Nirbed Roy

Nirbed Roy
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
ConstituencyTamluk
Personal details
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (before 2025)
SpouseMala Roy
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
ProfessionPolitician, retired employee

Nirbed Roy (also spelled Nirbed Ray) is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) representing the Tamluk constituency[1] and was associated with both the Indian National Congress and later the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). He is also known as the husband of MP and Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairperson Mala Roy.

Early life and education

Nirbed Roy was born in West Bengal. He completed a Master of Arts degree in 1977 and earned an LL.B. degree in 1982 from the University of Calcutta.[2]

Career

Congress politics

Prior to joining the TMC, Roy was associated with the Indian National Congress and served in leadership positions within the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.[3]

Trinamool Congress

In April 2025, Roy joined the All India Trinamool Congress in the presence of senior party leaders.[3] He has served as a vice-president of the party and previously represented the Tamluk constituency as an MLA during the 2001–2006 term.[4]

Personal life

Roy is married to Mala Roy, the Member of Parliament for Kolkata Dakshin and Chairperson of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Electoral performance

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Roy contested from the Tamluk constituency as a TMC candidate and won. His election affidavit listed his profession as a retired employee of the Asiatic Society and disclosed movable assets worth ₹1.4 crore.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tamluk Assembly Constituency Election Result". Result University. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  2. ^ a b "Nirbed Roy – West Bengal Assembly Candidate". MyNeta.info. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Senior Bengal Congress leader Nirbed Roy joins TMC". India Blooms. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2001". Elections.in. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

See also

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