Abhishek Singhvi

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 (INC) and a former Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC. He is one of the senior advocates of the Supreme Court of India.

Early life
Singhvi was born in 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.

He completed his school from St. Columba's School. He obtained B.A.(Hons.), M.A., PhD, PIL educated at St. Stephen's College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Harvard University. Singhvi completed his PhD under constitutional lawyer Sir William Wade of Cambridge University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University was on Emergency Powers.

Personal life
He as married to Anita Singhvi, an Indian classical singer and an exponent of Sufi 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.
 * 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's Harsh Mahajan.