Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2025: Sanjay Singh Receives Best Parliamentarian of the Year Award

Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2025: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and MP Sanjay Singh was honoured with the Best Parliamentarian of the Year (Rajya Sabha) at the Lokmat Parliamentary Award 2025. The ceremony was held at the new Maharashtra Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

प्रतिष्ठित मीडिया हाउस “लोकमत” द्वारा, पूर्व मुख्य न्यायाधीश श्री बी आर गवई के हाथों, संसद में देश के आम आदमी की आवाज़ उठाने पर “सर्वश्रेष्ठ सांसद” पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया, अनुगृहीत हूँ, आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ और संसद में हक़ और इंसाफ की आवाज़ बुलंद करते रहने का वादा करता हूँ pic.twitter.com/iD6ur2VPpf

— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) December 17, 2025

Sanjay Singh has been an active and vocal voice in the Rajya Sabha. He consistently raised issues on social justice, transparency, and the rights of common citizens. Whether on corruption or public concerns, Singh’s clear and fact-based arguments added strength to parliamentary debates. By taking people’s voices to Parliament, he played a key role in strengthening democracy.

The Lokmat Parliamentary Awards were introduced in 2017 to recognise MPs who drive progress and inspire the nation. Over the past five years, the awards have honoured lawmakers who strengthen parliamentary democracy. This year, four Lok Sabha MPs and four Rajya Sabha MPs received awards.

The event witnessed the presence of distinguished dignitaries, including Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, former Union Minister Praful Patel, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol, Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, Acharya Lokesh Muni, Dr. Vijay Darda - Chairman of Lokmat Editorial Board and former MP, and Rajendra Darda, Editor in Chief of Lokmat Media Group.

They were given in eight categories. These included Lifetime Achievement Award (Lok Sabha), Best Parliamentarian Award (Lok Sabha), Best Woman Parliamentarian Award (Lok Sabha), Best Debutant Parliamentarian Award (Lok Sabha), Lifetime Achievement Award (Rajya Sabha), Best Parliamentarian Award (Rajya Sabha), Best Woman Parliamentarian Award (Rajya Sabha), and Best Debutant Parliamentarian Award (Rajya Sabha).

NCP leader Praful Patel served as the jury chairman. The jury included TMC MP Saugata Roy, MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, BJD MP Sasmit Patra, senior journalist Barkha Dutt and National Editor Harish Gupta.

Ahead of the awards ceremony, the Lokmat National Media Conclave was held. The first session focused on election spending and freebies. The second session discussed challenges faced by constitutional institutions.