Dalel Singh

Apji Dalel Singh
Constituent Assembly of India
In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950
Personal details
Born	18 March 1909 Palaitha - Rajasthan, India
Died	8 March 1984 Kota - Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Smt. Sajan Kumari
Children	2 Sons, 4 Daughters
Residence	Kota - Rajasthan, India
Alma mater	Banaras Hindu University

Lieutenant Colonel Apji Dalel Singh (Hindi: ले. कल. आप्जी दलेल सिंह) (18 March 1909 – 8 March 1984) was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He hails from Thikana "Palaitha", a premier principality of the erstwhile Kotah State in Rajasthan. He represented Kotah state in the Constituent Assembly of India from 1946 to 1950.

Apji Dalel Singh completed his schooling from Herbert School at Kotah and then went on to Banaras Hindu University, one of the most prestigious Universities in India of that time and even of today. He studied Political Science and earned his Master of Arts in the same subject in 1932.

An ardent cricketer, he played on the University Cricket team as 1 of the 2 opening batsmen. Story goes that during his master's degree, he played on behalf of the university staff against the students' team where the staff made 121 runs and lost. Alas, his "modest" score of 110 not out couldn't help them to win the match.

After his University studies, he travelled to London to study for the Indian Civil Service Exam. On narrowly missing the opportunity, he travelled back to India and decided to work for his cousin, the Maharaja of Jaipur, HH Sawai Man Singh II in the state government, where he served as Secretary in various ministries.

In 1945, the Maharao of Kotah, HH Bhim Singh II asked him to return to Kotah and represent the state at New Delhi in the Constituent Assembly of India.

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