A record-breaking cohort of 26 MPs of Indian origin are poised to join the UK Parliament following the latest General Election results, a marked increase from 15 five years ago. Leading the charge is Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, who secured victory in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency in Yorkshire, becoming the first UK Prime Minister of Indian descent. Alongside Sunak, 25 other Indian-origin MPs emerged triumphant on Friday, including 20 from the Labour Party and five from the Conservatives.
Among the notable victories, Priti Patel, a Conservative MP of Gujarati heritage, retained her seat in Witham, Essex, where she has been a steadfast representative since 2010. Gagan Mohindra, hailing from a Punjabi Hindu background, secured his seat in South West Hertfordshire, adding to the Conservative tally since his initial election as a Parish Councillor in 2004. Labour's Seema Malhotra, leader in Feltham and Heston, continues her tenure since 2011, having held various shadow ministerial roles including Shadow Minister for Skills and Further Education.
Valerie Vaz, Labour leader of Goan descent, clinched victory for the fifth consecutive time in Walsall and Bloxwich, a seat she has held since 2010, serving prominently as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. Lisa Nandy's retention of her seat in Wigan solidifies her position as the constituency's first female MP and one of the first Asian female MPs since 2010, while also serving as Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development.
Nadia Whittome, known as the UK's youngest MP since 2019 at age 23, secured re-election from Nottingham East. Preet Kaur Gill, the UK's first female Sikh MP, maintained her seat in Birmingham, where she has been an advocate as Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health since 2017. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi of the Labour Party also retained his Slough constituency, albeit with a reduced victory margin.
Shivani Raja, emerging as a Conservative leader, won the Leicester East seat, contested against another Indian-origin Labour candidate, Rajesh Agrawal. Meanwhile, Suella Braverman, a controversial figure within her party, secured her fourth consecutive victory from the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency.
The roster of Indian-origin MPs further includes Navendu Mishra, Jas Athwal, Baggy Shanker, Satvir Kaur, Harpreet Uppal, Warinder Juss, Gurinder Josan, Kanishka Narayan, Sonia Kumar, Sureena Brackenbridge, Kirith Entwistle, Jeevun Sandher, Sojan Joseph, and Murina Wilson, all of whom contributed to the diverse representation in the UK's House of Parliament.
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