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Hinduism is the third-largest religious group in the United Kingdom, after Christianity and Islam; the religion is followed by over one million people representing around 1.6% of the total population. [6] According to the 2021 United Kingdom census Hindus are primarily concentrated in England, particularly in Greater London and the South East ...
In the 2017 general election, 52 ethnic minority MPs were elected, including 32 Labour MPs, 19 Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat, according to think tank British Future [14] and the House of Commons Library. [4][15] In the 2019 general election, this figure rose to 66, with 23 Conservative, 41 Labour and two Liberal Democrat non-white MPs.
Hinduism in England is the third largest religion in the country, with over 1,020,533 followers as of the 2021 census. This represents over 1.8% of the English population, up from 1.5% in 2011 and 1.1% in 2001. Hindus are predominantly in the cities of London and Leicester, where they make up greater proportions of the population.
The 2011 United Kingdom census recorded 1,451,862 residents of Indian ethnicity, accounting for 2.3 per cent of the total UK population (not including those of mixed ethnic backgrounds). [52] The equivalent figure from the 2001 Census was 1,053,411 (1.8 per cent of the total UK population).
The 2021 United Kingdom elections were several elections that took place in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2021 at the subnational and local levels. They have been colloquially referred to as Super Thursday. The elections that took place on this day are: 2021 Scottish Parliament election. 2021 Senedd election.
2021 United Kingdom local elections. The 2021 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. More than 145 English local councils, around 5,000 councillor seats (including by-elections), [2] thirteen directly elected mayors in England, [3] and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were contested. [4]
January 3, 2021: 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) First practicing Hindu elected to Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for president of the United States. [1] [2] Ro Khanna: Democratic: CA-17: January 3, 2017: Incumbent: 2,818 (7 years, 262 days) One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress. [3] [4] Raja ...
The Hindu population around the world as of 2020 is about 1.2 billion, making it the world's third-largest religion after Christianity and Islam, of which nearly 1.1 billion Hindus live in India. [7] [8] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population. [9] [10] According to a statistical study, an estimated 100 million Hindus live outside of ...