Rajasthan Congress files Manu Singhvi, Narendra Budania for Rajya Sabha

Rajasthan congress party has re-fielded its sitting MPs Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Narendra Budania for the March 30 polls for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. A party spokesman today said Mr Singhvi, a renowned lawyer and the AICC spokesman and Mr Budania also a sitting member to the Upper House, were reaching the state capital this afternoon to file their nominations. Election are being held on three seats of the Rajya Sabha from the state. The deadline for filing candidature in till 1500 hours on March 19, scrutiny will be done on the next day and withdrawal can be made by March 22, an election office spokesman said. Polling, if required, would be held on March 30, he said.

About Abhishek Manu Singhvi: Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress party and is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is presently the spokesperson of the Congress party. Abhishek Singhvi was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan to Kamla and Laxmi Mall Singhvi, a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK, who belonged to Bharatiya Janta Party. 
About Narendra Budania: Narendra Budania (born 1956) is a politician of the Indian National Congress from Churu in Rajasthan, India. He won Member of Parliament elections from Churu in 1985, 1996 and 1998. Presently he is Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan. He was born on 5 July 1956 in the family of Late Choudhary Pratap Singh Budania, a Hindu Jat, in village Dudhwa Khara, Churu District, (Rajasthan). He married with Smt. Kanak on 2 March 1980. He has got Two sons.