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'{{Infobox Indian politician | name = Abhishek Singhvi | image = Abhishek Manu Singhvi at the India Economic Summit 2008.jpg | caption = | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1959|2|24|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] | residence = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | death_date = | death_place = | constituency = | office = [[Member of parliament]] | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party =[[Indian National Congress]] | religion = [[Jainism]] | spouse = Anita Singhvi | children = 2 | profession = [[Senior Advocate]]<br>[[Politician]]<br> [[Social Worker]] | website =[http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2029 Abhishek Singhvi] | footnotes = | signature = }} '''Abhishek Manu Singhvi''' (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian politician belonging to [[Indian National Congress]] party and is presently a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Rajasthan]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. He is presently the spokesperson of the Congress party.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Cong-calls-for-stern-action/articleshow/5140370.cms</ref> Singhvi recently was bogged down in controversy when he was not able to answer questions on the topic of Anna Hazare's fast and the Jan Lokpal bill. Upon being confronted by some difficult questions, he arrogantly walked out of the debate on national TV.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Singhvi-walks-out-of-TV-debate-on-Anna/videoshow/9699084.cms</ref> ==Early life== Abhishek Singhvi was born in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]] to Kamla and [[Laxmi Mall Singhvi]], a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK, who belonged to [[Bharatiya Janta Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|title=Rajya Sabha members|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> ===Political career=== He is presently the national spokesman of the Congress party. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. . ==Personal life== Abhishek Singhvi is married to ghazal and sufi singer [[Anita Singhvi]]. They have two sons, Anubhav (born 1st Dec 1984) and Avishkar (born 12th Oct 1987)<ref>http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2029</ref> ==References== {{cleanup-link rot|date=August 2011}}{{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2029 Profile on Rajya Sabha website] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Singhvi, Abhishek | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =24 February 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singhvi, Abhishek}} [[Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge]] [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Harvard University alumni]] [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Rajya Sabha]] [[Category:Rajasthani politicians]] [[Category:Indian Jains]] [[hi:अभिषेक मनु सिंघवी]]'