Tapas Roy

Tapas Roy
Deputy Chief Whip of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Government of West Bengal
In office
2016–2024
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
DepartmentPlanning and Statistics (Independent Charge)
Preceded byAshima Patra
Succeeded byAmit Mitra
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2024
Preceded byAmar Chaudhuri
Succeeded bySayantika Banerjee
ConstituencyBaranagar
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byRajesh Khaitan
Succeeded byMohammad Sohrab
ConstituencyBara Bazar
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byLakshmi Kanta Dey
Succeeded byLakshmi Kanta Dey
ConstituencyVidyasagar
Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal
In office
2018–2021
Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
In office
1985-1990 & 1995-2000
ConstituencyWard No. 48
Personal details
Born (1956-07-04) 4 July 1956 (age 68)
Hindmotor, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		All India Trinamool Congress (2001-2024)
Indian National Congress (1971-2001)
Alma materSurendranath College

Tapas Roy is an Indian politician. He was Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal, India.[1] He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021.[2][3][4][5] He was an All India Trinamool Congress politician. On 4 March 2024, Roy quit Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of MLA. On 6 March 2024, Roy became a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Kolkata: Four new ministers sworn in". The Indian Express. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ List of Winners in West Bengal 2011
  4. ^ List of Winners in West Bengal 2016
  5. ^ "2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election result of Baranagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Senior TMC MLA Tapas Roy quits Mamata Banerjee-led party, resigns as MLA". The Times of India. 4 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ সংবাদদাতা, আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন. "১ তারিখেই দলের সব পদ ছেড়েছি, নেত্রীকেও জানিয়ে দিয়েছি, কোন দলে যোগ দেব তা জানি না: তাপস রায়". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Bara Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2001–2006 		Succeeded by
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Amar Chaudhuri
 Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Baranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2011–2024 		Succeeded by
Resigned as MLA on 4th March 2024