Manish Tewari

Manish TewariDOCKET NO. 39897

Chandigarh, Chandigarh — Indian National Congress election symbolIndian National Congress (INC)

18TH LOK SABHA

NO CASES ON RECORD

PARTICULARS

AGE
59
EDUCATION
M.A. (Political Science), LL.B.
TERMS SERVED
3
PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS
—
DECLARED ASSETS
₹29.7 Crore

Manish Tewari is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament representing Chandigarh. He is a prominent leader within the Indian National Congress.

PARLIAMENTARY PERFORMANCE

ATTENDANCE
96.5%
QUESTIONS ASKED
131
DEBATES PARTICIPATED
43
MPLADS UTILIZATION
13.2%

SOURCE: PRS India

MPLADS FUND UTILIZATION

ALLOCATED
₹17.84 Cr
SPENT
₹2.63 Cr
UNSPENT
₹15.21 Cr
UTILIZATION
14.7%
WORKS COMPLETED
29
WORKS RECOMMENDED
82

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

PROMISES TRACKED (2)

0 FULFILLED · 2 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 0 UNVERIFIED

  1. 01. Provide ₹1 lakh annually to one woman in every poor family under the Mahalakshmi scheme.

    BROKEN

    The INC Mahalakshmi scheme (Rs 1 lakh/year to poor families) was not implemented as INC did not form the central government after the 2024 elections.

    Economy · SOURCE: INC Nyay Patra 2024

  2. 02. Guarantee a one-year apprenticeship to all educated youth to tackle unemployment.

    BROKEN

    The INC apprenticeship guarantee for educated youth was not implemented as Congress is in opposition at the central level.

    Employment · SOURCE: INC Nyay Patra 2024

CONTROVERSIES

  • Criticism of India's democratic system

    MEDIUM · ALLEGED

    Indian National Congress leader Manish Tewari stated that India operates as a 'two-horse system with arbitrary executive' rather than a true democracy, expressing strong criticism of the current political structure.

    2026-08-02 · SOURCE: "We are not democracy, but two-horse system with arbitrary executive": Manish Tewari - ANI News

SOURCES

  • [1] MyNeta (ADR)
  • [2] Wikipedia
  • [3] INC Nyay Patra 2024