Captain Kunwar Awadhesh Pratap Singh (born October 1888, Rampur Baghelan

Rampur Baghelan

Rampur Baghelan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Rampur Baghelan had a population of 11,315. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rampur Baghelan has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than...

–died 16 June 1967, Kanpur) was a noted India

India

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n politician and Indian independence activist. He was born in October 1888. He was a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 political party in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

. He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

 between 1952 and 1960. He became the Prime Minister of Rewa

Rewa (princely state)

Rewa was a princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.-Description:With an area of about 13,000 mi², Rewa was the largest princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. The British political agent for Bagelkhand resided...

 State in 1948 and the Chief Minister of Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 from 1948 to 14 April 1949. Singh was married to Maharaj Kumari and had one son and one daughter of this marriage. His son Govind Narayan Singh

Govind Narayan Singh

Govind Narayan Singh , was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born to Awadhesh Pratap Singh, the first chief minister of Vindhya Pradesh and Maharaj Kumari. He did his PhD from the Benaras Hindu University in literature...

 later became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He died on 16 June 1967 in Kanpur. The Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is an autonomous institution in Rewa city, often called ‘the land of white tigers', located in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. The university was named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh, an eminent freedom fighter...

 in Rewa

Rewa

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, Madhya Pradesh was named in his honour.