Sushmita Dev
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. She is the former president of All India Mahila Congress. 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.
Sushmita Dev | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 18 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Manas Bhunia |
| Succeeded by | Samirul Islam |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kabindra Purkayastha |
| Succeeded by | Rajdeep Roy |
| Constituency | Silchar, Assam |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Shobha Ozha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1972 Silchar, Assam, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2021) |
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| Residence | Silchar |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, LLB) King's College London (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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She currently serves as the national spokesperson of the All India Trinamool Congress.
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