadhyay
Succeeded byDinesh Singh
ConstituencyPratapgarh
Preceded byRoop Nath Singh Yadav
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 |
Pretender information | |
| Title(s) | Raja of Pratapgarh |
| Throne(s) claimed | Pratapgarh |
| Pretend from | 1971–2000 |
| Monarchy abolished | Sovereign Monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular Monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) |
| Last monarch | Himself |
| Successor | Raja Abhay Pratap Singh |
| Raja of Pratapgarh | |
| Reign | 1921–1947 |
| Predecessor | Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh |
| Titular Reign | 1947–1971 |
| Born | 14 January 1917 Kulhipur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 6 January 2000 (aged 82) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Rani Lakshmi Devi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Raja Abhay Pratap Singh Rajkumar Amar Pratap Singh |
Raja 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]
Born in the ruling family from taluqdari estate of Pratapgarh, established in the 17th century, Raja Ajit Pratap Singh was educated at St. Joseph's College, Allahabad, Senior Cambridge.[2]
