Abhishek Singh (politician) explained

Abhishek Singh
Constituency:Rajnandgaon
Term Start:16 May 2014
Term End:23 May 2019
Successor:Santosh Pandey
Predecessor:Madhusudan Yadav
Birth Date:5 March 1981
Birth Place:Kawardha, Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh), India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Father:Raman Singh
Profession:Politician

Abhishek Singh (born 5 March 1981) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament representing Rajnandgaon.[1] He is the son of former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh.[2]

Early life

Abhishek Singh was born on 5 March 1981 at Kawardha. He is the son of Raman Singh and Veena Singh.[3] He did his engineering from NIT Raipur after which completed his M.B.A. from XLRI- Xavier School of Management.[4]

Political career

Upon completion of his education, Singh entered politics and campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election in the districts of Rajnandgaon and Kawardha. In April 2014, the BJP declared him as their candidate to contest the general election from Rajnandgaon after Madhusudan Yadav, the then member from the constituency, was denied a ticket.[5] He won the election by a margin of more than 235,000 votes and 33, became the youngest member of parliament elected from Chhattisgarh.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sixteenth Lok Sabha Members profile: Abhishek Singh . 3 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150517/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4742 . 2 April 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. News: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh dubs charges against son as politically motivated . 11 December 2018 . Mint . 13 April 2016 . en.
  3. Web site: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son beats father's victory record - Times of India. The Times of India.
  4. News: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son beats father's victory record . Anuja Jaiswal . The Times of India . 2014-05-19 .
  5. News: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son enters LS poll fray riding on 'simple, youth' image . 11 December 2018 . The Economic Times . Press Trust of India . 4 April 2014.
  6. News: Jaiswal . Anuja . Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son beats father's victory record . 11 December 2018 . The Times of India . 19 May 2014.