History Made: UK Parliament to have 29 MPs of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak among them

Baggy Shanker, a Sikh, secured victory in Derby South, a historically Labour-held seat. Raised in the UK, his father immigrated from India in the 1950s and worked in a foundry. Currently employed at Rolls-Royce, Shanker is also a Labour councillor, previously serving as the leader of Derby City Council until his removal following a vote of no confidence on June 18.

Gurinder Singh Josan, aged 51, clinched the safe seat of Smethwick. Honoured with a CBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for his political service, Josan previously served as a trustee of Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Smethwick, where he was involved in community affairs, including Avtar Singh’s funeral last year.

Harpreet Uppal, a British Sikh, made history by winning Huddersfield, becoming the constituency’s first female MP. Uppal, born and raised in Fartown, is the daughter of Lamber Singh Uppal, a textile worker who migrated from India in 1962, and Satvinder Uppal.

Jas Athwal, 60 years old, secured victory in Ilford South, a traditionally safe Labour seat. Born in Punjab into a Punjabi Jat Sikh family, Athwal moved to Ilford with his family at the age of seven.

Jeevun Sandher, 33, won Loughborough for Labour, taking it from the Conservatives. Born in the UK to a family originally from near Jalandhar, Punjab, Sandher leads the economics team at the New Economics Foundation and has a background in Treasury and international finance.

Kanishka Narayan, aged 34, captured Vale of Glamorgan for Labour, becoming the first ethnic minority MP to represent a Welsh constituency. Born in Bihar, Narayan moved to Wales at the age of 12, and later studied at Oxford and Stanford. He has served as a senior adviser at the Cabinet Office and expert adviser to the environment secretary, also investing in climate and fintech start-ups.

Kirith Entwistle, aged 33, secured Bolton North East for Labour. Born in Southall to Indian-origin grandparents who migrated from Kenya in the 1970s, Entwistle's father relocated from Delhi to the UK in the 1980s.

Satvir Kaur, another British Sikh, retained Southampton Test for Labour. A councillor and former leader of Southampton City Council, she made history as the council's first ethnic minority leader.

Warinder Juss, a Sikh, contributed to Labour's success in seizing Wolverhampton West from the Conservatives.

Sojan Joseph, aged 49 and a native of Kottayam, became the first Keralite MP in the British Parliament by winning Ashford for Labour. Moving to the UK 22 years ago to work as an NHS nurse, Joseph later became a Labour councillor, contributing significantly to local governance.

Sonia Kumar, a PIO Sikh, gained Dudley for Labour, defeating Conservative opponent Marco Longhi. Longhi's campaign had stirred controversy by questioning Kumar's stance on Kashmir, highlighting her name and Pakistani constituents.

Sureena Brackenridge secured victory in Wolverhampton North for Labour, contributing to the party's electoral gains.

Preet Kaur Gill, Valerie Vaz, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Lisa Nandy, Navendu Mishra, Seema Malhotra and Nadia Whittome are the UK Labour MPs who have retained their seats in the historic win.

Among the Tories, outgoing UK PM Rishi Sunak won from Richmond and Northallrton. Joining him in retaining seats for the Conservatives are Suella Braverman, Priti Patel, Gagan Mohindra, Shivani Raja and Neil Shastri-Hurst. Liberal Democrat Munira Wilson retained her seat, while Independents Iqbal Mohamed and Shockat Adam will also be seen in the Parliament.