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Mukul Roy
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- Born 17 April 1954
- Age 70
- Birth Place Kanchrapara, West Bengal, India
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Trinamool Congress (1998-2017, 2021-present)
- In Office Chairman Of Public Accounts Committee, West Bengal Legislative Assembly 14 July 2021 - 28 June 2022, Union Minister Of Railways, Government Of India 20 March 2012 - 21 September 2012, Minister Of State, Government Of India 19 May 2011 - 12 July 2011, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 3 April 2006 - 11 October 2017, National Vice-President Of Bharatiya Janata Party 2020-2021, National General Secretary All India Trinamool Congress 1998-2015
- Residence New Delhi, Kolkata
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- Former Union Minister
Mukul Roy BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 09 Jan 2025
Mukul Roy: A Shifting Political Landscape Born April 17, 1954, Mukul Roy's political career reflects a complex trajectory across prominent West Bengal parties. Initially a member of the Indian National Congress, he later became a key figure in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), even serving as Minister o...
Mukul Roy PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Krishna Roy |
| Children | Subhranshu Roy |
| Education | Calcutta University, Madurai Kamaraj University |
POSITIONS HELD BY Mukul Roy
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | N/A |
MUKUL ROY NEWS
What’s up with Mukul Roy? TMC leader in Delhi amid talk of BJP return; son says he’s unwell
April 19, 2023 12:35 pm
As son Subhranshu files a missing person complaint and alleges conspiracy, Mukul tells a news channel, “I am a BJP legislator. I want to be with the BJP.”
Mukul Roy lands at Delhi airport hours after son claimed TMC leader was ‘untraceable’
April 18, 2023 11:59 am
Speaking at Delhi airport, Roy said he was in the National Capital for some work. "I come to Delhi very often and this time too I have come. I have some work in Delhi. I have not come for any medical check-up," said the 69-year-old.
TMC leader Mukul Roy 'untraceable' since Monday evening, claims son
April 18, 2023 7:54 am
The former railway minister's son Subhragshu told PTI that his father was "untraceable" and "missing" since late Monday evening.
'Invisible' Mukul Roy back in spotlight after Suvendu's claim on Mamata's 'LoP wish'
January 05, 2023 9:12 pm
Since his return to TMC from BJP in June 2021, Mukul Roy has been lying low, avoiding public activities, even as he still continues as a BJP MLA on paper
Mukul Roy resigns as PAC chairman
June 28, 2022 4:27 am
Mukul Roy, who had won the 2021 Assembly elections on a BJP ticket from the Krishnanagar Uttar constituency in Nadia district, returned to his former party Trinamool Congress in June of the same year. However, Roy is yet to resign as a BJP MLA.
TMC leader or BJP MLA: Curious case of Mukul Roy gets curiouser
June 11, 2022 8:15 am
Once considered as the No. 2 in the TMC, when he was the party supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's close aide, Roy, following his defection to the BJP, went on to become the top saffron party leader in West Bengal.
Speaker rejects Adhikari’s plea to disqualify Mukul Roy as MLA
June 09, 2022 5:59 am
According to TMC sources, the Speaker’s order implies that Roy, who represents the Krishnanagar South Assembly constituency in Nadia district, remains a BJP MLA.
Kolkata: Speaker defers hearing on Mukul Roy’s defection to April 28
April 23, 2022 5:47 am
Roy, a former BJP national vice-president who joined the TMC after the 2021 assembly elections, was elected MLA from the Krishnanagar (North) constituency.
Calcutta High Court sets aside Speaker’s order dismissing plea on Mukul Roy disqualification
April 12, 2022 6:07 am
The division bench said that in view of the speaker's failure to take into account and consider the certificate of evidence in support of his claim under Section 65-B of the Evidence Act and consequently hold the electronic evidence as inadmissible, has rendered Banerjee's order “perverse".
Speaker rejects BJP plea seeking Roy’s disqualification as legislator
February 12, 2022 6:51 am
Ruling in Roy’s favour, the Speaker said, “There was not enough evidence to support the dismissal of Mukul Roy as MLA under the anti-defection law. With that in mind, the application was rejected. Mukul Roy is currently with the BJP. His legislature is not being dismissed.”
