Akshay Pratap Singh

Akshay Pratap Singh
MP
Constituency	Pratapgarh
Personal details
Born	14 April 1970 (1970-04-14) (age 41) Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	SP
Residence	Pratapgarh
As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [1]

Akshay Pratap Singh or Gopalji (born 14 April 1970) is an Indian politician with mafia connections^[1] from Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) in Uttar Pradesh. He is a cousin and follower of the powerful politician Raja Bhaiya,^[2] and won the seat in 2004 from Samajwadi Party.^[3] However, he lost the Indian general elections, 2009 to Rajkumari (princess) Ratna Singh.^[4]

Akshay Pratap Singh is facing several criminal cases, including one that is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation,^[5] but he has not been convicted in any case.

References

^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/Mafia-politicos-humbled-by-voters/articleshow/4544407.cms
^ http://election.rediff.com/special/2009/apr/23/loksabhapolls-who-will-clean-filthy-pratapgarh.htm
^ Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
^ http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/24/24/pratapgarh.html
^ http://upgov.nic.in/alh_highcourt/Investigation_Pending_CBCID.pdf

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Name	Singh, Akshay Pratap
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Date of birth	14 April 1970
Place of birth	Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
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