Vinod Saroj

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Vinod Kumar Saroj
Assumed office
2007
Member of Legislative Assembly
Preceded byRamnath Saroj
ConstituencyBabaganj [earlier Bihar Assembly]
Personal details
Born1 July 1980[1]
Political partyJansatta Dal (Loktantrik)
Children1 son and 2 daughter
ResidencePratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
As of 17 July, 2013

Vinod Kumar Saroj (born 1 July 1980) is a politician from Bela Pratapgarh, India. Since 2007, he has been elected on three occasions as an independent Member of Legislative Assembly, representing the Babaganj assembly constituency of Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.[2]

Education and background[edit]

Saroj was born on 1 July 1980 in Pratapgarh. He is son of Ramnath Saroj, who won assembly elections in 1996 and 2002 for Bihar constituency of Pratapgarh.[3]

Career[edit]

Vinod Saroj was elected as a legislator for the first time in 2007 from the Bihar Assembly constituency by a margin of 47.22% votes, defeating nearest Bahujan Samaj Party's candidate Krishna Chand. In Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 2012, Saroj was re-elected as MLA but from Babaganj assembly constituency and defeated BJP's Mahendra Kumar. He was won by a margin of 42060 votes in 2012.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. "Vinod saroj MLA with Raja Bhaiya of Kunda". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 Constituency: Babaganj (245)". travelindia-guide.com. 17 July 2013.
  3. "In political stature, Pratapgarh beats Allahabad". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. "CBI finds no 'direct or indirect' link to connect Raja Bhaiya with DSP murder". Retrieved 20 April 2013.

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