Sushmita Dev
Sushmita Dev in 2017
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal
In office
3 April 2024 – 10 June 2026
Preceded by Dr. Santanu Sen
Succeeded by TBA
In office
4 October 2021 – 18 August 2023
Preceded by Manas Bhunia
Succeeded by Samirul Islam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Assam
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by Kabindra Purkayastha
Succeeded by Rajdeep Roy
Constituency Silchar
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by Bhitika Dev
Succeeded by Dilip Kumar Paul
Constituency Silchar
President of All India Mahila Congress
In office
9 September 2017 – 16 August 2021[1]
President Rahul Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Preceded by Shobha Ozha
Personal details
Born (1972-09-25) 25 September 1972 (age 53)
Silchar, Assam, India
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (2021–2026)
Indian National Congress (until 2021)
Parents
  • Santosh Mohan Dev (father)
  • Bithika Dev (mother)
Alma mater
University of Delhi (BA, LLB)
King's College London (LLM)
Occupation Politician
Source: [1]

Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and former member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. Previously, she was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Silchar, Assam in the 2014 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[2] She is the former president of All India Mahila Congress.[1] She lost the 2019 Lok Sabha election to BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy, which led her to resign from Indian National Congress and join the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021.[3] She quit the Trinamool Congress in June 2026.[4]

Early life

Dev is the daughter of 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 Miranda House, Bar-at-Law, an LLB (Corporate and Commercial Laws) from University of Delhi. She enrolled at Inns of Courts School of Law, London and King's College London, UK.[6]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Team Rahul loses another: Assam face Sushmita Dev goes to TMC". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ Dey, Shreyashi; Tripathi, Ashutosh (10 June 2026). "Trinamool MP Sushmita Dev quits Party, meets Himanta Biswa Sarma". NDTV. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  5. ^ Kangkan Kalita (16 August 2021). "Sushmita Dev may play key role for Trinamool in Northeast". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sushmita Dev Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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