Maya Ray
Indian politician
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Maya Ray (9 February 1927 – 11 March 2013) was an Indian politician and lawyer from West Bengal. She was elected in a by-election to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Raiganj, West Bengal, in 1972.
Preceded bySiddhartha Shankar Ray
Succeeded byMd. Hayat Ali
ConstituencyRaiganj, (West Bengal)
Born9 February 1927
Maya Ray | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Md. Hayat Ali |
| Constituency | Raiganj, (West Bengal) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1927 |
| Died | 11 March 2013 (aged 86) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
Career
The by-election was necessitated after her husband Siddhartha Shankar Ray resigned the seat after he became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 1972.[2][3][4][5][6]
As a lawyer she was once referred to as "a noted barrister and former elected official" by the late Thomas J. Manton, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Death
She died of kidney failure on 11 March 2013, two and a quarter years after her husband died.[7]