Saroj Pandey (born 22 June 1968) is an

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politician and a member of the

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, upper house of the

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. She also served as National General Secretary of

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. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP, she was elected to

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from

Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...

and was also Member of

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Early life

Saroj Pandey was born to Shyamji Pandey and Gulab Devi Pandey in 22 June 1968. She studied M.Sc. (Child Development) at Bhilai Mahila College, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur.

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

and she won and held post of Mayor, MLA and MP at same time. In 24 April 2013, she was appointed National President of

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(woman wing of Bharatiya Janata Party). She lost

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of Congress, but in spite of her defeat she was appointed National General Secretary of

and elected to Rajya Sabha in March 2018. Pandey 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.

Awards and 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

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and

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. She also holds the record for having longest term as a mayor from

, for continuous 10 years and has also received the Best Mayor award.

References

External links

Lok Sabha member biography - Saroj Panday
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