A Malayali wins the Ashford constituency as a Labor Party candidate in the British general election. Sojan Joseph was elected as the first Malayali MP in the history of Britain. Sojan Joseph defeated former British Deputy Prime Minister and Conservative Party candidate Damian Green.
Sojan Joseph was elected as the first Labor Party MP from Ashford, ending the 139-year success story of the Conservative Party. Sitting M.P. Sojan Joseph, a Kottayam native, has captured Damiengreen’s 27-year monopoly seat.
Sojan Joseph is a native of Kottayam Kaipuzha. Sajan Joseph is a councilor at Ashfed Borough Council and head of mental health nursing at the NHS. Joined William Harvey Hospital as a Mental Health Nurse in the Department of Mental Health. Then moved to Ashford. Sojan Joseph joined the Labor Party in 2015.
