Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo

Brig. K P Singh Deo, AVSM
କାମାକ୍ଷା ପ୍ରସାଦ ସିଂହଦେଓ
Member: Rajya Sabha and 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th & 13th Lok Sabha
ConstituencyDhenkanal
Personal details
Born (1941-08-06) 6 August 1941 (age 81)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKrishna Devi
Children2 son and 3 daughters
ResidenceDhenkanal
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1971–1995
RankBrigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
As of 17 May, 2012
Source: [1]

Brigadier Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM (born 6 August 1941), the scion of Dhenkanal is a former Member of Parliament and a retired Indian Territorial Army officer. He was a member of the 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 representing Swatantra Party.

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Political career

K.P. Singh Dev is the son of the late Shankar Pratap Singh Dev, the last Raja of Dhenkanal.

In the 1967 Lok Sabha elections, he stood as a candidate for the Swatantra Party and was elected from the Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha. Aged 25, he was among the youngest MPs elected that year. From 1967 until 1970, he served as chief whip for the party in the Lok Sabha. By 1980, he had transferred his allegiance to the Indian National Congress. He was the president of the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee.

Military career

Singh Dev was commissioned a Territorial Army second lieutenant in the Regiment of Artillery on 1 June 1971. He was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 1994. He was ADC to the President of India. Upon reaching retirement age, he was promoted colonel on 30 August 1995, and retired the following day. On 10 October 1997, he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.

He contested in the General Election 2019 as an Indian National Congress candidate from Dhenkanal . Not only did he get defeated in that election, he also lost election deposit.

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 1 June 1971
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 1 June 1975
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 1 June 1979
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 4 June 1986
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 4 March 1993 (seniority from 1 January 1993)
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 30 August 1995
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 10 October 1997 (honorary)

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