Akhilesh Kumar Singh (15 September 1959 – 20 August 2019) was an Indian politician. Akhilesh Singh was born on 15 September 1959. Singh was first elected to the

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in 1993 as an

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candidate from

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Sadar. Singh won reelection twice, in 1996 and 2002, while retaining his affiliation with Congress. Expelled from Congress prior to the 2007 election, Singh ran as a political independent and won a fourth legislative term. Singh contested the 2012 election after joining the

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. Upon the completion of his fifth legislative term, Singh's daughter

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announced that she would contest her father's open seat in 2017, which she won on Congress ticket. In later life, Singh was diagnosed with cancer, and died of the disease while seeking treatment at the

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1959 births 2019 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1993–1996 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Peace Party of India politicians Deaths from cancer in India Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University alumni {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub