From Rishi Sunak to Priti Patel: Prominent Indian-origin MPs in UK Parliament

Rishi Sunak, the country's first British Indian-origin Prime Minister, comfortably retained his Richmond and Northallerton seat in northern England with 23,059 votes. However, this win offered little consolation to the Tory leader, as his party lost over 200 seats amid the Labour Party's landslide victory. His party faced a significant setback after 14 years in government. (Photo: AP)

Former home secretary Suella Braverman is among the prominent British Indian Tories who retained their seats. She had been contesting in a new constituency in Hampshire due to changes in parliamentary boundaries. Braverman has represented Fareham since 2015, being re-elected in 2017 and 2019, each time increasing the Conservative vote share. (Photo: AP)

Shivani Raja registered a gain for the party in the closely contested constituency of Leicester East, where she was running against fellow Indian-origin Labour candidate Rajesh Agrawal. Both candidates had campaigned on the issue of saving the city's famous Diwali lights from being switched off due to council budget cuts. (Photo: X)

Former home secretary, Priti Patel, retained her Witham constituency in the UK Election 2024. Urging for votes, Patel had tweeted before polling: “I’m asking voters to back me on my local record of delivery for the Witham constituency. I will be a strong advocate for you and your family both locally and nationally representing our beautiful part of Essex.” (Photo: X)

One of the closely watched seats for Labour was Islington North, where suspended former party leader Jeremy Corbyn contested as an Independent and defeated his British Indian Labour challenger Praful Nargund. “It is an honour to be re-elected as the MP for Islington North. Our victory is a glimpse of a different future, which puts the interests of the many over those of the few. And it is a warning to the new government: that hope for a better world can never be extinguished,” Corbyn tweeted after his victory. (Photo: X)

Reflecting the overall election results, the Labour Party saw the highest number of winning Indian diaspora candidates. This included party veterans like Seema Malhotra, who comfortably retained her Feltham and Heston constituency.(Photo: X)

British-Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill reclaimed her seat for Labour in Birmingham Edgbaston, defeating Tory first-timer Ashvir Sangha. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Nadia Whittome also won back their seats for Labour in Birming Slough and Nottingham East respectively with convincing majorities.(Photo: X)

Jas Athwal, born in Punjab, won the Ilford South constituency. “Thank you Ilford South. Being elected to represent my home town means everything to me - it is a privilege and a huge honour and one I will work every single day to deserve,” Athwal tweeted after the election results. (Photo: X)

Navendu Mishra has been re-elected as the MP of Stockport constituency. Thanking the voters after his win, Mishra tweeted: “Thank you Stockport constituency. I am honoured to be re-elected to the House of Commons, now with a 15,270 vote majority. I will continue to fight for a better future for us all.” (Photo: X)

Valerie Vaz, Goan-origin and sister of former MP Keith Vaz won in Walsall and Bloxwich. Keith Vaz served as the Labour Party MP for Leicester East for 32 years, from 1987 to 2019. (Photo: X)