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Roy was found dead on 13 July 2020, hanging in front of a shop at Balia More, [[Raiganj]]. His family claimed that the death was not a suicide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-west-bengal-bjp-mla-found-dead-near-his-home-in-north-dinajpur-report/356581|title = Bengal BJP MLA Found Hanging Near His Home, Party Calls It 'Gunda Raj' of TMC|work = Outlook India|date=13 July 2020|accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref> | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Debendra Nath Roy | |||
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1955}} | |||
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| death_date ={{death date and age|2020|7|13|1955|df=yes}} | |||
| death_place = [[Raiganj]], [[West Bengal]], India | |||
| office = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| constituency = [[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad]] | |||
| term_start = 2016 | |||
| term_end = 2020 | |||
| predecessor = Khagendra Nath Sinha | |||
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2019–2020) | |||
| otherparty = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (before 2019) | |||
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'''Debendra Nath Roy''' (1955 – 13 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad]] in the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and later joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/927393/west-bengal-tmc-noapara-mla-sunil-singh-12-councillors-join-bjp|title=West Bengal: TMC Noapara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=500|title=Debendra Nath Roy(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- HEMTABAD (SC)(UTTAR DINAJPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> In May 2019, he along with [[Subhranshu Roy]], [[Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya]] and more than 50 Councillors joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of senior BJP leaders [[Mukul Roy]] and [[Kailash Vijayvargiya]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/west-bengal-tmc-bjp-congress-join-mukul-roy-mamata-government-1536459-2019-05-28|title=2 TMC MLAs, over 50 councillors join BJP, chant Jai Shri Ram|last1=DelhiMay 28|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=May 28|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> | |||
Roy was found dead on 13 July 2020, hanging in front of a shop at Balia More, [[Raiganj]], with one hand tied with the same rope from which he was hanging, just 1 km away from his home. His family claimed that the death was not a suicide, and demanded an inquiry from the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-west-bengal-bjp-mla-found-dead-near-his-home-in-north-dinajpur-report/356581|title = Bengal BJP MLA Found Hanging Near His Home, Party Calls It 'Gunda Raj' of TMC|work = Outlook India|date=13 July 2020|accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:1955 births]] | [[Category:1955 births]] | ||
[[Category:2020 deaths]] | [[Category:2020 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021]] | |||
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]] | |||
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]] | |||
[[Category:People from Uttar Dinajpur district]] | |||
[[Category:Deaths from asphyxiation]] | [[Category:Deaths from asphyxiation]] | ||