Sushmita Dev | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Santanu Sen |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 18 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Manas Bhunia |
| Succeeded by | Samirul Islam |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Assam | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kabindra Purkayastha |
| Succeeded by | Rajdeep Roy |
| Constituency | Silchar |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2011 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bhitika Dev |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Kumar Paul |
| Constituency | Silchar |
| President of All India Mahila Congress | |
| In office 9 September 2017 – 16 August 2021[1] | |
| President | Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Shobha Ozha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1972 Silchar, Assam, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (since 2021)[2] |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (before 2021) |
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| Residence(s) | Silchar (personal)
New Delhi, Kolkata (party) |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, LLB) King's College London (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, and belongs to the All India Trinamool Congress. Previously, she was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Silchar, Assam in the 2014 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[3] She is the former president of All India Mahila Congress.[1] She lost the 2019 Lok Sabha Election to BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy, which led her to resign from Indian National Congress and to join the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021.[4]
She currently serves as the national spokesperson of the All India Trinamool Congress.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress". The Economic Times. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.