Debendra Nath Roy
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]
Debendra Nath Roy | |
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Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2016–2020 | |
Preceded by | Khagendra Nath Sinha |
Constituency | Hemtabad |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 |
Died | 13 July 2020 64–65) Raiganj, West Bengal, India | (aged
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2020) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (before 2019) |
Roy was found dead on 13 July 2020, hanging in front of a shop at Balia More, Raiganj, 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
- Staff, Scroll. "West Bengal: TMC Noapara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP". Scroll.in.
- "Debendra Nath Roy(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- HEMTABAD (SC)(UTTAR DINAJPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info.
- 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.
- "Bengal BJP MLA Found Hanging Near His Home, Party Calls It 'Gunda Raj' of TMC". Outlook India. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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