Abhay Ganpatrai Bharadwaj (2 April 1954 – 1 December 2020) was an Indian advocate and politician who was a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Bharadwaj had also unsuccessfully contested the Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections in 1995 as an independent candidate from Rajkot West.

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.

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.

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.