Manish Tewari

Manish Tewari
Tewari in 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byKirron Kher
ConstituencyChandigarh
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byPrem Singh Chandumajra
Succeeded byMalwinder Singh Kang
ConstituencyAnandpur Sahib
In office
16 May 2009 – 18 May 2014
Preceded bySharanjit Singh Dhillon
Succeeded byRavneet Singh Bittu
ConstituencyLudhiana
Minister of Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge)
In office
28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byAmbika Soni
Succeeded byPrakash Javdekar
President of Indian Youth Congress
In office
1998–2003
Preceded bySatyajit D. Gaekwad
Succeeded byRandeep Surjewala
President of National Students Union of India
In office
1986–1993
Preceded byMukul Wasnik
Succeeded bySaleem Ahmad
Personal details
Born (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 58)[1]
Chandigarh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNaznin Shifa Tewari
Residence(s)Chandigarh, India
EducationBachelor of Laws
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationPolitician

Manish Tewari (born 8 December 1965) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He studied from St. John's High School, Chandigarh. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and represents Chandigarh in the current 18th Lok Sabha.[2] He represented Anandpur Sahib in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2012 to 2014 and a Member of Parliament from Ludhiana from 2009 to 2014. He contested and won from Chandigarh in the 2024 Indian general election.[3]

  1. ^ "Manish Tewari Biography". NRIInternet.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ Sethi, Chitleen K. (4 June 2024). "Congress's Manish Tewari wrests Chandigarh from BJP after 10 yrs, Sanjay Tandon loses by slim margin". ThePrint. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.