Saroj Pandey

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Saroj Pandey
Member of Parliament In Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
3 April 2018
Preceded byBhushan Lal Jangde
ConstituencyChhattisgarh
National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
16 August 2014 – 26 September 2020
President
National President of BJP Mahila Morcha
In office
24 April 2013 – 21 August 2014
Preceded bySmriti Irani
Succeeded byVijaya Rahatkar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byTarachand Sahu
Succeeded byTamradhwaj Sahu
ConstituencyDurg
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
8 December 2008 – 30 May 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBhajan Singh
ConstituencyVaishali Nagar
Mayor of Durg Municipal Corporation
In office
2000–2010
Personal details
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968 (age 55)
Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materBhilai Mahila College, Pandit Ravishankar University
M.Sc. (Child Development)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Website

Saroj Pandey (born 22 June 1968) is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP, she was elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Durg and was also Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Saroj Pandey was born to Shyamji Pandey and Gulab Devi Pandey in 22 June 1968. She studied M.Sc. (Child Development) at Bhilai Mahila College, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur.[3]

Political career[edit]

Pandey was first elected as Mayor of Durg in 2000 and got re-elected in 2005. She got elected as the first MLA of Vaishali Nagar in 2008 and then BJP fielded her for 2009 Indian general election from Durg and she won and hold post of Mayor, MLA and MP at same time. In 24 April 2013, she was appointed as National President of BJP Mahila Morcha (woman wing of Bharatiya Janata Party).[4][5] She lost 2014 Lok Sabha election to Tamradhwaj Sahu of Congress, but in spite of her defeat she was appointed as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party and elected to Rajya Sabha in March 2018.[6][7]

Pandey served as a general secretary and spokesperson of the party, then she held the position of National Secretary of BJP before taking charge as National President of BJP Mahila Morcha.[8]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Saroj is a holder of World record for holding the post of a Mayor, M.L.A. and M.P. at the same time and this record is nominated for Guinness Book of World Records and [[Limca Book of Records|Limca Book of Records[citation needed]]].[3] She also holds the record for having longest term as a mayor from Durg, for continuous 10 years and has also received the Best Mayor award.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Third assembly" (PDF). cgvidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "CPI welcomes cheap rice scheme". Indopia. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Detailed Profile: Km. Saroj Pandey". Government of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sushree Saroj Pandey speech while taking charge as Mahila Morcha President: 24.04.2013". YouTube. Bharatiya Janata Party. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vijay Goel appointed BJP general secretary". The Hindu. April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "A mayor versus a four-time winner". The Hindu. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Netapedia.in". www.netapedia.in. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ↑ John, Joseph (23 March 2018). "Saroj Pandey: BJP's Saroj Pandey wins Rajya Sabha poll from Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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