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''' Maya Ray''' was a | ''' Maya Ray''' ('''মায়া রায়''') was a barrister and a politician from [[West Bengal]]. She was elected in a bye election to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]], West Bengal, in 1972. | ||
==Early life== | |||
She was born in Dibrugarh, Assam and was later raised, with her sister, Chaya Ray, a civil servant, in England. Her father was a doctor based in London. | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
The | The bye election was necessitated after her husband, [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]], resigned the seat after he became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 1972.<ref name="PeopleSabha1976">{{cite book|author1=India. Parliament. House of the People|author2=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ulvVAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 June 2016|year=1976|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat.|page=38}}</ref><ref name="Bagchi2005">{{cite book|author=Jasodhara Bagchi|title=The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000: The Challenge Ahead|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIuHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|accessdate=13 June 2016|date=7 January 2005|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-321-0178-9|pages=181–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Recorder and Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnfiAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 June 2016|year=1972|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Asian Recorder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQMuAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=14 June 2016|volume=18|year=1972|page=viii}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/parliamentary-constituencies/raiganj.html | title=Raiganj Lok Sabha Elections | publisher=Elections.in | accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
As a lawyer she was once referred to as "a noted barrister and former elected official" by the late | As a lawyer she was once referred to as "a noted barrister and former elected official" by the late Thomas J. Manton, a member of the United States House of Representatives. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
She died of | She died of renal failure on 11 March 2013, two and a quarter years after her husband died.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130312/jsp/nation/story_16662098.jsp#.UUHgTVd0dCw |title=Nation Briefs |work=The Telegraph (Calcutta) |date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815131546/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130312/jsp/nation/story_16662098.jsp#.UUHgTVd0dCw |archive-date=15 August 2018 |accessdate=3 September 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:23, 18 November 2022
Maya Ray | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Md. Hayat Ali |
| Constituency | Raiganj, (West Bengal) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1927 Dibrugarh, Assam, British India[1] |
| Died | 11 March 2013 (aged 86) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Residence | Kolkata |
Maya Ray (মায়া রায়) was a barrister and a politician from West Bengal. She was elected in a bye election to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Raiganj, West Bengal, in 1972.
Early life[edit | edit source]
She was born in Dibrugarh, Assam and was later raised, with her sister, Chaya Ray, a civil servant, in England. Her father was a doctor based in London.
Career[edit | edit source]
The bye election was necessitated after her husband, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, resigned the seat after he became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 1972.[2][3][4][5][6]
As a lawyer she was once referred to as "a noted barrister and former elected official" by the late Thomas J. Manton, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Death[edit | edit source]
She died of renal failure on 11 March 2013, two and a quarter years after her husband died.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The States. India News and Feature Alliance. 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1976). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 38. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Indian Recorder and Digest. 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Asian Recorder. Vol. 18. 1972. p. viii. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Raiganj Lok Sabha Elections". Elections.in. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nation Briefs". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.