Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician, Advocate
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	05/04/1949
Age	77 years
Birthplace	English Bazar, Malda, West Bengal, India

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College/University	St. Paul's College, Kolkata Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata University of Calcutta
Qualifications	A Master's Degree from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata LLB Degree from University of Calcutta

Religion	Hinduism

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	20/01/1982

Wife/Spouse

Shrimati Mahashweta Roy

Parents

Father	Shri Shibendu Sekhar Roy (deceased)
Mother	Shrimati Hironmoyee Devi (deceased)

Children

1 Daughter

Political Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Career Highlights	Former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing West Bengal Elected to the Rajya Sabha in August 2011 Served as the Chief Whip for the All India Trinamool Congress from February 2015 Member of the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Coal Mine Bill, 2015 Member of the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice since September 2019 Re-nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons in April 2020 Key parliamentary strategist of the Trinamool Congress for over a decade Editor of the Trinamool Congress party publication named Jago Bangla since 2022 Resigned from Trinamool Congress and Rajya Sabha membership in June 2026 due to disagreements

Political Party

All India Trinamool Congress

Career Highlights

Former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing West Bengal
Elected to the Rajya Sabha in August 2011
Served as the Chief Whip for the All India Trinamool Congress from February 2015
Member of the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Coal Mine Bill, 2015
Member of the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice since September 2019
Re-nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons in April 2020
Key parliamentary strategist of the Trinamool Congress for over a decade
Editor of the Trinamool Congress party publication named Jago Bangla since 2022
Resigned from Trinamool Congress and Rajya Sabha membership in June 2026 due to disagreements

Twitter	https://x.com/Sukhendusekhar

1. He was associated with the Indian National Congress before joining the Trinamool Congress.
2. He is regarded as one of the key parliamentary strategists of the Trinamool Congress.
3. He gained attention for supporting protests seeking justice in the RG Kar case in 2024.