Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo

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Brig. K P Singh Deo, AVSM
କାମାକ୍ଷା ପ୍ରସାଦ ସିଂହଦେଓ
Member:
Dhenkanal
Personal details
Born (1941-08-06) 6 August 1941 (age 82)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards 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.[1]

Details

Political career

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

Dhenkanal.[2]

In the 1967 Lok Sabha elections, he stood as a candidate for the

Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee.[3][4]

Military career

Singh Dev was commissioned a Territorial Army second lieutenant in the Regiment of Artillery on 1 June 1971.[5] He was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 1994.[6][7] He was ADC to the President of India.[8] Upon reaching retirement age, he was promoted colonel on 30 August 1995,[9] and retired the following day.[10] On 10 October 1997, he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[11]

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
Second Lieutenant
 Indian Army 1 June 1971[5]
Lieutenant Indian Army 1 June 1975
Captain Indian Army 1 June 1979[12]
Major Indian Army 4 June 1986[13]
Lieutenant-Colonel
 Indian Army 4 March 1993 (seniority from 1 January 1993)[9]
Colonel Indian Army 30 August 1995[9]
Brigadier Indian Army 10 October 1997 (honorary)[11]

References

  1. ^ "news.outlookindia.com". 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Singh Deo had won the Dhenkanal seat on Swatantra party ticket first time in 1967
  2. ^ a b "Members' Bioprofile - Brig (Retd.) Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM". Parliament of India - Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ "K P Singh Deo is new Orissa Cong chief, Patnaik in CWC - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Singh Deo replaced Jaydev Jena, who also resigned on January 24, as the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee chief
  4. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Odisha | 'I don't question my commander'". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo is the president of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee
  5. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 February 1972. p. 235.
  6. ^ ":: Welcome to Purple Beret". purpleberet.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. As a Lieutenant Colonel, he was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 1994
  7. ^ "Territorial Army to ease training to tempt specialists | StratPost". stratpost.com. 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Brigadier KP Singh Deo served in the TA and was also awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM).
  8. ^ "On a Winning Spree". mod.nic.in. 2002. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Brig KP Singh Deo and Brig PS Rathore have been ADCs to the President of India
  9. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 13 September 1997. p. 1396.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 27 July 1996. p. 1084.
  11. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India - Extraordinary. 10 November 1998. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 September 1979. p. 812.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 26 December 1987. p. 1765.

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