Sushmita Dev (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian politician and a member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. 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. She is the former president of All India Mahila Congress. She lost the 2019 Lok Sabha election to BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy, which led her to resign from Indian National Congress and join the Trinamool Congress in 2021. She quit the Trinamool Congress in June 2026, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in July the same year.
Early life Dev is the daughter of 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.
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.
Elections contested Lok Sabha Year Const.Party Votes % OpponentParty Votes % Result Margin % 2019Silchar 417,818 43.99 Rajdeep Roy 499,414 52.59 81,596 8.60 2014 336,451 42.07 Kabindra Purkayastha 301,210 37.66 35,241 4.41
Rajya Sabha PositionParty Constituency From To Tenure Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(1st Term) West Bengal 27 Sept2021 18 August2023 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(2nd Term) 3 April2024 10 June2026 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(3rd Term) 17 July2026 2 April2030
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External links Sushmita Dev says joining TMC not compromise on ideology Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website