Abhishek Singh

Abhishek singh
Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha)
for Rajnandgaon
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Madhusudan Yadav
Constituency Rajnandgaon
Personal details
Born (1981-03-05) 5 March 1981
Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India
Citizenship Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Aishwarya Singh
Parents Raman Singh (father),
Veena Singh (mother),
Asmita Singh (sister)
Residence Kawardha
Education MBA from XLRI- Xavier School of Management
Profession Politician, Businessman

Abhishek Singh is a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency) in Chhattisgarh, India.[1] He is the son of Raman Singh, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He was elected to Lok Sabha in May 2014 as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

Abhishek Sngh was born on 5 March 1981 at Kawardha. He is the son of Raman Singh and Veena Singh.[2] He did his engineering from NIT Raipur after which completed his M.B.A. from XLRI- Xavier School of Management.[3]

Political career

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated Kamleshwar Verma of Indian National Congress by a margin of 235,911 votes.[4] At the age of 33, he became the youngest MP in Chhattisgarh's history. In 1999, his father had won from the same Rajnandgaon constituency by a margin of 26,715 votes.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sixteenth Lok Sabha Members profile: Abhishek Singh
  2. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Chhattisgarh-CM-Raman-Singhs-son-beats-fathers-victory-record/articleshow/35317805.cms
  3. 1 2 Anuja Jaiswal (2014-05-19). "Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son beats father's victory record". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Constituency-wise results: Rajnandgaon". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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