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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Nirbed Roy<br />
| image = <!-- Add image filename after uploading to Wikimedia Commons --><br />
| caption = Nirbed Roy in 2024<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency1 = Tamluk<br />
| term_start1 = 2001<br />
| term_end1 = 2006<br />
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br />
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (before 2025)<br />
| spouse = [[Mala Roy]]<br />
| alma_mater = University of Calcutta<br />
| profession = Politician, retired employee<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nirbed Roy''' (also spelled '''Nirbed Ray''') is an Indian politician from the state of [[West Bengal]]. He served as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]] (MLA) representing the [[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]] constituency<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamluk Assembly Constituency Election Result|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/tamluk-west-bengal-assembly-constituency|access-date=2025-08-05|website=Result University}}</ref> and was associated with both the [[Indian National Congress]] and later the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (TMC). He is also known as the husband of MP and Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairperson [[Mala Roy]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Nirbed Roy was born in West Bengal. He completed a Master of Arts degree in 1977 and earned an LL.B. degree in 1982 from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="myneta2016">{{cite web |title=Nirbed Roy – West Bengal Assembly Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1906 |website=MyNeta.info |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
===Congress politics===<br />
Prior to joining the TMC, Roy was associated with the Indian National Congress and served in leadership positions within the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.<ref name="ibnlive">{{cite web |title=Senior Bengal Congress leader Nirbed Roy joins TMC |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/103294/congress-leader-nirbed-roy-joins-tmc.html |website=India Blooms |date=10 April 2025 |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref><br />
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===Trinamool Congress===<br />
In April 2025, Roy joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] in the presence of senior party leaders.<ref name="ibnlive" /> He has served as a vice-president of the party and previously represented the Tamluk constituency as an MLA during the 2001–2006 term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2001|url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/2001-election-results.html|access-date=2025-08-05|website=Elections.in}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Roy is married to [[Mala Roy]], the Member of Parliament for [[Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Dakshin]] and Chairperson of the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}<br />
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==Electoral performance==<br />
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Roy contested from the Tamluk constituency as a TMC candidate and won. His election affidavit listed his profession as a retired employee of the Asiatic Society and disclosed movable assets worth ₹1.4 crore.<ref name="myneta2016" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1906 Nirbed Roy affidavit on MyNeta]<br />
* [https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/103294/congress-leader-nirbed-roy-joins-tmc.html News report on joining TMC – India Blooms]<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/arthlive/videos/nirbed-ray-at-arth-kolkata-2021/268003458159524/ Public appearance – Arth Kolkata]<br />
* [https://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/31266/Mala-Nirbed-Roy Mala Roy and Nirbed Roy profile – India Leader]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Mala Roy]]<br />
* [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br />
* [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian politicians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Purba Medinipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006]]</div>DollyWootten0