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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
<ref>{{Cite web |first=Election Commission of India |date=4 May 2026 |title=Assembly Constituency 15 - DHUPGURI (West Bengal) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2515.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nirmal Chandra Roy
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| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 30 September 2023
| term_end = 4 May 2026
| constituency = [[Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhupguri]]
| predecessor = [[Bishnu Pada Roy]]
| successor = Naresh Roy, BJP
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| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[University of North Bengal]]
| profession = Politician, Professor
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'''Dr. Nirmal Chandra Roy''' is an Indian politician from [[Trinamool Congress]]. In the September 2023 by-election, he was elected as the member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dhupguri Assembly constituency|Dhupguri]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-09-30 |title=Newly elected Dhupguri TMC MLA sworn in by Bengal Governor at Raj Bhavan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/newly-elected-dhupguri-tmc-mla-sworn-in-by-bengal-governor-at-raj-bhavan/article67365826.ece |access-date=2024-03-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengal government agrees to Governor, Dhupguri MLA to take oath at Raj Bhavan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengal-government-agrees-to-governor-dhupguri-mla-to-take-oath-at-raj-bhavan-2441983-2023-09-28 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Roy is from Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri district, born in 1962 in a [[Rajbanshi people|Rajbanshi]] family. His father's name is Gajendra Nath Roy. He passed B.A. from [[Ananda Chandra College]] in 1983, M.A. in 1985, and Ph.D. in 2017 from [[University of North Bengal]]. Before entering full-time politics, Roy was a Professor of History at [[Dhupguri Girls' College]]. In 2021 Jalpaiguri District AITC President Krishna Kumar Kalyani wanted him as the candidate in Dhupguri, but the party refused him. After that Prof. Nirmal wanted to contest as an independent candidate. A few days after that Mr. Kalyani went to his house and told him not to compete. Then Prof. Nirmal withdrew his candidacy. After the death of Bisnupada Roy the sitting MLA of Dhupguri Dr. Nirmal contested 2023 (By-election) [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] election from [[Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhupguri]] Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 8 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nirmal Chandra Roy(Trinamool Congress(TMC)):Constituency- DHUPGURI (SC)(JALPAIGURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=2304|access-date=2024-03-23|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He subsequently contested the [[2024 Indian general election|Lok Sabha Election 2024]] from [[Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency]]. He lost to [[Jayanta Kumar Roy]] of [[BJP]] by a margin of 86,693.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/elections/jalpaiguri-constituency-west-bengal-lok-sabha-election-result-2024-debraj-barman-jayanta-kumar-roy-harekrishna-sarkar-1072477 | title=Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: ফুটল পদ্মফুল! জলপাইগুড়ি ধরে রাখলেন বিজেপির জয়ন্ত| publisher=ABP Live| date=4 June 2024 | accessdate=6 June 2024}}</ref>

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