Prof. Saugata Roy (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of

Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur ...

and a member of parliament in the

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of the

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representing the

Dum Dum Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata urban area and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Etymology During the 19th ...

constituency in the

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. He was the Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the Manmohan Singh government. A National Science Talent Search Scholar and a former student of St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata,

Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College The Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College (abbreviated as JCCLC) is a Government Sponsored Law College in south Kolkata offering degree courses in law. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Notable alumni *Hon’ble Justice Bhaska ...

and

Presidency College, Kolkata Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly known as Presidency College, Kolkata) is a second major public state aided research university located in College Street, Kolkata. Considered as one of best colleges when Presidency College was affili ...

, he holds a post-graduate degree in

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. He also holds a degree in Law from

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. He is a retired professor of

from

Asutosh College Asutosh College (Bengali: আশুতোষ কলেজ) is a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station, gate No. 2. It was established in 1916 as the South Subu ...

. A veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of

, he was elected to the

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from the

constituency and re-elected to the

from the same constituency. He had earlier been elected from

Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barrackpore in West Bengal. All of the seven assembly segments of No. 15 Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 ...

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 Alipore (Pron:ˌɑ:lɪˈpɔ:) is a neighbourhood in south Kolkata, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New ...

(3 Terms),

Dhakuria Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata, (previously Calcutta), in West Bengal, India. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/ Garia in the sout ...

and

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constituencies. From 1967 to 1969 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad and from 1973 to 1977 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. On 11 January 2017,

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filed a complaint against Roy along with AITC MP

Tapas Paul Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen romantic collaboration with Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Ro ...

and MLA

Mahua Moitra Mahua Moitra (born 12 October 1974) is an Indian politician and a Member of parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar, West Bengal. She contested and won the seat in the 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress ...

for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam. Prof. Roy serves on the following committees as a Member of Parliament: * 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)

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Living people Presidency University, Kolkata alumni Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Calcutta faculty India MPs 2009–2014 1946 births India MPs 1977–1979 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1987–1991 West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996 West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001 West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal People from Alipore State cabinet ministers of West Bengal India MPs 2014–2019 People from Shillong People from North 24 Parganas district India MPs 2019–present {{WestBengal-politician-stub