Saroj Pandey

Who is Saroj Pandey?

Saroj Pandey is a politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Durg. In 2008, she was appointed as the national president of BJP Mahila Morcha. She has also held party positions at state level. On 8 December 2008, she won election as the first MLA of Vaishali Nagar, a newly formed Vidhan Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. Prior to that, she was the mayor of Durg for two terms.

She is a holder of World record for holding the post of a Mayor, M.L.A. and M.P. at the same time and this record is nominated for Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of Records; She also holds the record for having longest term as a Mayor from Durg, for continuous 10 yearsa and has also received the Best Mayor award.