Sweet Revenge: 25-Year-Old Beats Candidate Who Defeated His Father
NDTV
Twenty-five years and three-months-old Pushpendra Saroj is India's youngest Member of Parliament ever and has set the record for the highest win by a margin by the youngest parliamentarian.
In 2019, the Samajwadi Party fielded a five-time MLA and former minister in the UP Cabinet, Indrajeet Saroj, from the Kaushambi Lok Sabha Seat in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Saroj lost to BJP's Vinod Kumar Sonkar. Five years later, Mr Saroj's son, Pushpendra Saroj, who turned 25, was appointed the Samajwadi Party candidate from the same seat. The junior Saroj defeated Mr Sonkar by over 1 lakh votes, taking sweet revenge.
Twenty-five years and three-months-old Pushpendra Saroj is India's youngest Member of Parliament ever and has set the record for the highest win by a margin by the youngest parliamentarian. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Mr Saroj said, "My father contested the seat in 2019 and lost to BJP's Vinod Kumar Sonkar. This time, I was appointed, and the BJP candidate said I defeated your father last time and now I'll defeat you. The people of Kaushambi took it upon themselves and voted for me."
In 2019, Indrajeet Saroj lost the seat to Mr Sankar by over 38,000 votes.
