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Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Telangana.
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- 195924 February 1959
early life - 19971997-1998
public service Additional Solicitor General of India
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Read the source ↗ - 2006April 2006
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2006Aug. 2006 - May 2009, Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2011, April 2012 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2016
public service Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - 2006Aug. 2006 - Aug. 2007
public service Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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Read the source ↗ - 2006Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2010
public service Member, Committee of Privileges
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Read the source ↗ - 2010July 2010 - May 2014
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2011July 2011-April 2012
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2011Aug. 2011-April 2012
public service Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - 2012April 2012
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2017
public service Member, Committee on Defence
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Sept. 2016 - May 2019 and Oct. 2019 - April 2024
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2017Sept. 2017 - April 2018
public service Member, Committee on Commerce
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Read the source ↗ - 2018April 2018
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2018June 2018 - May 2019, Sept. 2021-April 2022 and Sept.-Oct. 2022
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2019June 2019 onwards
public service Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
public service Member, Committee on Defence
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Read the source ↗ - 2021April 2021 - April 2024 and Nov. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee of Privileges
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Read the source ↗ - 2022April 2022-Sept. 2022
public service Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - April 2024
public service Chairman, Committee on Commerce
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Aug. 2024
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Sept. 2024- Dec. 2025
public service Member, Committee on Industry
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Dec, 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India - Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-03-09
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Narender Reddy unanimously elected to Rajya Sabha from Telangana This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 2026April 2026
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2026June 2026 onwards
public service Member, Committee on External Affairs
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public service Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit
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public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s date of birth as 24 February 1959. The birthplace is recorded as Jodhpur (Rajasthan).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL Educated at St. Columba’s School, Delhi, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A. (only short summer programme). The professional background is listed as Senior Advocate, Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1997-1998: Additional Solicitor General of India. A later recorded entry is June 2026 onwards: Member, Committee on External Affairs. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL Educated at St. Columba's School, Delhi, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Havard University, U.S.A. Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL Educated at St. Columba’s School, Delhi, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A. (only short summer programme) Source ↗
- Profession / professional background in biography
- Senior Advocate, Political and Social Worker Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
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Writes a popular fortnightly column, ‘Sub-Verse’, in the Times of India, an English daily; wrote a popular fortnightly column, ‘Candid Corner’ in the Hindustan Times for five years till 2008; his columns have been published in a book form as ‘Candid Corner: Reflections of Abhishek Singhvi’, with a Foreword by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and also released by him in March 2006; fortnightly columnist, earlier in ‘Indya.com’and ‘The Pioneer’; also an occasional columnist in India’s largest Hindi dailies like Dainik Bhaskar and Rajasthan Patrika; has written several articles in leading magazines and periodicals; ‘Collection of Legal Writings’ (under publication) and ‘Emergency Powers: A Comparative Study’ (unpublished Ph.D.) and Indian Civil Justice System Reform (Co-author) 1997-98 (Vol. 30:1) New York Journal of International Law and Politics, pp. 1-78; Straight Talk, 2018 (author); Vibgyor Man, 2018 (edited)
Source ↗- Social & cultural work as reported
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Writer, commentator and a popular media face in both visual and print media; has done innumerable talk shows and interactive sessions in English and Hindi on almost all television channels and all leading print publications; has written in several legal and non-legal journals; office bearer in several legal, social and cultural organizations; constitutional and administrative law, corporate law, commercial law and international commercial arbitrations are special areas of his interest in law; has run 400 social welfare projects in health and education in Rajasthan with his MPLADS funds; endowed 'Anita Singhvi Prayas Centre' for destitute children in Delhi; made a personal endowment of over Rs. 2 crore for Trinity College, Cambridge, U.K. (his alma mater) for a Singhvi Trinity Scholarship for deserving Indian students, preferably in Law; a frequent contributor to animal charities, lawyer welfare funds and Bar Association; appeals for funding, including a Rs. 20 lac donation to the SCBA in 2006; supports the DM Singhvi Memorial Trust, the LM Singhvi Fondation and the Bharatiya Ekta Trust in memory of his illustrious grandfather and father
Source ↗- Hobbies & recreation
- Badminton, cricket, table tennis, chess; Member,(i) India International Centre, Delhi, (ii) India Habitat Centre, Delhi, (iii) Qutab Golf Club, Delhi and (iv) Delhi Golf Club, Delhi; reading, writing, swimming, movies, ghazals and sufi music, travel and electronic gizmos Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- U.S.A., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Mauritius, erstwhile Czechoslovakia, Austria, Thailand; all S.A.A.R.C. countries, Japan, Iran, Italy, Germany, France, Benelux countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), Spain, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Hungary, Israel, South Africa and Mauritius Source ↗
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Has the unique distinction of being the youngest person to be appointed/elected Senior Advocate, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India and Vice-President, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA); eminent jurist and front ranking Senior Counsel of the country; "Legal Eagles" by Indu Bhan places him amongst the top 7 lawyers in India; rated amongst top 10 lawyers by Witness Magazine, August 2010; the Supreme Court law reporter, SCC published his biographical sketch as topmost lawyers with a public life backdrop in "Courting Politics", 2017, edited by Shweta Bansal; designated Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; has appeared in several leading and landmark decisions of the Supreme Court on Constitutional Law, Commercial Law and several other areas of Civil Law including D.K. Basu decision on custodial death (as amicus), 1997, Naveen Jindal Right to Fly the Flag Case, Commercial Free Speech Case of Tata Press Yellow Pages, 1995, NTC Bombay Mills on urban environmental issues, Mandal case on backward classes reservation, Mental asylum reform (as amicus), Renusagar 1 and 2 on international commercial arbitration, Badal case on the Prevention of Corruption Act, Delhi and Mumbai airports privatization, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case, Sindur case, Uttrakhand President's Rule case, Tata Mistry dispute, Google competition case, Chidambaram cases, Laloo bail cases, the night long Karnataka vote of confidence Case in SC; the Sabarimala Temple entry of women case; female circumcision within Dawoodi Bohra community case; and many more; has also acted as Counsel in numerous leading cases in Delhi High Court and in almost all High Courts in the country; appeared in landmark cases before the MRTPC (Anti-Trust Tribunal), CEGAT (Excise Tribunal), Company Law Board, TELECOM (Original and Appellate Tribunals), National Consumer Tribunal and Central Administrative Tribunal (service matters); has also conducted international commercial arbitrations at I.C.C. Paris, London, New York and Delhi; Vice-President, (i) Supreme Court Bar Association, 1998-99, (ii) Indo-Greek Parliamentary Forum; Former Member, (i) Governing Board, International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), (ii) Executive Committee, Central Social Welfare Board, Government of India, (iii) Copyright Advisory Council, Government of India, (iv) Education Sub-commission of Indo-US Education and Cultural Commission, (v) All India Organisation of Employees (A.I.O.E.), (vi) Governing Board, Indraprastha University, Delhi, (vii) Governing Body, Gyan Bharti School, Delhi and (viii) High Powered Group of Indian and US judges and lawyers; Co-author of its Report on Alternative Dispute Resolution submitted to Chief Justice of India in Feburary 1997 which led to the amendment of Indian law on ADR; has attended innumerable other legal and non legal international and national conferences, seminars, symposia and colloquia; Former Member and Speaker, (i) Indo-British Legal Forum, (ii) Indo-U.S. Legal Forum and (iii) Indo-Canadian Legal Forum; FormerAll India Chairman, AICC merged Legal and Human Rights Department and formerly Vice-Chairman, Media Department, Indian National Congress; Former Vice-Chairman, Media Department, Indian National Congress; National Spokesperson, Congress Party, 2001 - April 2012; Member, (i) Apex Media Committee, Indian National Congress, (ii) Indo-U.S.legal study team of Indian and U.S. judges and lawyers to propose legal reforms for reducing court arrears - the report was submitted to the Government of India and was made the basis of several amendments in the Civil Procedure Code in 2000, (iii) Kumaramangalam Birla Committee set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (S.E.B.I.) to recommend a new legal regime on Insider Trading, (iv) Apex Advisory Board, ABN AMRO Bank, (v) Governing Body, National Law University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, (vi) Governing Body, National Law University, Delhi, (vii) Agenda 2000, a non-governmental initiative of eminent persons dealing with Delhi’s civil problems and (viii) Executive Committee, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (Northern Region); was Chairman, (i) Eisenhower Foundation Fellowship Selection Committee, USIS, (ii) Indo-US Parliamentary Forum, led a multi-party delegation of MPs for intense interactive programme at Yale University, USA, June 2008; Chairman, Indo-US Forum of Parliamentarians; President, (i) SAARC LAW(representing India), an association of Judges, Lawyers and Law Persons of the seven SAARC countries and (ii) Indian Society of Arbitrators; was Hony. President, Oxford and Cambridge Society of India; was President, (i) Governing Body, Motilal Nehru College, Delhi and (ii) SAARC LAW India Chapter; Hony. Joint Secretary, International Institute of Human Rights (I.I.H.R.) (headed by the Chief Justice of India); was Trustee, Foundation for Aviation and Sustainable Tourism (F.A.S.T.); Founder, Indo-Israel Law Forum, Dec. 2008; Co-founded the Citizen’s Colloquium - a debating forum with FICCI and other co-founders Ms. ShobhanaBhartia, Dr. Naresh Trehan, Shri Suhel Seth, Shri Sunil Mittal and Shri Rajendra Lodha; has addressed several national and international conferences including, (i) US Bicentennial Conference at Karachi, 1987, (ii) The ILO Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, 1989, (iii) The ICCA Conference of Paris, 1998, (iv) The ICCA Conference at New Delhi, 2000, (v) SAARC LAW Conferences in each of the seven SAARC countries including India, (vi) Indian Economic Policy Reform Conference, Stanford University, California, U.S.A., June 2007, (vii) Stanford University's Centre for International Development (SCID) on the Indian Economy in June 2007 (chairing one session and panelist in another) and several other legal and non-legal international and national conferences, seminars, symposia, colloquia and discussion groups as keynote speaker and/or inaugural speaker; Awarded, (i) Global Leader of Tomorrow (GLT) award by the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, 1999 and (ii) Trinity College Scholarship for Ph.D.; got his Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University under the renowned constitutional lawyer, Sir William Wade; taught at St. John’s College, Cambridge University while completing his Ph.D. and did a short summer programme (PIL) at Harvard University after Ph.D.; Keynote Address on Reforms in the Administration of Justice to Achieve Developmental Goals at inaugural dinner, Tenth Annual Conference on Indian Economic Policy Reform, Stanford Centre for International Development, October 21, 2009 (forthcoming publication in Stanford Policy Review, January 2010); has lectured as guest lecturer at several fora and universities including, (i) The National Law Schools at Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jodhpur, (ii) The Delhi Law Faculty, (iii) Rotary Clubs and Conferences, (iv) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture at Indian Institute of Public Administration on Parliamentary Democracy, May 2011, (v) Nehru Memorial lecture at the Indian Centre at Cardiff, Wales, U.K. on Institutional Foundations of Indian Democracy, June 2011, (vi) Address on 'Reforms in Administration of Justice : Beating the Backlog' as Guest of Honour in Inaugural session of 25th anniversary celebrations of Manipur High Court Bar Association at Imphal, November 14, 2015 and (vii) Chairman's Address at International Bar Association Magna Carta Conference, New Delhi on November 5, 2015; has been conferred hony. Doctor of Law degree from Amity University, Rajasthan and Jain Vishva Bharati University; visiting Trumball lecturer at Yale University, U.S.A. in 2011; honorary Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global University; has published articles – (i) on Santhara, Journal of Comparative Religious Studies, January 2016 and (ii) Reforms in the Administration of Justice: Beating the Backlog, Journal of the Indian Law Institute, July 2016; selected as lead speaker from Treasury Benches of Parliament on all major debates like Indo-US Nuclear Agreement, Office of Profit, Internal Security, Liberhan Commission of Inquiry, Report on Babri Masjid demolition, Lokpal, Constitution of JPC on 2G and Judicial Activism etc.; Guest Speaker, (i) US NGOs and Universities on “Surging India : The Economic Success Story” and “Indo-US Nuclear Deal” invited by the Heritage Foundation, Washington, International Council of World Affairs, Washington, Student and faculty associations at Yale, Boston University, MIT and Harvard, U.S.A., April 2008 and (ii) was invited as a special guest and speaker by the King of Morocco at the World Conference of Nobel Laureates, scheduled at Fez., Morocco in May 2011; Lectures, Articles etc. published: (i) Beating the Backlog: Less Talk, More Action", Chagla Memorial Lecture Government Law College, January 7, 2006 published in 2007, 2SCC (journal) p. 9, (ii) "Nani as I See Him'-Nani Palkivala edited by Major Nilendra Kumar, p.45, (iii) Anuradha Salhotra, "The Intellectual" on Intellectual Property Law, Vol-1, Issue 2, Dec.-Feb. 2007, (iv) Third Dr. H.S. Sethi Memorial Lecture on "Drug Addiction in Children: Prevention and Control", July 13, 2007, (v) Federalism, lecture to Nepalese parliamentarians and policy makers during drafting of Nepal's new Constitution at Kathmandu, Nepal on 2-3 September, 2007, (vi) Indian Civil Justice System Reform (co-author) 1997-98 (Vol. 30:1) New York Journal of International Law and Politics, pp. 1 to 78, (vii) "Emerging India: Rights and Responsibilities: India's Constitution and Individual Rights: Diverse Perspectives", March 13, 2009 at George Washington University Law School, Washington DC, U.S.A. (publication forthcoming in GW Law Review in 2010, (viii) "Interview on the Legal Profession", Lawz Magazine, Vol 6. No 12, Issue 64, December 2004, p. 28, (ix) "Women's Reservation Bill", Seminar, Monthly, No. 457, September 1997, (x)"Corruption: Ensuring Transparency", Seminar, Monthly, No.502, June 2001, (xi) "Judgment Day" India Today, November 6, 2006, p. 72, (xii) "Cyber Laws", Saarclaw India Chapter Publication, 20-21 January 2002, Chandigarh, p. 2, (xiii) "Arbitration in India" (edited by Mr. Sumant Batra), INSOL India February 2000, p. 44, (xiv) "Beating the Backlog: Managing the Humongous Numbers", paper presented at first Indo-Israel Legal Colloquium, Tel Aviv, December, 2008 and (xv) 'Legal Nawabs', India Today Magazine; Leader/office bearer of several legal, social and cultural organizations
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Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 1997-1998
Additional Solicitor General of India
Source ↗ - April 2006
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. 2006 - May 2009, Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2011, April 2012 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2016
Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Source ↗ - Aug. 2006 - Aug. 2007
Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development
Source ↗ - Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2010
Member, Committee of Privileges
Source ↗ - July 2010 - May 2014
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - July 2011-April 2012
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Aug. 2011-April 2012
Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Source ↗ - April 2012
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2017
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - Sept. 2016 - May 2019 and Oct. 2019 - April 2024
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Source ↗ - Sept. 2017 - April 2018
Member, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - April 2018
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - June 2018 - May 2019, Sept. 2021-April 2022 and Sept.-Oct. 2022
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - June 2019 onwards
Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - April 2021 - April 2024 and Nov. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee of Privileges
Source ↗ - April 2022-Sept. 2022
Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - April 2024
Chairman, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - Aug. 2024
Elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2024- Dec. 2025
Member, Committee on Industry
Source ↗ - Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Law and Justice
Source ↗ - Dec, 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India - Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - April 2026
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term)
Source ↗ - June 2026 onwards
Member, Committee on External Affairs
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
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Safeguards on harassment for fees
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Institutes of Eminence in Rajasthan and West Bengal
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GST on agriculture related products
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Implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme
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Desiltation of rivers
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Rejuvenating jute industry
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Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Narender Reddy unanimously elected to Rajya Sabha from Telangana
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Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Telangana
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RS bypoll: Congress for Abhishek Manu Singhvi's unanimous win
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Congress seal on lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana
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Congress names Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana | India News
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Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi set to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from Telangana
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When was Abhishek Manu Singhvi born?
The cited biography records 24 February 1959.
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for Abhishek Manu Singhvi?
B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL Educated at St. Columba’s School, Delhi, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A. (only short summer programme).
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Abhishek Manu Singhvi?
Senior Advocate, Political and Social Worker.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Abhishek Manu Singhvi?
1997-1998: Additional Solicitor General of India. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Abhishek Manu Singhvi is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Telangana. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Abhishek Manu Singhvi?
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Telangana.
What does this office do?
Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
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