Saroj Pandey
Saroj Pandey | |
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National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Assumed office 16 August 2014 | |
President | |
Member of Parliament In Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bhushan Lal Jangde |
Constituency | Chhattisgarh |
National President of BJP Mahila Morcha | |
In office 24 April 2013 – 21 August 2014 | |
Preceded by | Smriti Irani |
Succeeded by | Vijaya Rahatkar |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Tarachand Sahu |
Succeeded by | Tamradhwaj Sahu |
Constituency | Durg |
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly[1] | |
In office 8 December 2008 – 30 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Bhajan Singh |
Constituency | Vaishali Nagar |
Mayor of Durg Municipal Corporation | |
In office 2000–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 June 1968 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Education | M.Sc. (Child Development) |
Alma mater | Bhilai Mahila College, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Official Website |
Saroj Pandey (born 22 June 1968) is an Indian politician, currently serving as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP, she was elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Durg and was also Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. [2]
Early Life
Saroj was born to Shyamji Pandey and Gulab Devi Pandey in 1968. She studied M.Sc. (Child Development) at Bhilai Mahila College, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur.[3]
Political Career
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]
Saroj 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 & Recognition
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;[9] 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.[10]
References
- ^ http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf
- ^ "CPI welcomes cheap rice scheme". Indopia. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Dey, Tisha; Baghmar, Dr.N.K. (31 May 2016). "ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM USING VIRTUAL GEOINFORMATICS". International Journal of Advanced Research. 4 (5): 1415–1424. doi:10.21474/ijar01/581. ISSN 2320-5407.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVzYasmiJog
- ^ "Vijay Goel appointed BJP general secretary". The Hindu. April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "A mayor versus a four-time winner". The Hindu. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "Netapedia.in". www.netapedia.in. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Mar 23, Joseph John / TNN /; 2018; Ist, 19:01. "Saroj Pandey: BJP's Saroj Pandey wins Rajya Sabha poll from Chhattisgarh | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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- ^ "Detailed Profile: Km. Saroj Pandey". Government of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
External links
- Women mayors of places in India
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- Living people
- People from Durg district
- Lok Sabha members from Chhattisgarh
- National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- Women in Chhattisgarh politics
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- 1968 births
- Mayors of Durg
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