Saugata Roy (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of Trinamool Congress and also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament representing the Dum Dum constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[2]
Saugata Roy | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Amitava Nandy |
| Constituency | Dum Dum |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Md. Ismail |
| Constituency | Barrackpore |
| Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Government of India | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 22 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Jaipal Reddy Kamal Nath |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Succeeded by | Deepa Dasmunsi |
| Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Government of India | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bhupendranath Seth |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Seth |
| Constituency | Bangaon Dakshin |
| In office 1987–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Anup Kumar Chandra |
| Succeeded by | Tapas Paul |
| Constituency | Alipore |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kshiti Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Kshiti Goswami |
| Constituency | Dhakuria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1946 Shillong, Assam, British India (Now Meghalaya) |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (2001–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2001) |
| Spouse | Dolly Roy |
| Relatives | Tathagata Roy (brother) |
| Residence(s) | 162/D 593, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, India-700 045 |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (MSc, LLB) |
| Profession | Academic |
As of 11 September, 2009 Source: [[1]] | |
Political career
editA veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of Trinamool Congress, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Dum Dum constituency and re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. He had earlier been elected from Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1977. He was briefly the Union Minister of State for Petroleum in the Charan Singh Ministry and was the Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the UPA II Ministry from 2009 to 2012. He has been elected to the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly five times having been elected from Alipore (3 Terms), Dhakuria and Bangaon constituencies.[3]
Controversies
editOn 11 January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Roy along with AITC MP Tapas Paul and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.[4]
Personal life
editA National Science Talent Search Scholar and a former student of St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College and Presidency College, Kolkata, he holds a post-graduate degree in Physics. He also holds a degree in law from Calcutta University. He is a retired professor of Physics from Asutosh College. He is married to Dolly Roy. His brother Tathagata is a politician from the BJP.
Positions held
edit- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings (14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016)
- Member, Rules Committee (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
- Member, Standing Committee on Finance (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defense (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
- Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit (11 Dec. 2014–Present)
- Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex (29 April 2015 – Present)
- General Secretary, West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad (1967-1969)
- General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (1973-1977)
References
edit- ^ "Roy, Prof Saugata". Lok Sabha Members – 15th Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Team Manmohun". NDTV. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state". new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam". The Indian Express. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
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