Vivek Krishna Tankha | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 30 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Vijayalaxmi Sadho, INC |
Constituency | Madhya Pradesh[1] |
Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh State | |
In office 16 February 1999 – 15 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | S. L. Saxena |
Succeeded by | R. N. Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India | 21 September 1956
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Aarti Tankha |
Children | Varun Tankha Vasundhara Tankha Sharma |
Parent | Rajkrishna Tankha (father) |
Residence(s) | North Civil Lines, Jabalpur |
Education | LLB |
Alma mater | Delhi University |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Website | http://vivektankha.blogspot.com/ |
As of 17 June, 2018 Source: ["Affidavit" (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.] |
Vivek Krishna Tankha (born 21 September 1956) is an Indian lawyer and politician, serving as a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and as a Member of Parliament. He previously had served as the Additional Solicitor General of India and Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh.[2]
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Parliament of India from Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the Congress party's candidate for Lok Sabha from Jabalpur in the 2014 Indian general elections and the 2019 Indian general elections.[3][4]
He was reelected as a Rajya Sabha MP in 2022.