Uday Nagaraju, Baron Nagaraju

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Nagaraju
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage
29 January 2026
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Born1979 (age 46–47)
Telangana, India
Party Labour

Udaykumar Nagaraju, Baron Nagaraju (born August 1979) is a British politician.

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Career

Nagaraju was born in Telangana. [1] He is a computer technology graduate from Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science [2] , Ramtek (Class of 1996-2000,RTM Nagpur University).He is a technology and AI consultant by profession. [3]

Technology career

In addition to his political work, Nagaraju is the founder and director of AI Policy Labs, a policy organisation focused on artificial intelligence governance and public policy. [4]

Political career

Nagaraju was a Labour candidate for Chiswick Gunnersbury ward in the 2022 Hounslow London Borough Council election, finishing fifth. Nagaraju was adopted as the Labour candidate for the North Bedfordshire constituency at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, having been the only candidate on the shortlist, before losing to Richard Fuller. [5] [6] [7] He was nominated for a life peerage as part of the 2025 Political Peerages; he was created as Baron Nagaraju on 29 January 2026. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Telangana-born techie to contest UK election as Labour candidate". India Today. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ↑ "Hyderabad man to fight UK polls as Labour candidate in Jan". The Times of India. 2024-05-17. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ↑ "Potential parliamentary candidate for Buckingham and Bletchley vows to make area 'AI safety capital of the world'". Milton Keynes Citizen. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ↑ "Political Peerages December 2025".
  5. ↑ "Uday Nagaraju has been selected as Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for North Bedfordshire". Labour East. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  6. ↑ "Election result for North Bedfordshire (Constituency) - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  7. ↑ Guinn, John (2024-06-14). "North Bedfordshire Labour candidate says he'll be available for all". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  8. ↑ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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