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Sushmita Dev

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Sushmita Dev
Sushmita Dev in 2017
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 July 2026
Preceded byHerself
ConstituencyWest Bengal
In office
3 April 2024 – 10 June 2026
Preceded byDr. Santanu Sen
Succeeded byHerself
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
13 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 53)
Silchar, Assam, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (2021–2026)
Indian National Congress (until 2021)
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, LLB)
King's College London (LLM)
OccupationPolitician
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Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and a member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. 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.[2] 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 join the Trinamool Congress in 2021.[3] She quit the Trinamool Congress in June 2026,[4] joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in July the same year.[5]

Early life

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Dev is the daughter of 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.[6]

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.[7]

Elections contested

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Lok Sabha

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Year Const. Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Result Margin %
2019 Silchar INC 417,818 43.99 Rajdeep Roy BJP 499,414 52.59 Lost Decrease81,596 Decrease8.60
2014 336,451 42.07 Kabindra Purkayastha 301,210 37.66 Won Increase35,241 Increase4.41

Rajya Sabha

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Position Party Constituency From To Tenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(1st Term)		 AITC West Bengal 27 Sept
2021		 18 August
2023		 1 year, 325 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(2nd Term)		 3 April
2024		 10 June
2026		 2 years, 68 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(3rd Term)		 BJP 17 July
2026		 2 April
2030		 3 years, 259 days

References

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  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Dey, Shreyashi; Tripathi, Ashutosh (10 June 2026). "Trinamool MP Sushmita Dev quits Party, meets Himanta Biswa Sarma". NDTV. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sushmita Dev, two other ex-Trinamool MPs join BJP in fresh trouble for Mamata". The Indian Express. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Kangkan Kalita (16 August 2021). "Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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