Tapas Roy Explained

Tapas Roy
Birth Date:1956 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hindmotor, West Bengal, India
Constituency2:Bara Bazar
Term Start2:2001
Term End2:2006
Predecessor2:Rajesh Khaitan
Successor2:Mohammad Sohrab
Constituency3:Vidyasagar
Term Start3:1996
Term End3:2001
Predecessor3:Lakshmi Kanta Dey
Successor3:Lakshmi Kanta Dey
Office1:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Baranagar
Term Start1:2011
Term End1:2024
Successor1:Sayantika Banerjee
Predecessor1:Amar Chaudhuri
Successor:Amit Mitra
Office4:Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal
Term Start4:2018
Term End4:2021
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Alma Mater:Surendranath College
Office:Deputy Chief Whip of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Government of West Bengal
Term Start:2016
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Mamata Banerjee
2Blankname:Department
2Namedata:Planning and Statistics (Independent Charge)
Predecessor:Ashima Patra
Term End:2024
Office5:Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Term5:1985-1990 & 1995-2000
Constituency5:Ward No. 48
Otherparty:All India Trinamool Congress (2001-2024)
Indian National Congress (1971-2001)

Tapas Roy is an Indian politician. He was Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal, India.[1] He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021.[2] [3] [4] [5] He was an All India Trinamool Congress politician. On 4 March 2024, Roy quit Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of MLA. On 6 March 2024, Roy became a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-12-21. Kolkata: Four new ministers sworn in. 2021-04-14. The Indian Express. en.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission . 3 December 2014.
  3. http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default List of Winners in West Bengal 2011
  4. http://myneta.info/westbengal2016/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default List of Winners in West Bengal 2016
  5. Web site: 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election result of Baranagar. Election Commission of India. 2 May 2021.
  6. News: 2024-03-04 . Senior TMC MLA Tapas Roy quits Mamata Banerjee-led party, resigns as MLA . 2024-03-04 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. Web site: সংবাদদাতা . আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন . ১ তারিখেই দলের সব পদ ছেড়েছি, নেত্রীকেও জানিয়ে দিয়েছি, কোন দলে যোগ দেব তা জানি না: তাপস রায় . 2024-03-04 . www.anandabazar.com . bn.