Uma Roy
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Uma Roy | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967-1971 | |
| Preceded by | Renuka Ray |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Chandra Joarder |
| Constituency | Malda, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 19 December 1999 (aged 79–80) [1] Malda |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Ramhari Roy |
| Children | Tilak Roy, Dipak Roy, Prabhati Chakraborty |
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Uma Roy (1919 – 19 December 1999) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Malda in 1967. She was the founder of a higher secondary school at Malda. She established a welfare organisation and provided self-employment to the poor and needy women, as a cooperative organisation in Malda.[2][3][4]