Dola Sen

Dola Sen
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 August 2017
Preceded bySrinjoy Bose
ConstituencyWest Bengal
President
Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1967-03-26) 26 March 1967 (age 57)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyTrinamool Congress

Dola Sen (born 26 March 1967[1]) is an Indian politician and trade unionist. From 2020 she is now the central president of the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC).[2][3][4]

She has completed her B.Sc. (Mathematics) from Calcutta University, Kolkata in year 1990. She resides at Tegharia, Rajarhat.[5]

She was fielded by the All India Trinamool Congress as its candidate for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 Indian general election.[2][3][6]

She was elected to Rajya Sabha the Upper House of Indian Parliament from West Bengal.[1][7]

On 21 September 2020, Dola Sen along with seven other members were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for their unruly behaviour in the house by tearing documents, breaking mics, standing on tables and heckling the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Their actions were condemned by several leaders.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b "Dola Sen - Profile". india.gov.in. Government of India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "MIRIK | INTTUC welcomes Dola Sen as poll candidate". echoofindia.com. The Echo of India. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Statesman: Supriyo makes it tricky for TMC, Left". thestatesman.net. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Trinamul trade union leader in assault row". The Telegraph. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Dola Sen Asansol (West Bengal)". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Fourth Phase West Bengal Lok Sabha Poll Tomorrow". ganashakti.com. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dola Sen files nomination for RS". The Hindu. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Derek O'Brien, 7 other Opposition MPs suspended over Rajya Sabha ruckus on farm bills". Zee News. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Motion seeking suspension of MPs, who intimidated deputy chair Harivansh, likely in Rajya Sabha tomorrow". BW Businessworld. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.