Subhranshu Roy
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = Member of Legislative Assembly, West Bengal
| term_start = 2011
| term_end = 2021
| constituency = Bijpur
| predecessor = Dr. Nirjharini Chakraborty
| successor = Subhodh Adhikari
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| occupation = Politician
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| parents = Mukul Roy (Father)
Krishna Roy (Mother)
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| otherparty = Bharatiya Janata party (2019–2021)
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Subhranshu Roy is an Indian politician of All India Trinamool Congress from the state of West Bengal. He is a two term member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1211 | title=West Bengal 2016 SUBHRANSHU ROY (Winner) BIJPUR | work=myneta.info | accessdate=6 June 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150323/jsp/bengal/story_10335.jsp#.V1SdtZF96Uk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326172726/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150323/jsp/bengal/story_10335.jsp#.V1SdtZF96Uk | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 March 2015 | title=Subhranshu poll wish | work=telegraphindia.com | accessdate=6 June 2016}} On 29 May 2017, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party{{cite news | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/two-trinamool-congress-lawmakers-one-from-left-join-bjp-days-after-partys-impressive-show-in-bengal-2044243 | title="In 7 Phases": BJP Taunts Mamata Banerjee On Trinamool Exodus | date=28 May 2019 | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=18 October 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/two-tmc-mlas-one-cpim-legislator-join-bjp-5752804/|title=Just the first phase: BJP after defection of MLAs, councillors from Trinamool Congress|date=28 May 2019}} and later Trinamool Congress suspended him for six years.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tmc-suspends-party-mla-subhrangshu-roy-son-of-bjps-mukul-roy/articleshow/69484790.cms|title=TMC suspends party MLA Subhrangshu Roy, son of BJP's Mukul Roy | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tmc-suspends-son-of-turncoat-mukul-roy-mla-subhrangshu-roy-for-6-years-over-anti-party-comments-2158527.html|title=TMC Suspends MLA Subhrangshu Roy, Son of Turncoat Mukul Roy, for 6 Years Over Anti-Party Comments|date=25 May 2019|website=www.news18.com}} He is the former MLA from Bijpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/bijpur.html | title=Winner and Runner up Candidate in Bijpur assembly constituency | work=elections.in | accessdate=6 June 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/west-bengal/bijpur-mla-results | title=SUBHRANSHU ROY BIJPUR | work=ndtv.com | accessdate=6 June 2016}}
Political career
He is a former leader of the All India Trinamool Congress.{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-23/news/60404265_1_subhrangshu-tmc-mla-party-today | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016210200/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-23/news/60404265_1_subhrangshu-tmc-mla-party-today | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 October 2015 | title=Mukul Roy's son Subhranshu gets TMC nomination for civic polls | work=economictimes.indiatimes.com | accessdate=6 June 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wb-polls-minister-son-held-for-assaulting-ec-officials/1/135552.html | title=Subhranshu Roy, son of Union minister of state for shipping Mukul Roy | accessdate=6 June 2016}} On 28 May 2019, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Kailash Vijayvargiya.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/west-bengal-tmc-bjp-congress-join-mukul-roy-mamata-government-1536459-2019-05-28|title=2 TMC MLAs, over 50 councillors join BJP, chant Jai Shri Ram|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-28|agency=Ist}}
On 11 June 2021, he along with his father Mukul Roy rejoined All India Trinamool Congress in the presence of Mamata Banerjee and others.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/mukul-roy-son-subhranshu-returns-to-tmc-in-presence-of-mamata-banerjee-101623403951613.html|title=Mukul Roy along with son Subhransu Roy rejoins TMC|newspaper= Hindustan Times|language=en|accessdate=11 June 2021}}