Saryu Roy (politician) explained

Saryu Roy
Birth Date:16 July 1951
Birth Place:Buxar, Bihar, India
Office:Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:23 December 2019
Term End3:23 November 2024
Predecessor3:Raghubar Das
Successor3:Purnima Das Sahu
Constituency3:Jamshedpur East
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2019
Predecessor2:Banna Gupta
Successor2:Banna Gupta
Constituency2:Jamshedpur West
Term Start:23 November 2024
Predecessor:Banna Gupta
Constituency:Jamshedpur West
Term Start4:2005
Term End4:2009
Predecessor4:Mrigendra Pratap Singh
Successor4:Banna Gupta
Constituency4:Jamshedpur West
Office5:Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand
2Blankname5:Ministries
2Namedata5:Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
1Blankname5:Chief Minister
1Namedata5:Raghubar Das
Term Start5:2014
Term End5:2019
Nationality:Indian
Party:Janata Dal (United) (2024-present)
Otherparty:Independent (2019-2024)
Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2019)
Alma Mater:Patna University
Occupation:Politician
Website:Official Website

Saryu Roy (born 16 July 1951) is an Indian politician, who was formerly a BJP leader in Bihar and Jharkhand. He left BJP before 2019 assembly elections in Jharkhand, and won as an independent from Jamshedpur East, defeating the incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

Career

He served as a Minister of Food and Supply Department in the BJP led government in the state of Jharkhand. He was elected to Jharkhand assembly in December 2014 from Jamshedpur-West constituency for the second time after defeating his nearest rival Banna Gupta by a margin of over 10,000 votes.

He was first elected as an MLA from Jamshedpur-West constituency in 2005. He lost the 2009 assembly seat by a narrow margin of around 3000 votes to the then INC candidate Banna Gupta. Prior to this, in the undivided Bihar he served as an MLC for a six-year term from 1998 to 2004.[1] [2]

On 4th August 2024, he joined Janata Dal (United) in the presence of Sanjay Kumar Jha in Patna.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saryu Roy(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAMSHEDPUR WEST(EAST SINGHBHUM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info.
  2. News: BJP names 63 candidates in J'khand, skips 5 AJSU seats . 3 November 2014 . The Indian Express . Deepu Sebastian . Edmund . 23 June 2019 .
  3. Web site: JDU में शामिल हुए झारखंड के दिग्गज नेता सरयू राय, संजय झा ने दिलाई सदस्यता - Jharkhand veteran leader Saryu Rai joined JDU Sanjay Jha got him membership . 2024-08-04 . Jagran . hi.