Tapas Roy
Tapas Roy | |
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| Deputy Chief Whip of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2016–2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Department | Planning and Statistics (Independent Charge) |
| Preceded by | Ashima Patra |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Amar Chaudhuri |
| Succeeded by | Sayantika Banerjee |
| Constituency | Baranagar |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Khaitan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sohrab |
| Constituency | Bara Bazar |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Lakshmi Kanta Dey |
| Succeeded by | Lakshmi Kanta Dey |
| Constituency | Vidyasagar |
| Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1985-1990 & 1995-2000 | |
| Constituency | Ward No. 48 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1956 Hindmotor, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (2001-2024) Indian National Congress (1971-2001) |
| Alma mater | Surendranath College |
Tapas Roy is an Indian politician. He was Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal, India. He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was an All India Trinamool Congress politician. On 4 March 2024, Roy quit Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of MLA. On 6 March 2024, Roy became a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.