Saugata Roy
Indian politician
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Saugata Roy (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of Trinamool Congress and a Member 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 23 March 1977 – 14 January 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, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 11 May 2006 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bhupendranath Seth |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Seth |
| Constituency | Bangaon Dakshin |
| In office 1987 – 13 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Anup Kumar Chandra |
| Succeeded by | Tapas Paul |
| Constituency | Alipore |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kshiti Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Kshiti Goswami |
| Constituency | Dhakuria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1946 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress (2001–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2001) |
| Spouse | Dolly Roy |
| Relatives | Tathagata Roy (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (MSc, LLB) |
| Profession | Academic |
As of 11 September, 2009 Source: [[1]] | |
Political career
A 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
On 11 January 2017, the then Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Roy along with TMC MP Tapas Paul and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.[4]
Personal life
A 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
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2024 onwards | Member, Committee on Finance |
| 14-Aug-2024 onwards | Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
| June 2024 | Elected to 18th Lok Sabha |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence | |
| 13-Sept-2019 onwards | Member, Standing Committee on Finance |
| 24-July-2019 onwards | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| May 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 1-May-2017 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 29-April-2015 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex |
| 11-Dec-2014 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Finance | |
| 1-Sep-2014 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Rules Committee |
| 14-Aug-2014 to 30-April-2016 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| May 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2009 to 22-Sept-2012 | Union Minister of State, Urban Development |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1987 to 2009 | Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (five terms) |
| 1979 | Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Chemicals |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | |
| 1977 | Elected to 6th Lok Sabha |
| 1973 to 1977 | General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1968 to 1970 | General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad, Students Wing of the Congress |
