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| birth_place  = [[Rajshahi]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| birth_place  = [[Rajshahi]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| residence    = Malda
| residence    = Malda
| death_date  = 19 December {{death year and age|1999|1919}}<ref name="Obituary">{{cite book|title = Lok Sabha Debates|publisher = [[Lok Sabha]]|year = 2000|location = [[New Delhi]]|page = xxvi|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bRtVAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Uma+Roy%22+1999&dq=%22Uma+Roy%22+1999&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXhJyzn5zaAhVPIlAKHavGDzQQ6AEIPzAF}}</ref>
| death_date  = 19 December {{death year and age|1999|1919}}<ref name="Obituary">{{cite book|title = Lok Sabha Debates|publisher = [[Lok Sabha]]|year = 2000|location = [[New Delhi]]|page = xxvi|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bRtVAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Uma+Roy%22+1999}}</ref>
| death_place  = Malda
| death_place  = Malda
| party        = [[Indian National Congress]]  
| party        = [[Indian National Congress]]  
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[[Category:Women in West Bengal politics]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]




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Uma Roy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1967-1971
Preceded byRenuka Ray
Succeeded byDinesh Chandra Joarder
ConstituencyMalda, West Bengal
Personal details
Born1919
Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died19 December 1999 (aged 79–80)[1]
Malda
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Ramhari Roy
ChildrenTilak Roy, Dipak Roy, Prabhati Chakraborty
ResidenceMalda

Uma Roy (1919 – 19 December 1999) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Malda in 1967. She was the founder of a higher secondary school at Malda. She established a welfare organisation and provided self-employment to the poor and needy women, as a cooperative organisation in Malda.[2][3][4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lok Sabha Debates. New Delhi: Lok Sabha. 2000. p. xxvi.
  2. "General Elections, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. Jasodhara Bagchi (7 January 2005). The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000: The Challenge Ahead. SAGE Publications. pp. 181–. ISBN 978-81-321-0178-9.
  4. The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1970. p. 358. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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