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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sushmita Dev
| name = Sushmita Dev
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| image = Sushmita Dev (cropped).jpg
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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<br/> from [[West Bengal]]
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| term_start = 4 October 2021
| term_end =
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| predecessor = [[Manas Bhunia]]
| predecessor = [[Dr. Santanu Sen]]
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| term_start1 = 4 October 2021
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| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal|West Bengal]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_end1 = 18 August 2023
| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Manas Bhunia]]
| term_end1 = 23 May 2019
| successor1 = [[Samirul Islam]]
| constituency1 = [[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]], [[Assam]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br/> from [[Assam]]
| predecessor1 = [[Kabindra Purkayastha]]
| term_start2 = 16 May 2014
| successor1 = [[Rajdeep Roy]]
| term_end2 = 23 May 2019
| office2 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]]
| predecessor2 = Bhitika Dev
| predecessor2 = [[Kabindra Purkayastha]]
| successor2 = [[Dilip Kumar Paul]]
| successor2 = [[Rajdeep Roy]]
| office3 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
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| constituency2 = [[Silchar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Silchar]]
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| term_start3 = May 2011
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| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(since 2021)}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sushmita-dev-joins-trinamool-congress-soon-after-leaving-congress/articleshow/85366624.cms | title=Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | date=16 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
| term_end3 = 16 May 2014
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| predecessor3 = Bhitika Dev
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| successor3 = [[Dilip Kumar Paul]]
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| constituency3 = [[Silchar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Silchar]]
| office4 = [[All India Mahila Congress|President of All India Mahila Congress]]
| president4 = [[Rahul Gandhi]]<br/>[[Sonia Gandhi]]
| predecessor4 = Shobha Ozha
| term_start4 = 9 September 2017
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| term_end4 = 16 August 2021<ref name="termend3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sushmita-dev-quits-congress-changes-twitter-bio-to-partys-former-leader-4090232.html|title=Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'|date=16 August 2021|work=News18|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
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| party = [[Trinamool Congress]] (since 2021)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sushmita-dev-joins-trinamool-congress-soon-after-leaving-congress/articleshow/85366624.cms | title=Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | date=16 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|25|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Silchar]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Silchar]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Silchar]]
| residence = [[Silchar]] (personal)
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[LLB]])<br />[[King's College London]] ([[LLM]])
<br/> [[New Delhi]], [[Kolkata]] (party)
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[LLB]])<br />[[King's College London]] ([[Master of Laws|LLM]])
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| term_start2 = May 2011
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (before 2021)
| term_end2 = 16 May 2014
| father = [[Santosh Mohan Dev]]
| office3 = President of [[All India Mahila Congress]]
| mother = [[Bithika Dev]]
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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4784&lastls=16
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| predecessor3 = [[Shobha Ozha]]
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| term_start3 = 9 September 2017
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| term_end3 = 16 August 2021<ref name="termend3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sushmita-dev-quits-congress-changes-twitter-bio-to-partys-former-leader-4090232.html|title=Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'|date=16 August 2021|website=News18}}</ref>
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2021)
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| father = [[Santosh Mohan Dev]]
|mother = [[Bithika Dev]]
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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4784&lastls=16
}}
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'''Sushmita Dev''' (born 25 September 1972) is a politician and a rajya sabha member from west bengal, she was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]], [[Assam]] in the [[2014 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS032.htm?ac=2|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref>.She is [[Sylhet|Sylheti Bangal]] and originally a migrant from [[Sylhet]] district of [[Bangladesh]]. She is the former president of [[All India Mahila Congress]].<ref name="termend3"/> She lost the 2019 Lock Sava Election by a huge margin 81596 votes to a BJP candidate Dr Rajdeep Roy. She joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] in 2021 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushmita-dev-quits-congress-7455812/ | title=Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC | publisher=The Indian Express | date=17 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
'''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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]], [[Assam]] in the [[2014 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS032.htm?ac=2|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref> She is the former president of [[All India Mahila Congress]].<ref name="termend3"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushmita-dev-quits-congress-7455812/ | title=Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC | publisher=The Indian Express | date=17 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>

She currently serves as the national spokesperson of the [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]].{{cn|date=July 2023}}


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Dev is the daughter of the veteran [[Sylhet]]i [[Bangladesh|Bangal]] Bengali Congress leader [[Santosh Mohan Dev]] and her mother who is also a [[Sylhet]]i [[Bangladesh|Bangal]] is [[Bithika Dev]], a legislator of Silchar of [[Assam]] assembly. Both her parents migrated from [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]] to take over [[Assam]] of [[India]] with all the [[Sylhet]]i [[Bangladesh|Bangal]] Bengali people like they took over [[Barrack Valley]] of [[Assam]] a state of [[India]], [[Tripura]] a state of [[India]] from the [[Tripura|korborok]] people and trying to take over [[West Bengal]] a state of [[India]] from the [[Ghoti people|ghoti bengali people]]. Her father was a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sushmita-dev-may-play-key-role-for-trinamool-in-northeast/articleshow/85378055.cms | title=Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021 | author=Kangkan Kalita}}</ref>
Dev is the daughter of the veteran Indian National Congress leader [[Santosh Mohan Dev]] and her mother is [[Bithika Dev]], a legislator of Silchar of [[Assam]] assembly. Her father was a member of parliament and cabinet minister of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sushmita-dev-may-play-key-role-for-trinamool-in-northeast/articleshow/85378055.cms | title=Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 August 2021 | accessdate=17 August 2021 | author=Kangkan Kalita}}</ref>


She holds a B.A.(Hons) from [[Miranda House]], Bar-at-Law, An LLB (Corporate and Commercial Laws) from [[University of Delhi]]. She enrolled [[City Law School|Inns of Courts School of Law]], London and [[King's College London]], U.K.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4784&lastls=16 | title=Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile | publisher=Lok Sabha | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
She holds a B.A.(Hons.) from [[Miranda House]], Bar-at-Law, an LLB (Corporate and Commercial Laws) from [[University of Delhi]]. She enrolled at [[City Law School|Inns of Courts School of Law]], London and [[King's College London]], UK.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4784&lastls=16 | title=Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile | publisher=Lok Sabha | accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.insidene.com/sushmita-dev-joining-tmc-not-compromise-ideology/ Sushmita Dev says joining TMC not compromise on ideology]
* [https://www.insidene.com/sushmita-dev-joining-tmc-not-compromise-ideology/ Sushmita Dev says joining TMC not compromise on ideology]
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 23 November 2024

Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
from West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 April 2024
Preceded byDr. Santanu Sen
In office
4 October 2021 – 18 August 2023
Preceded byManas Bhunia
Succeeded bySamirul Islam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
from Assam
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byKabindra Purkayastha
Succeeded byRajdeep Roy
ConstituencySilchar
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2011 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byBhitika Dev
Succeeded byDilip Kumar Paul
ConstituencySilchar
President of All India Mahila Congress
In office
9 September 2017 – 16 August 2021[1]
PresidentRahul Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Preceded byShobha Ozha
Personal details
Born (1972-09-25) 25 September 1972 (age 52)
Silchar, Assam, India
Political partyTrinamool Congress (since 2021)[2]
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (before 2021)
Parents
Residence(s)Silchar (personal)
New Delhi, Kolkata (party)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, LLB)
King's College London (LLM)
OccupationPolitician
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]

Early life

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Dev is the daughter of the veteran Indian National Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev and her mother is Bithika Dev, a legislator of Silchar of Assam assembly. Her father was a member of parliament and cabinet minister of India.[5]

She holds a B.A.(Hons.) from Miranda House, Bar-at-Law, an LLB (Corporate and Commercial Laws) from University of Delhi. She enrolled at Inns of Courts School of Law, London and King's College London, UK.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress". The Economic Times. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kangkan Kalita (16 August 2021). "Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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