Dr. Santanu Sen Explained

Santanu Sen
Birth Date:	26 December 1972
Birth Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Constituency:	West Bengal
Term Start:	3 April 2018
Term End:	2 April 2024
Predecessor:	Vivek Gupta
Successor:	Sushmita Dev
Office1:	Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Term Start1:	2015
Term End1:	2021
Party:	Trinamool Congress
Spouse:	Dr. Kakoli Sen
Children:	1

Santanu Sen is an Indian doctor and politician. He was a councilor in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.^[1] He was a Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} He was the President of the Indian Medical Association.^[6]

Life

Shantanu Sen was born into a Bengali family.

Controversy

On 22 July 2021, he snatched the papers on Pegasus scandal from the hands of the IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha, tore it and threw it towards the Deputy Chairman.^[7] Due to his unparliamentary behavior, he was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of monsoon session.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Councillors . . 10 March 2018.
2. Web site: Mamata fields 3 new faces for RS polls, decides to back Congress for 5th seat . . Debashis Konar . 9 March 2018 . 10 March 2018.
3. Web site: TMC to back Abhishek Singhvi in RS polls: Mamata Banerjee . Indian Express . 10 March 2018 . 10 March 2018.
4. Web site: Rajya Sabha poll: TMC to support Abhishek Singhvi from West Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee . . 9 March 2018 . 10 March 2018.
5. News: RS polls: TMC bags 4 seats in WB; TRS wins all 3 in T'gana; Cong 3 in K'taka. 2018-03-23. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-07-20. en.
6. Web site: Trinamool ministers, MPs go all guns blazing against Central teams . Outlook . 25 April 2020 . 10 May 2020.
7. Web site: Ranjan. Abhinav. 2021-07-22. High drama in Rajya Sabha: TMC MP Santanu Sen snatches statement from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. 2021-07-23. indiatvnews.com. en.
8. News: 2021-07-23. Parliament proceedings updates Shantanu Sen suspended from Rajya Sabha. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-07-23. 0971-751X.