As millions of Britons go to the polls on July 4 to elect a new House of Commons and a new government in Britain, the Leicester East seat is in a tussle between three Indians. Not only will there be a fight between the original Labor Party, the Tory Party but also independent candidates
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35 thousand Gujarati voters out of approximately 88 thousand
The total population in Leicester is approximately 88 thousand with Gujaratis being the largest population. If we look at the estimate of this population, 15 thousand people live in Diu Daman, approximately 5 thousand people live in South Gujarat area. Around 10 thousand people of Gujarati community including Lohana, Brahmin live in this Lok Sabha area. Out of approximately 88 thousand votes, 35 thousand votes belong to Gujaratis. While the remaining 43 thousand people include Sri Lankans, Tamils and other communities.
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Among the 10 candidates 1 is the youngest and 1 is the senior
A total of 10 candidates are in the fray for the Leicester seat. There are a total of 3 Native Indian candidates, including one candidate from the Labor Party, who are contesting the election. However, one of these three candidates is of Gujarati origin. Rajesh Agarwal is a native of Indore and a former Mayor of London. He is contesting from the Labor Party this time. While a woman candidate named Shalini Raja is contesting from the Tory party. Shalini Raja is a new candidate and has no experience in politics. Claudia, who has been an MP in the last term in the Labor Party, has not received a ticket from the Labor Party this time and is contesting as an independent. Thus, in terms of experience in politics, Keith Vaz is seen as the most senior.
Labor Party candidate Indian
Indore-born entrepreneur Rajesh Agarwal has been selected by the opposition Labor Party as its parliamentary candidate to contest the general elections to be held on July 4 from the constituency of Leicester East. Agarwal, a Labor Party leader who is also backed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, defeated another potential Indian-origin candidate, Councilor Rishi Madlani, in the local parliamentary contest and was selected as the Labor Party candidate in the next election. Posting on social media on Sunday, 46-year-old Agarwal said, “It’s time to use this auspicious moment to reset Leicester East, urging everyone here that together let’s reclaim Britain’s future.”
Picture of Leicester City
Independent candidate for Gujarati leader
Originally a resident of Gosa, Porbandar and earlier served in the Rajkot City Police Force and also a UK resident for many years. Nagarjuna Agathe, who has settled down with his family, has registered as an independent candidate in the England Member of Parliamentary Board elections. Nagarjuna Agathe is young and a businessman. Agthe was elected as a councilor last year. Now that the general election has been announced in England, he has filed his candidature as an independent candidate in the Leicester East area. Notably, this Leicester area has a large population of Asian community.
An independent candidate was an Indian native but consistently sided with Gujaratis
The Leicester Parliamentary Segment is East Leicester. Keith Vaz was elected MP here for 32 years. Keith Vaz’s parents are from Goa which means Vaz himself is of Indian origin. He was first elected in London at the young age of 25. Later, he has also been in charge of Europe as a minister and has been a member of the European Parliament and has also been a minister of the Home Ministry of Interior. Kith Vaz is claimed to be very famous in Gujarati society. According to Keith Vaz’s election campaign, he has stood by the side of Gujaratis by fighting when it comes to immigration issues or visa issues of people who have left India. This time Vaz is fighting independently. Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty went to Leicester to campaign for him. Keith Vaz is the longest-serving Black-Asian Member of Parliament and the fourth longest-serving MP in UK history. In Gujarat, when Vijay Rupani was the mayor of Rajkot, Keith Vaz and Vijay Rupani made a sister city agreement for Rajkot and Leicester. Keith Vaz has taken BAPS President Swami Maharaj to the London Parliament for the first time. Keith Vaz has also built Pramuchswami Marg in Leicester. Keith Vaz’s mother was also a councilor while his sister Valerie Vaz is also currently a Member of Parliament in London. Seeing such vast experience and wide contacts, Vaz is claiming that Gujaratis and Indians will stand by him and help him win.
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty campaigned for Kith Vaz
Leicester famous for footwear manufacturing after light engineering
The city of Leicester, known as a geographical and historical county of England, is situated on the River Sore and the Grand Union Canal. The Grand Union Canal connected Leicester to London in the early 19th century and later, in 1832, a railway connected the small Leicestershire coalfield town to the north-west. After that there was rapid industrial development. The city’s oldest industry is hosiery and knitwear, but after light engineering in the 19th century, Leicester became famous for footwear production.
The history of Leicester is interesting
Although Leicester lost city status in the 11th century, a royal charter of incorporation was granted in 1589 and it was officially recognized as a city again in 1919. Church of St. Martin—first built by the Normans and then rebuilt and enlarged between the 13th and 15th centuries. Leicester Cathedral was created in 1927 after the creation of the Diocese of Leicester by the Church of England. Other historic structures in the city include the Guild Hall and Trinity Hospital. Both of which date back to the 14th century and the 16th century Wigeston School.
The clock tower is the identity of Leicester
The center of attraction in the city of Leicester is the clock tower, from which the shopping street leads. The city has undergone a lot of redevelopment since World War II. During the 20th century, Leicester experienced massive immigration and became one of Britain’s most ethnically diverse cities. Especially in the 1970s many South Asian refugees came from East Africa through the Africanization policy and settled in Leicester. Most notably started by Idi Amin in Uganda. The migration was carried out in the 1990s by a significant number of citizens of Somali origin, and in the early 21st century, large numbers of immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived in the city.
Leicester’s iconic clock tower
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