Sushmita Dev
Sushmita Dev | |
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Silchar | |
| President of All India Mahila Congress | |
| In office 9 September 2017 – 16 August 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Shobha Ozha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1972 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and member of Rajya Sabha from
All India Trinamool Congress in 2021.[4]
She currently serves as the national spokesperson of the All India Trinamool Congress.[citation needed]
Early life
Dev is the daughter of the veteran Indian National Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev and her mother is Bithika Dev, a legislator of Silchar of Assam assembly. Her father was a member of parliament and cabinet minister of India.[5]
She holds a B.A.(Hons.) from
University of Delhi. She enrolled at Inns of Courts School of Law, London and King's College London, UK[6]
References
- ^ a b "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress, day after leaving Congress". The Economic Times. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Kangkan Kalita (16 August 2021). "Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links
- Sushmita Dev says joining TMC not compromise on ideology
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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