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In the general election held on July 4 in Britain, the Conservative Party, which was in power for 14 consecutive years, had to face a crushing defeat this time. The defeat of the Conservative Party proved to be its biggest defeat so far, in the election the Labor Party won 412 out of 650 parliamentary seats, while the Conservative Party got only 121 seats. While the Labor Party achieved this great feat, the Conservative Party also achieved success, the full credit for which goes to the party MP Shivani Raja.
Victory in a seat that has been a Labor stronghold for 37 years
Indian-origin Conservative MP Shivani Raja ended the dominance of the Labour Party in Leicester East, which was a Labour Party stronghold for 37 years. In this election, Shivani was pitted against Labour Party candidate and former Deputy Mayor of London, Rajesh Agarwal, whom Shivani defeated by more than 4 thousand votes. Apart from being the Deputy Mayor, Rajesh has also chaired London's Trade and Business Growth Agency and has been a strong voice for London's business community.
This victory after 37 years is a big achievement
In this election, Shivani got more than 14,500 votes and Agarwal got 10,100 votes. Raja's victory is being seen as a major achievement. Shivani recently took oath in the British Parliament, where she took oath with the Bhagavad Gita in one hand and assumed her office. Shivani has shared the video of the swearing-in ceremony on social media, after which it is being liked a lot.
It is an honour to take oath in Parliament: Shivani
While posting the video, he wrote that it is an honour to take oath to represent Leicester East in Parliament today. I felt proud.
Entry into politics from 2022
29-year-old Shivani is of Indian origin, but is the first generation in her family to become a British citizen. Shivani's parents came from Kenya to Leicester, England in 1970. Shivani was born on 21 July 1994 in Leicester. Despite being raised in Britain, Shivani is connected to her culture. She belongs to a Gujarati family and is associated with politics as well as her family business. Regarding her political journey, Shivani said that she saw that many people are unhappy with the work of the government and there were riots in Leicester in the year 2022, to change this she decided to enter politics.
Miss India UK beauty pageant semi-final
Apart from early education from Herrick Primary School and Sour Valley College, Shivani spent her entire childhood in Rushey Mead, Leicester. She then received a bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Sciences from De Montfort University. After graduation, Raja worked with many leading cosmetic brands in England. In the year 2017, she also participated in the Miss India UK beauty pageant, in which she became a semi-finalist.