UK election results: UK Parliament gets its first Sikh woman member and first turban wearing member in the general elections

Preet Kaur Gill a candidate from Labour Party became the first Sikh woman to win the Member of Parliament seat in the general elections and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi became the first turban-wearing Sikh to go to the British parliament house of commons as it's member along with other 10 Indian origin candidates  (five from Conservative and five from Labour) who successfully retained their seats.A total of 12 Indian-origin candidates became the member of Parliament.While other 50 Indian origin candidates lost their seats.

Preet Kaur Gill and  Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi(Tan) both hails from Labour party and both won election from the cities where they grew up. Preet Kaur Gill   won from  BirminghamEdgbaston seat by polling 24,124 votes and defeating the ruling Conservative party candidate Carolyn Square by 6917 votes 

While  Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi won from Slough seat polling 34,170 votes.He defeated his Conservative party rival by 16,998 votes Another turban wearing candidate from Labour Party Kuldeep Sahota lost by just close margin of 720 votes.
                             
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