| Birth date | 14 January 1963 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Nagreha Khurd, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Office | Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Term start | 10 March 2022 |
| Predecessor | Lal Bahadur |
| Term start 1 | 1996 |
| Term end 1 | 2017 |
| Successor 1 | Lal bahadur |
| Constituency 1 | Manjhanpur |
| Office 2 | National General Secretary Samajwadi Party |
| Term start 2 | 2019 |
| Office 3 | Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term start 3 | 2007 |
| Term end 3 | 2012 |
| 1blankname 3 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 3 | Mayawati |
| 2blankname 3 | Ministry & Department's |
| 2namedata 3 |
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| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Other party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse | Pushpa Devi |
| Parents | Maideen |
Indrajit Saroj (born 14 January 1963) 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 was 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.[6]
Personal life
Indrajit Saroj is married to Pushpa Devi. They have three daughters and a son. Their son Pushpendra Saroj is the youngest Member of Parliament of India in 18th Lok Sabha,[7] educated in accounting and management at Queen Mary University of London .[8]
References
- ^ "UP News: अखिलेश यादव की नई टीम घोषित, शिवपाल, स्वामी प्रसाद, आजम खां सहित 14 लोग बनाए गए राष्ट्रीय महासचिव" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Manjhanpur Vidhan sabha seat: मंझनपुर में इंद्रजीत सरोज ने लहराया समाजवादी पार्टी का परचम, दर्ज की बंपर जीत" (in Hindi). TV9 Bharatvarsh. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "मायावती को झटकाः इंद्रजीत सरोज ने 250 समर्थकों समेत बसपा छोड़ी" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "यूपी : बसपा नेता इंद्रजीत सरोज सपा में शामिल, अखिलेश बोले- पार्टी को अपना घर समझिए, यहां है लोकतंत्र" (in Hindi). Prabhat Khabar. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ मिश्रा, अविनीश (2023-02-01). "स्वामी, राजभर और सरोज... 'कौशांबी मॉडल' से बीजेपी को फिर मात देंगे अखिलेश?" (in Hindi). www.abplive.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "जानें कौन हैं 25 साल के पुष्पेंद्र सरोज जिन पर सपा ने कौशांबी से लगाया दांव?" (in Hindi). News18 हिंदी. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "SP's Pushpendra Saroj is now the youngest MP in country". The Times of India. 2024-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "25 की उम्र...जानें कौन हैं पुष्पेंद्र सरोज जो लंदन से सीधे यूपी के रणक्षेत्र में कूदे". 17 April 2024.