Rajni Abbi (born 1962) is an Indian Politician, a leader of

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and a law professor. She was the mayor of

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from 2011 to 2012. She’s serving as a

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Personal life and education

She was born in 1962 and did her graduation in English literature from Miranda House College. Later she pursued her legal education from Faculty of Law,

, and was a gold medalist both in LL.B. and LL.M. She completed her Ph.D. in law from Delhi University and has been teaching there since then.

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