Saroj Pandey (born 22 June 1968) is an

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n politician belonging to the

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(BJP). She is the National Vice President of

. Previsously, she served as member of the

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, upper house of the

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and also served as National General Secretary of

. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP, she was elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Durg and was also Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.

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 Durg and she won and held post of Mayor, MLA and MP at same time. On 24 April 2013, she was appointed National President of BJP Mahila Morcha (woman wing of Bharatiya Janata Party). She lost 2014 Lok Sabha election to Tamradhwaj Sahu of Congress, but in spite of her defeat she was appointed National General Secretary of

and elected to Rajya Sabha in March 2018. She also contested 2024 Lok Sabha election from Korba against Jyotsna Mahant but lost by margin of 43,283 votes. 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 Limca Book of Records. 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.

References

External links

Lok Sabha member biography - Saroj Panday
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