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.