Indrajit Saroj | |
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| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Bahadur |
| Constituency | Manjhanpur |
| In office 1996–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Lal bahadur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1963 Nagreha Khurd, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party |  Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Pushpa Devi |
| Children | Pushpendra Saroj |
| Parent | Maideen |
| Residence(s) | Prayagraj, Lucknow |
Indrajit Saroj is a senior politician and National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party.[1] He is currently Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Manjhanpur Assembly constituency.[2]
Political life
Indrajit Saroj is born on 1 January 1963 in Nagreha Khurd Paschim Sharira of then Allahabad now Kaushambi. His father Maideen was a farmer. Influenced by the ideas of Babasaheb Ambedkar from his student life, Indrajit Saroj continued to participate in political activities and movements, he graduated from Allahabad University in 1985, after which he came into the main political stream and Bahujan Samaj Party inspired by Manyavar Kanshi Ram. joined in. He was elected MLA for the first time from Manjhanpur in the 1996 assembly elections.He has been cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh several times. He is a four time MLA from Manjhanpur Vidhansabha till now and though he lost the election to BJP's Lal Bahadur in 2017 assembly election. After differences with Mayawati, he left Bahujan Samaj Party in 2018[3] and joined Samajwadi Party,[4] currently He is the Deputy Leader of opposition the House in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[5] and also National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party.
Personal life
Indrajit Saroj is married to Pushpa Devi. They have three daughter and a son. Their son Pushpendra Saroj is also a politician, educated in accounting and management at Queen Mary University of London .[6]
References
- ^ "UP News: अखिलेश यादव की नई टीम घोषित, शिवपाल, स्वामी प्रसाद, आजम खां सहित 14 लोग बनाए गए राष्ट्रीय महासचिव". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Manjhanpur Vidhan sabha seat: मंझनपुर में इंद्रजीत सरोज ने लहराया समाजवादी पार्टी का परचम, दर्ज की बंपर जीत". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "मायावती को झटकाः इंद्रजीत सरोज ने 250 समर्थकों समेत बसपा छोड़ी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "यूपी : बसपा नेता इंद्रजीत सरोज सपा में शामिल, अखिलेश बोले- पार्टी को अपना घर समझिए, यहां है लोकतंत्र". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ मिश्रा, अविनीश (2023-02-01). "स्वामी, राजभर और सरोज... 'कौशांबी मॉडल' से बीजेपी को फिर मात देंगे अखिलेश?". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ https://www.indiatv.in/uttar-pradesh/lok-sabha-elections-2024-pushpendra-saroj-kaushambi-samajwadi-party-candidate-2024-04-17-1038941
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