Raja Devendra Pratap Singh | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Saroj Pandey,BJP |
Constituency | Chhattisgarh |
Personal details | |
Born | Raigarh,Madhya Pradesh,India (now in Chhattisgarh,India) | 2 May 1975
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Bhawanidevi Singh (m. 1999) |
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Relatives | Raigarh State |
Residence(s) | Moti Mahal, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India |
Alma mater | Rajkumar College, Raipur (10+2) St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) University of Delhi (MA) |
Raja Devendra Pratap Singh (also Kumar Devendra Pratap Singh) (born 2 May 1975) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing the state of Chhattisgarh. [1]
Singh is the son of Raja Surendra Kumar Singh and grandson of Raja Chakradhar Singh, the raja of Raigarh State during the British Raj in India.
Raja was born on 2 May 1975 to Raja Surendra Kumar Singh of Gond dynasty. He completed his schooling at Rajkumar College, Raipur and was admitted to St. Stephen's College, Delhi, University of Delhi where he BA and MA in history.
Singh's father Surendra Pratap was a politician, who served as MLA from Lailunga and also Rajya Sabha MP from Chhattisgarh. His uncle Raja Lalitkumar Singh was the last Raja of Raigarh State. [2]
On 11 February 2024, he was announced as BJP Candidate from Chhattisgarh in upcoming Rajya Sabha election. [3]
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