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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 Lok Sabha 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 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 the former president of [[All India Mahila Congress]].<ref name="termend3"/> She lost the 2019 Lok Sabha 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>


== 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]] with the motive to settle in the sate of [[Assam]] of India. 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 [[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>

Revision as of 17:51, 3 March 2022

Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 October 2021
Preceded byManas Bhunia
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byKabindra Purkayastha
Succeeded byRajdeep Roy
ConstituencySilchar, Assam
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]
Preceded byShobha Ozha
Personal details
Born (1972-09-25) 25 September 1972 (age 52)
Silchar, Assam, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (since 2021)[2]
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (until 2021)
Parents
ResidenceSilchar
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, LLB)
King's College London (LLM)
OccupationPolitician
Source: [1]

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, 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 by a huge margin 81596 votes to a BJP candidate Dr Rajdeep Roy. She joined the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021. [4]

Early life

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 Inns of Courts School of Law, London and King's College London, U.K.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress". The Economic Times. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". 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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