UK Election 2024: British Parliament?to have 29 MPs of Indian origin, the highest ever

As the United Kingdom elected its new Parliament on Thursday, a record number of 29 Indian-origin people have entered the House of Commons. This includes 19 MPs of Labour, the UK's new ruling party, out of which 12 have been elected for the first time.

First time Labour MPs of Indian origin

They are Jas Athwal (Ilford South), Baggy Shanker (Derby South), Satvir Kaur (Southampton Test), Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield), Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West), Gurinder Josan (Smethwick), Kanishka Narayan (Vale of Glamorgan), Sonia Kumar (Dudley), Sureena Brackenbridge (Wolverhampton North East), Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East), Jeevun Sandher (Loughborough) and Sojan Joseph (Ashford).

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Indian-origin Labour MPs re-elected

Labour Party's Seema Malhotra retained her Feltham and Heston seat, while Valerie Vaz won in Walsall and Bloxwich, and Lisa Nandy held on to her constituency of Wigan.

Preet Kaur Gill won from Birmingham Edgbaston and Tanmanjeet Singh was the winner in Slough. Navendu Mishra (Stockport) and Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) were among the other Labour MPs re-elected.

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Conservative MPs of Indian origin

Indian-origin MPs among the Tories include outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak, former home secretaries, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel. Claire Coutinho, the former Secretary of State for Energy Security also retained her seat. Gagan Mohindra held on to his South West Hertfordshire seat for the Conservatives, with Shivani Raja registering a gain for the party in Leicester East.

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Liberal Democrats and Independents of Indian-origin

The third-largest party in the UK Parliament too has some Indian-origin representation. Munira Wilson won back her Twickenham constituency for the Liberal Democrats.

Two Independent candidates with ancestral roots in India, Shockat Adam Patel (Leicester South) and Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley) registered decisive wins.

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In 2024, the UK has elected what is being described as the country's most diverse Parliament with at least 87 ethnic minority candidates set to take their seats in the Commons.

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