Abhishek Singh

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Abhishek Singh
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014 – present
Preceded by Madhusudan Yadav
Constituency Rajnandgaon
Personal details
Born (1981-03-05) 5 March 1981
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 B.E from GEC, Raipur. He later 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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