Santanu Sen

Santanu Sen is an Indian doctor and politician. He was a councilor in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.^[1] He was a former Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal.^[2][3][4][5] He was the President of the Indian Medical Association.^[6]

Santanu Sen
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2018 – 2 April 2024
Preceded by	Vivek Gupta
Succeeded by	Sushmita Dev
Constituency	West Bengal
Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
In office 2015–2021
Preceded by	Bishnupada Ghosh
Succeeded by	Puspali Sinha
Constituency	Ward No. 3
Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
In office 2010–2015
Preceded by	Brojendra Kumar Bose
Succeeded by	Dr. Kakali Sen
Constituency	Ward No. 2
Personal details
Born	(1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 52) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Dr. Kakoli Sen
Children	1

Life

Shantanu Sen was born into a Bengali family.

Controversy

On 22 July 2021, he snatched the papers on Pegasus scandal from the hands of the IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha, tore it and threw it towards the Deputy Chairman.^[7] Due to his unparliamentary behavior, he was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of monsoon session.^[8]