Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian senior advocate and politician. As politician, he is a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

(INC) and a member of the

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representing

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

in the

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, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, since August 2024. He is also a spokesperson for the INC. He is one of the senior advocates of the

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. Singhvi was appointed as a member of Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) which was constituted by

on 2 February 2025 to monitor the conduct of free and fair elections by the

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Early life and education

Singhvi was born into a Marwari family. His father, Laxmi Mall Singhvi, was a scholar in Jain history and culture. He was a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK. He was elected to Rajya Sabha (1998–2004). His mother's name is Kamla Singhvi. Singhvi studied at St. Columba's School, Delhi. He obtained a B.A. (Hons.), M.A., PhD, and PIL, educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi,

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

, and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. He then completed his

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under constitutional lawyer Sir William Wade of Cambridge University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University was on Emergency Powers.

Personal life

Singhvi is married to Anita Singhvi, an Indian classical singer and an exponent of

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

music. They have two sons. In 2014, he was fined 57 crore by the Income Tax Settlement Commission for failing to furnish documents supporting his claims of expenditure for running his office.

Positions held

Singhvi, at 37, became the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India, in 1997. He held the position for a year, until 1998. * 2001 onwards National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress * April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha * Aug. 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – July 2011 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice * Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development * Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2010 Member, Committee of Privileges * July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs * July 2011 onwards chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, General Purposes Committee. * July 2012 onwards Spokesman Congress Party. * April 2018 elected to Rajya Sabha from

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. * Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commerce * In 2024, Singhvi was fielded from Himachal Pradesh for the Rajya Sabha seat, but lost to

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

's Harsh Mahajan. * On 27 August 2024, Singhvi was elected to

from

References

External links

Abhishek Singhvi - Profile

Profile on India.gov.inProfile on Rajya Sabha website
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