[1][2] He was a member of the Indian National Congress party in Madhya Pradesh.
He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the Rajya Sabha between 1952 and 1960.
His son, Govind Narayan Singh, became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
The Awadhesh Pratap Singh University in Rewa was named in his honour.
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