Vinod Kumar Saroj (born 1 July 1980) is a politician from
Bela Pratapgarh
Bela Pratapgarh is a town and a municipal board in Pratapgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Demographics
India census
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, India. Since 2007, he has been elected on three occasions as an independent
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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, representing the
Babaganj assembly constituency of
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a city and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Allahabad division.
Etymology
Pratapgarh was the na ...
.
Education and background
Saroj was born on 1 July 1980 in
Pratapgarh. He is son of Ramnath Saroj, who won assembly elections in 1996 and 2002 for
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
constituency of Pratapgarh.
Career
Vinod Saroj was elected as a legislator for the first time in 2007 from the Bihar Assembly constituency by a margin of 47.22% votes, defeating nearest
Bahujan Samaj Party
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's candidate Krishna Chand. In
Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 2012, Saroj was re-elected as
MLA but from
Babaganj assembly constituency and defeated
BJP
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's Mahendra Kumar. He won by a margin of 42060 votes in 2012.
See also
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List of people from Pratapgarh
This is a list of notable personalities from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Literature and science
* Harivansh Rai Bachchan
* Sumitranandan Pant
* Imran Pratapgarhi
* Nazish Pratapgarhi
* Nirjhar Pratapgarhi
* Swadesh Bharti
* ...
References
External links
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on Facebook
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1980 births
Living people
People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh politicians
Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) politicians
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027
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