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	'''Saugata Roy''' (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of [[Trinamool Congress]] and a Member of the [[Indian Parliament]] representing the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Dum Dum]] constituency in the [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the [[Cabinet of India\|Manmohan Singh government]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url = http://www.ndtv.com/news/photos/album_details.php?albumPage=50&AlbumType=PHOTO_GALLERY&AlbumTitle=Team%20Manmohan\| title = Team Manmohun \| access-date = 2009-06-20 \| publisher = NDTV }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Saugata Roy''' (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of [[Trinamool Congress]] and a Member of the [[Indian Parliament]] representing the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Dum Dum]] constituency in the [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the [[Cabinet of India\|Manmohan Singh government]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.ndtv.com/news/photos/album_details.php?albumPage=50&AlbumType=PHOTO_GALLERY&AlbumTitle=Team%20Manmohan\| title = Team Manmohun \| access-date = 2009-06-20 \| publisher = NDTV }}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	A veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]], he was elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Alipore]] (3 Terms), [[Dhakuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dhakuria]] and [[Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bangaon]] constituencies.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url = http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-46116.html		A veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]], he was elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Alipore]] (3 Terms), [[Dhakuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dhakuria]] and [[Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bangaon]] constituencies.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-46116.html
	\| title = Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state \| access-date = 2009-06-20 \| publisher = new Kerala.com }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| title = Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state \| access-date = 2009-06-20 \| publisher = new Kerala.com }}</ref>

	==Controversies==		==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.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|date=2017-01-11 \|title=Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/ \|access-date=2022-04-04 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-01-11 \|title=Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/ \|access-date=2022-04-04 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	From 1967 to 1969 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad and from 1973 to 1977 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.<ref name=saugata/>		From 1967 to 1969 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad and from 1973 to 1977 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.<ref name=saugata/>

	On 11 January 2017, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Babul Supriyo]] filed a complaint against Roy along with AITC MP [[Tapas Paul]] and MLA [[Mahua Moitra]] for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.<ref>~~http~~://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/</ref>		On 11 January 2017, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Babul Supriyo]] filed a complaint against Roy along with AITC MP [[Tapas Paul]] and MLA [[Mahua Moitra]] for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-01-11 \|title=Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/ \|access-date=2022-04-04 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

	Prof. Roy serves on the following committees as a Member of Parliament:		Prof. Roy serves on the following committees as a Member of Parliament:

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	\| name = Saugata Roy		\| name = Saugata Roy
	\| image = ~~File:~~Saugata ~~Roy~~.~~png~~		\| image = The Minister of State for Urban Development, Shri Saugata Ray addressing at the inauguration of the drainage system in Baranagar Municipality, a KMDA project under JNNURM, at Sinthee Kolkata on May 23, 2012.jpg
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	\| caption =		\| caption = Roy addressing at a programme of [[Baranagar Municipality]], in May 2012
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1946\|8\|6\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1946\|8\|6\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Assam]], [[British India]] (Now Meghalaya)		\| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Assam]], [[British India]] (Now Meghalaya)
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	\| successor2 = Md. Ismail		\| successor2 = [[Md. Ismail]]
	\| constituency2 = [[Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Barrackpore]]		\| constituency2 = [[Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Barrackpore]]
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	\| successor4 = Gopal Seth		\| successor4 = [[Gopal Seth]]
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| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Assam]], [[British India]] (Now Meghalaya)
| residence = 162/D 593, Lake Gardens, [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India-700 045
| death_date =
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| office3 = [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Minister of State for Urban Development]]
| term_start3 = 22 May 2009
| term_end3 = 22 September 2012
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor3 = [[Ajay Maken]]
| successor3 = [[Deepa Dasmunsi]]
| minister3 = [[Jaipal Reddy]]<br>[[Kamal Nath]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
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| constituency2 = [[Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barrackpore]]
| majority2 =30.82%
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| term_start4 = 2006
| term_end4 = 2009
| predecessor4 = Bhupendranath Seth
| successor4 = Gopal Seth
| constituency4 = [[Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangaon Uttar]]
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| term_start5 = 1987
| term_end5 = 2001
| predecessor5 = Anup Kumar Chandra
| successor5 = [[Tapas Paul]]
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| predecessor6 = [[Kshiti Goswami]]
| successor6 = [[Kshiti Goswami]]
| constituency6 = [[Dhakuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhakuria]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 1998)
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Dolly Roy
| relatives = [[Tathagata Roy]]
(brother)
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| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[MSc]], [[LLB]])
| profession = [[Academician]]
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| date = 11 September
| year = 2009
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| title = Roy, Prof Saugata | access-date = 2009-09-11 | work =Lok Sabha Members – 15th Lok Sabha }}</ref>
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'''Prof. Saugata Roy''' (born 6 August 1946) is an Indian politician of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] and a member of parliament in the [[Lok Sabha]] of the [[Indian Parliament]] representing the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]] constituency in the [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He was the Union Minister of State for Urban Development in the [[Cabinet of India|Manmohan Singh government]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ndtv.com/news/photos/album_details.php?albumPage=50&AlbumType=PHOTO_GALLERY&AlbumTitle=Team%20Manmohan| title = Team Manmohun | access-date = 2009-06-20 | publisher = NDTV }}</ref>

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]].

A veteran politician from West Bengal, senior leader of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], he was elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipore]] (3 Terms), [[Dhakuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhakuria]] and [[Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangaon]] constituencies.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-46116.html
| title = Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state | access-date = 2009-06-20 | publisher = new Kerala.com }}</ref>

From 1967 to 1969 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Chhatra Parishad and from 1973 to 1977 he was General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.<ref name=saugata/>

On 11 January 2017, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Babul Supriyo]] filed a complaint against Roy along with AITC MP [[Tapas Paul]] and MLA [[Mahua Moitra]] for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/</ref>

Prof. Roy serves on the following committees as a Member of Parliament:
* Member, Committee on Public Undertakings (14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016)
* Member, Rules Committee (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
* Member, Standing Committee on Finance (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
* Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defense (1 Sep. 2014–Present)
* Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit (11 Dec. 2014–Present)
* Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex (29 April 2015 – Present)

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