Priya Saroj

Rinku Singh

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Priya Saroj
Priya Saroj | MP Machhlishahr
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Parent	Tufani Saroj (father)
Alma mater	University of Delhi (BA) Amity University, Noida (LLB)
Occupation	Politician Lawyer

Priya Saroj (born 23 November 1998) ^[1] is an Indian politician and lawyer from Uttar Pradesh. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community. She was elected in the 2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh representing the Samajwadi Party. ^[2]

Personal life and education

Priya Saroj was born on 23 November 1998 in Karkhiyaon village, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. ^[3] She is the daughter of Tufani Saroj, a three-time MP and current MLA from Kerakat in Uttar Pradesh. ^{[4] [5]}

She completed her schooling at the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi. ^[5] She then pursued higher education by earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Delhi University. Her academic journey continued with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. ^{[6] [7]} She practices in the Supreme Court.

Engagement with cricketer

She was engaged to Indian cricketer Rinku Singh on 8 June 2025. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} Rinku Singh, from Aligarh, UP, played for Kolkata Knight riders in the IPL and they were connected through a common friend and later, it became an arranged affair with both families accepting them. ^{[5] [12]} Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav attended the engagement along with his wife and MP Dimple Yadav. Actress Jaya Bachchan and cricketer Bhuvnesh Kumar also attended. The marriage which was initially fixed for November at Taj Hotel in Varanasi, is postponed by three months, and is now scheduled for February 2026. ^[13]

Political career

Saroj was elected as a Member of Parliament from Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh representing the Samajwadi Party. ^[14] The constituency is combined in two districts, Jaunpur and Varanasi. She polled 451,292 votes and defeated her nearest rival, B. P. Saroj of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 35,850 votes. ^{[2] [15]} She become the second youngest candidate to be elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024. ^[16]

Election results

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2024 Indian general elections: Machhlishahr ^{[17] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Priya Saroj	451,292	42.57	39.19
	BJP	B. P. Saroj	415,442	39.19	8.00
	BSP	Kripa Shankar Saroj	157,291	14.84	32.33
	NOTA	None of the Above	9,303	0.88	0.17
Majority			35,850	3.38	3.36
Turnout			10,60,063	54.63	1.36
	SP gain from BJP		Swing

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