Akhilesh Prasad Singh

Not to be confused with Akhilesh Pratap Singh.

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 was appointed Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee President on 5 December 2022.^[2]

Akhilesh Prasad Singh
President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 5 December 2022 – 18 March 2025
Preceded by	Madan Mohan Jha
Succeeded by	Rajesh Kumar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
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	(1962-01-05) 5 January 1962 (age 63) Jehanabad, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Arwal, Bihar, India
Website	Official Website
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Political career

Singh 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]