July 6th 2024.
A momentous event has taken place in the UK Parliament, with a record-breaking number of 26 Indian-origin MPs set to enter after the General Election results were announced on Friday. This marks a significant increase from the 15 Indian-origin MPs who were elected five years ago.
Leading the pack is Rishi Sunak, the first Indian-origin person to serve as the UK Prime Minister. Sunak has secured victory from the Richmond and Northallerton constituency in Yorkshire, representing the Conservative Party. Along with him, 25 other Indian-origin MPs from both the Labour and Conservative parties have emerged victorious on Friday.
Among them is Priti Patel, a Conservative MP of Gujarati descent, who has been representing the Witham constituency in Essex since 2010. Patel has served in various capacities, including as the Secretary of State for International Development. Gagan Mohindra, a prominent politician from a Punjabi Hindu background, has also secured his seat in the South West Hertfordshire constituency. Mohindra has been a Conservative MP since 2019, following his initial election as a Parish Councillor in 2004.
Meanwhile, Labour Party leader Seema Malhotra has retained her Feltham and Heston constituency for a fourth term since 2011. Malhotra has held several shadow ministerial roles, including as the Shadow Minister for Skills and Further Education. Valerie Vaz, Labour leader of Goan origin, has also been re-elected for the fifth time in the Walsall and Bloxwich constituency. Vaz has been an MP since 2010 and has served as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
In addition to these accomplished MPs, there are many other notable Indian-origin candidates who have been elected to the UK Parliament. Lisa Nandy, the first female MP for the Wigan constituency, has retained her seat for the third time. Similarly, Nadia Whittome, who made history in 2019 as the youngest UK MP at the age of 23, has been re-elected from Nottingham East.
Preet Kaur Gill, the UK's first female Sikh MP, has also emerged victorious in her seat in Birmingham, defeating Conservative candidate Ashvir Sangha. Gill has served as the Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health. Another Labour MP, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, has retained his seat in Slough, although with a reduced victory margin.
Among the Conservative candidates, Shivani Raja has won the Leicester East constituency, where she was fielded against another Indian-origin Labour candidate, Rajesh Agrawal. 44-year-old Suella Braverman, who has been embroiled in controversies and dismissed by her party for her statements, has won from the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency for the fourth consecutive time.
In addition to these prominent names, there are also several other Indian-origin Labour MPs who have been elected to the UK's House of Parliament, including Navendu Mishra, Jas Athwal, Baggy Shanker, Satvir Kaur, Harpreet Uppal, Warinder Juss, Gurinder Josan, Kanishka Narayan, Sonia Kumar, Sureena Brackenbridge, Kirith Entwistle, Jeevun Sandher, Sojan Joseph, and Murina Wilson. This diverse and successful group of Indian-origin MPs represents a significant and positive shift in the UK's political landscape.
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