Saugata Roy (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of Trinamool Congress and a Member of the Indian Parliament representing the Dum Dum constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[2]
Political career
A veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of Trinamool Congress, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Dum Dum constituency and re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. He had earlier been elected from Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1977. He was briefly the Union Minister of State for Petroleum in the Charan Singh Ministry and was the Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the UPA II Ministry from 2009 to 2012. He has been elected to the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly five times having been elected from Alipore (3 Terms), Dhakuria and Bangaon constituencies.[3]
2026 MPs Rebellion
Following the 2026 Assembly Elections, 20 out of the 28 Members of Parliament from Trinamool Congress decided to leave Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress. They formed a new group and decided to merge with a relatively little known National Party, the Nationalist Citizen Party of India and presented a representation in this regards to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 14 June 2026. [4][5]
After this major split in the Trinamool Congress, only 8 Lok Sabha MPs remained loyal to Mamata Banerjee. The loyalist MPs included Abhishek Banerjee, Mahua Moitra, Saugata Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Kirti Azad, Pratima Mondal and Sajda Ahmed. [6][7]
The event is still unfolding.
Controversies
On 11 January 2017, the then Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Roy along with TMC MP Tapas Paul and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.[8]
Personal life
A National Science Talent Search Scholar and a former student of St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College and Presidency College, Kolkata, he holds a post-graduate degree in Physics. He also holds a degree in law from Calcutta University. He is a retired professor of Physics from Asutosh College. He is married to Dolly Roy. His brother Tathagata is a politician from the BJP.
Positions held
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2024 onwards | Member, Committee on Finance |
| 14-Aug-2024 onwards | Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
| June 2024 | Elected to 18th Lok Sabha |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence | |
| 13-Sept-2019 onwards | Member, Standing Committee on Finance |
| 24-July-2019 onwards | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| May 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 1-May-2017 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 29-April-2015 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex |
| 11-Dec-2014 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Finance | |
| 1-Sep-2014 to 25-May-2019 | Member, Rules Committee |
| 14-Aug-2014 to 30-April-2016 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| May 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2009 to 22-Sept-2012 | Union Minister of State, Urban Development |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term), from Dum Dum |
| 1987 to 2009 | Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (five terms) |
| 1979 | Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Chemicals |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | |
| 1977 | Elected to 6th Lok Sabha, from Barrackpore |
| 1973 to 1977 | General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1968 to 1970 | General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad, Students Wing of the Congress |
References
- ^ “Roy, Prof Saugata”. Lok Sabha Members – 15th Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ “Team Manmohun”. NDTV. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ “Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state”. new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ “‘Have Magic Number, 6-7 Left With Mamata Banerjee’: Rebel Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy”. NDTV. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ^ “Trinamool rebellion reaches Delhi: 20 party MPs plan to form a separate bloc and support NDA”. The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ^ “Who’s Still With Mamata Banerjee? A Look at TMC’s MP Strength After Fresh Exits”. Times Now. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ^ “TMC vs ‘Gaddar Team’: Saugata Roy slams rebel MPs, accuses them of acting at NDA’s behest”. New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ^ “Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam”. The Indian Express. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Saugata Roy at Wikimedia Commons
