Tapas Roy

Tapas Roy is an Indian politician and a former Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal.^[1] He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021.^[2][3][4][5] He was an All India Trinamool Congress politician. On 4 March 2024, Roy quit Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of MLA. On 6 March 2024, he joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.^[6][7]

Tapas Roy
Deputy Chief Whip of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Government of West Bengal
In office 2016–2024
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Department	Planning and Statistics (Independent Charge)
Preceded by	Ashima Patra
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 2011–2024
Preceded by	Amar Chaudhuri
Succeeded by	Sayantika Banerjee
Constituency	Baranagar
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by	Rajesh Khaitan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Sohrab
Constituency	Bara Bazar
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Lakshmi Kanta Dey
Succeeded by	Lakshmi Kanta Dey
Constituency	Vidyasagar
Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal
In office 2018–2021
Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
In office 1985-1990 & 1995-2000
Constituency	Ward No. 48
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-04) 4 July 1956 (age 69) Hindmotor, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	All India Trinamool Congress (2001-2024) Indian National Congress (1971-2001)
Alma mater	Surendranath College