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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 2016 as a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and later joined [[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|first=Scroll|last=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>
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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>
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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&nbsp;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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Debendra Nath Roy
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2016–2020
Preceded byKhagendra Nath Sinha
ConstituencyHemtabad
Personal details
Born1955 (1955)
Died13 July 2020(2020-07-13) (aged 64–65)
Raiganj, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2019–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (before 2019)

Debendra Nath Roy (1955 – 13 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Scroll Staff. "West Bengal: TMC Noapara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP". Scroll.in.
  2. "Debendra Nath Roy(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- HEMTABAD (SC)(UTTAR DINAJPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info.
  3. DelhiMay 28, India Today Web Desk New; May 28, 2019UPDATED. "2 TMC MLAs, over 50 councillors join BJP, chant Jai Shri Ram". India Today. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. "Bengal BJP MLA Found Hanging Near His Home, Party Calls It 'Gunda Raj' of TMC". Outlook India. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.