Saroj Dubey (née Trivedi; 5 September 1938 - 21 June 2020) was an Indian politician. She was elected to the

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the lower house of Indian Parliament from

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in Uttar Pradesh in 1991 as a member of the

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. However, later after the break-up of the

, She joined the

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and was a member of the

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, the upper house of the

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representing

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. Her son Anurag Dubey and daughter-in-law Anu Dubey are

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lawyers. Her grandson Aditya Dubey is an environmental activist. Her granddaughter Anoushka Tiwari is studying Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1938 births 2020 deaths India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Janata Dal politicians Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Politicians from Allahabad People from Faizabad Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{Bihar-RJD-politician-stub