Manish Tewari Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Lawyer
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (1988 - present)
Political Journey	• 2004: Contested in the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections from the Ludhiana Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate; however, lost • 2009: Elected as a Member of the Lok Sabha from Ludhiana as a INC candidate • 2012: Appointed as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) • 2019: Elected as a Member of the Lok Sabha from the Anandpur Sahib Constituency • 2024: Contested in the 2024 Indian General Elections from Chandigarh as a candidate from the coalition of INC and AAP and won by a margin of 2,504 votes against his nearest BJP rival Sanjay Tandon
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 December 1965 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	59 Years
Birthplace	Chandigarh, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandigarh
School(s)	• St John’s High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh • Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, Chandigarh
College/University	• Panjab University, Chandigarh • Delhi University, Delhi • S.D. College, Chandigarh
Educational Qualification(s)	• A Bachelor of Arts degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh • Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Guram House, 20-B Sector- 4-A, Chandigarh, Punjab, 160004
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	March 1996
Family
Wife/Spouse	Naaznin Shafa
Children	Son- None Daughter- Ineka Tiwari
Parents	Father- Vishwa Nath Tiwari (Author and Parliamentarian; Passed away in 1984) Mother- Amrit Kaur Tewari (Dental Physician; passed away in 2018)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Puneet Tewari
Other Relatives	Maternal Grandfather- Tirath Singh (Politician & Lawyer)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Honda City • Honda Accord • Maruti S- Cross Sigma
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (As of 2022-2023)	Movable Assets: Cash: Rs. 25,850 Deposits in Banks: Rs. 3,40,29,617 Bonds: Rs. 682 Personal loans/advance given: Rs. 2,75,15,818 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 36,54,406 Other Assets: Rs. 1,50,000 Immovable Assets: Agricultural Land: Rs. 12,00,000 Residential Building: Rs. 9, 62,00,000

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manish Tewari

• In 1984, Manish’s father was killed by terrorists while he was on a morning walk in Sector 24, Chandigarh. According to him, the militants shot his father and also aimed at his mother but they ran out of bullets.

• While pursuing his graduation at the DAV College, Chandigarh, Manish became a member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and became its president in 1986. He remained in the position until 1993.

• During his college days, he actively took part in various sports including swimming, tennis, and squash. He has played at the university and state levels. He captained the Chandigarh & Panjab University teams at various National and Inter Varsity Swimming & Water polo Championships.

• During his time as the chief of the National Students Union of India in Mumbai, he met Naaznin B Shafa, a student leader from Mumbai, for the first time in 1989. Later, they became good friends and got married in 1996.

• In 1992, he began his legal practice in the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts of Delhi as well as Punjab and Haryana.

• In 1995, he founded the Indian law firm M/S Tewari and Associates and became its managing partner.

• He has also served as the Senior Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department of the Union of India in the High Court of Delhi.

• In 1997, he was appointed as the Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and served for a year.

• In 1998, he became the president of the Indian Youth Congress and remained till 2003.

• He also served as an advisor of the Institutional Affairs at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).
  

  Manish Tewari giving the keynote address at the Observer Research Foundation

• In 2011, he actively took part in drafting a private member’s bill to bring the spy agencies under parliamentary oversight.

• Manish is an avid reader and is well-read on various subjects including History, Literature, Poetry, Military History, International Affairs, and Strategic Studies.

• In 2014, he contested in the Lok Sabha Elections from the Ludhiana constituency; however, due to a heart ailment, he was admitted to a hospital and later was replaced by another politician Ravneet Singh Bittu.

• In February 2021, he spoke at the Bridge India’s webinar on “India’s Foreign Policy: Taking Stock at the End of Year One.”

• He is an author and authored four books including Decoding A Decade (2016), The Fables of Fractured Times (2018), and 10 Flashpoints, 20 Years National Security Situation (2021).
  

  Manish Tewari’s book