Raja Uday Pratap Singh

Raja Bhaiya
Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 1993–1996, 1996–2002, 2002–2007, 2007–2012, 2012–2017, 2017-present
Preceded by	Shiv Narain Mishra
Constituency	Kunda
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
In office 2004–2007, 2012-2017
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare
In office 1999–2000
Minister of Programme Implementation
In office 1997–1999
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-31) 31 October 1968 (age 48) Kunda, Pratapgarh, India
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Bhanvi Kumari
Children	Two sons & Two daughters
Residence	Kunda, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
As of 25 April, 2015

Raghuraj Pratap Singh (born 31 October 1968) popularly known as Raja Bhaiya is an independent M.L.A. hails from royal Bhadri (estate) of Oudh presently representing sixth term as Member of Legislative Assembly from his native local assembly constituency Kunda, Uttar Pradesh. He was cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh in ministry of Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in Akhilesh government.

In 1997, Singh served as Minister of Programme Implementation in BJP's Kalyan Singh government and again was minister in Ram Prakash Gupta and Rajnath Singh's cabinet in 1999 & 2000.

On 15 March 2012, he was assigned the ministry of Food and Civil Supplies as well as the Prison ministry in the newly elected Akhilesh Yadav government. On 4 March 2013, Raghuraj resigned as minister from Akhilesh's cabinet when his name was surfaced in conspiracy murder of Deputy Superintendent Officer Zia Ul Haq in Kunda.

Raghuraj, a Rajput, was born to Raja Uday Pratap Singh in 1968. His grandfather Raja Bajrang Bahadur Singh was the founder vice-chancellor of Pant Nagar Agriculture University and later the second governor of Himachal Pradesh state. Raghuraj was the first in his family to enter politics; his father is largely a recluse. Raghuraj's grand father had adopted his nephew Raja Uday Pratap Singh as his son.