Priya Saroj, one of India's youngest MPs, gets engaged to cricketer Rinku Singh | 5 facts on SP leader
Ceremony Details
The engagement took place on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at a luxury hotel in Lucknow, featuring a grand setting and high-profile guests
Notable Attendees
The event was attended by several key figures: Samajwadi Party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav, his wife Dimple Yadav, along with Jaya Bachchan, Ram Gopal Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla
Priya Saroj Profile
Born in 1998, from Karkhiyaon village, Varanasi.
Education: Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute (New Delhi), BA from Delhi University, LLB from Amity University, Noida.
Career: Practised at the Supreme Court before entering politics; elected as MP from Machhlishahr in 2024 by defeating BJP’s BP Saroj by over 35,000 votes.
Appointed to the Parliamentary Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
Family Legacy
She follows in the footsteps of her father, Tufani Saroj, a three-time MP and current MLA from KerakatRinku Singh Profile
Born October 1997 in Aligarh; plays for Uttar Pradesh domestically, Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, and the Indian national team.
International debut in T20Is (August 2023) and ODIs (December 2023).
Known for his power-hitting, especially a streak of five sixes in a single over for KKR in IPL