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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Abhay Bharadwaj<br />
| net_worth = <br />
| image = [[File:Abhay Bharadwaj.jpg|200px]]<br />
| office1 = Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| term_start1 = 22 July 2020<br />
| term_end1 = 1 December 2020<br />
| constituency1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Chunibhai K Gohel]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Rambhai Mokariya]]<br />
| office2 = Part-time Member, <br/>[[Law Commission of India]]<br />
| term_start2 = 10 June 2016<br />
| term_end2 = 31 August 2018<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|04|02|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kampala]], [[Uganda Protectorate]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|12|1|1954|4|2}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| occupation = {{Hlist|Politician|attorney}}<br />
| spouse = Alka<br />
| children = 3<br />
| relatives = Nitin Bharadwaj <small>(brother)</small> <br> Sadhana Mehta <small>(sister)</small><br />
}}<br />
'''Abhay Ganpatrai Bharadwaj''' (2 April 1954 – 1 December 2020) was an Indian advocate turned politician, and a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] when he died.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-bjp-picks-old-timers-abhay-bharadwaj-ramila-bara-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74585494.cms|title= Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha|website= The Times Of India}}<br />
</ref> A leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he was closely affiliated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] since his college days. He had also unsuccessfully contested the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] elections in 1995 as an independent candidate from [[Rajkot West]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-bhardwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/ |title= Abhay Bharadwaj and Ramila Bara BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Abhay Bharadwaj was born on 2 April 1954 in [[Uganda]], where his family lived then. In 1969 his family moved to India due to the civil war in Uganda.<br />
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==Legal career==<br />
He started his career as an advocate in 1980 with the Bar Council of Gujarat.<br />
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He was the lawyer who defended the accused in the Gulberg Society case, which took place during the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] and culminated in the killing of nearly 70 residents of the neighbourhood. The trial culminated in a special court convicting 24 accused and acquitting 36 in 2016.<br />
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He also served as special public prosecutor for the Gujarat government in a case of alleged misuse of power against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma during his tenure as Rajkot district collector.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
He was also a member of the 21st [[Law Commission of India]] and contributed towards legislation like [[Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019]] and [[Uniform civil code]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-riots-case-defence-counsel-among-new-law-commission-members/story-uYUIp0Zv78TxSyRMBkTvrK.html|title= Gujarat riots case defence counsel among new Law Commission members |website= Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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The government also appointed him on the committee to select a presiding officer for the central government's industrial tribunal.<br />
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He was sworn into the Rayja Sabha on 22 July 2020.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
Bharadwaj died in [[Chennai]] from complications from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] on 1 December 2020.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://newsd.in/gujarat-rajya-sabha-mp-abhay-bharadwaj-passes-away-pm-modi-condoles-his-death/ |title=Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death |website=newsd.in |date=1 December 2020 |access-date= 14 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-bhardwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/ https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-Bharadwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/]<br />
* {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-bjp-picks-old-timers-abhay-bharadwaj-ramila-bara-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74585494.cms|title= Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha|website= The Times Of India}}<br />
*https://theprint.in/politics/2002-defence-lawyer-unknown-prof-modis-friend-the-3-bjp-rs-picks-that-stunned-party/380022/<br />
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