Sushmita Dev

Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, and belongs to the All India Trinamool Congress. 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.^[3] 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 to join the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021.^[4]

Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2024
Preceded by	Dr. Santanu Sen
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 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 52) Silchar, Assam, India
Political party	Trinamool Congress (since 2021)[2]
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 2021)
Parents	Santosh Mohan Dev (father) Bithika Dev (mother)
Residence(s)	Silchar (personal) New Delhi, Kolkata (party)
Alma mater	University of Delhi (BA, LLB) King's College London (LLM)
Occupation	Politician
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She currently serves as the national spokesperson of the All India Trinamool Congress.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Dev is the daughter of the 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]