Vinod Saroj

Vinod Kumar Saroj is a politician from Bela Pratapgarh, India. Since 2007, he has been elected on three occasions as an independent Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Babaganj assembly constituency of Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Education and background

Saroj was born on 1 July 1980 in Pratapgarh [district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]. He is son of Ramnath Saroj, who won assembly elections in 1996 and 2002 for Bihar constituency of Pratapgarh.

Career

Vinod Saroj was elected as a legislator for the first time in 2007 from the Bihar Assembly constituency by a margin of 47.22% votes, defeating nearest Bahujan Samaj Party's candidate Krishna Chand. In 2012 [Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 2012], Saroj was re-elected as MLA but from Babaganj assembly constituency and defeated BJP's Mahendra Kumar. He won by a margin of 42060 votes in 2012.