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Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Official portrait of Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Leader of Nationalist Citizens Party of India, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 June 2026
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfares, Government of India
In office
13 July 2011 – 22 September 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byDinesh Trivedi
Succeeded byAbu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 May 2009
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyKolkata Uttar
In office
10 March 1998 – 16 May 2004
Preceded byDebi Prasad Pal
Succeeded bySudhangshu Seal
ConstituencyCalcutta North West
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
11 May 2006 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byNayna Bandyopadhyay
Succeeded bySwarna Kamal Saha
ConstituencyBowbazar
In office
1987 – 1998
Preceded byAbdur Rauf Ansari
Succeeded byAjit Pandey
ConstituencyBowbazar
Personal details
BornSudip Banerjee
(1949-01-06) 6 January 1949 (age 77)
Behrampore, West Bengal, India
PartyNationalist Citizens Party of India (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (1998–2004, 2008–2026)
Indian National Congress (1977–1998, 2004–2008)
Spouse
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(m. 1991)​
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EducationMurshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University (B.Sc.)
Signature

Sudip Bandyopadhyay (born 6 January 1949) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament. He has been a member of the Lok Sabha for six terms, serving in the 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabhas. He represents the Kolkata Uttar constituency of West Bengal.[2] He was the leader of Trinamool Congress political party in Lok Sabha until August 2025.

Political career

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On 3 January 2017, Bandyopadhyay was arrested after interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his non-cooperation in ongoing investigation and alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.[3]

According to his 2019 nomination filing, his assets totaled ₹ 6 crores.[4]

Political career

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He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election on All India Trinamool Congress ticket from the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency and retained his seat.[5]

2026 Rebellion

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In June 2026, almost immediately after the massive Trinamool Congress defeat, around 20 MPs of AITC allegedly declared rebellion from their party, and presented their written wish to join Bhartiya Janata Party. This group was led by Kakoli Ghosh.[6][7]

Later, on 14 June, 20 MPs, including Bandyopadhyay, signed a formal letter declaring their split from Trinamool Congress as to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), having a national party status granted by the Election Commission of India. They formally submitted the letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.[8][9]

The total strength of TMC in Lok Sabha had been 28, so that a number of 20 MPs made it eligible for splitting from the party, as per the Indian Defection laws, so as to escape the anti-defection disqualification.[10]

Posts held

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No. Start End Position
119871991Member, 10th Vidhan Sabha
219911996Member, 11th Vidhan Sabha
319961998Member, 12th Vidhan Sabha
419981999Member, 12th Lok Sabha
519981999Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
619981999Member, Business Advisory Committee
719981999Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
819981999Member, Committee on Communications
919981999Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1019992004Member, 13th Lok Sabha
1119992000Member, Committee of Privileges
1219992000Member, Committee on Finance
1319992000Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
1419992000Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
1519992000Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1619992000Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf Board
1720002001Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1820002004Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1920062009Member, 14th Vidhan Sabha
2020092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
2120092014Member, Committee on Finance
2220092014Member, Consultative Committee on Defence
2320112014Leader, Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
2420112012Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
2520142019Member, 16th Lok Sabha
2620142019Member, Business Advisory Committee
2720142019Leader, AITC Party in Lok Sabha
2820142019Member, Public Accounts Committee
2920142019Member, Committee on Finance
3020142019Member, Joint Committee on Salaries & Allowances of Members of Parliament
3120142019Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
3220142019Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
3320142019Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
3420152019Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
3520162019Chairperson, Standing Committee on Railways
3620182019Member, Samsad (Court) of Viswa-Bharati
372019onwardsMember, 17th Lok Sabha
382019onwardsMember, Business Advisory Committee
392019onwardsChairperson, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
402019onwardsMember, Committee on Govt. Assurances
412019onwardsMember, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
422019onwardsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
432020onwardsMember, Samsad (Court) of Viswa-Bharati

Election Contested

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Lok Sabha

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Year Const. Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Result Margin %
2024 Kolkata Uttar AITC 454,696 47.44 Tapas Roy BJP 362,136 37.78 Won Increase92,560 Increase9.66
2019 474,891 49.95 Rahul Sinha 347,796 36.59 Won Increase127,095 Increase13.36
2014 343,687 35.94 247,461 25.88 Won Increase96,226 Increase10.06
2009 460,646 52.50 Md. Salim CPI(M) 351,368 40.05 Won Increase109,278 Increase12.45
2004 Calcutta North West IND 81,952 22.76 Sudhangshu Seal 151,772 42.15 Lost Decrease69,820 Decrease19.39
1999 AITC 206,684 46.60 Rajdeo Goala 112,514 25.37 Won Increase94,170 Increase21.23
1998 226,832 49.07 Sarala Maheswari 153,349 33.17 Won Increase73,483 Increase15.90

West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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Year Const. Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Result Margin %
1987 Bow Bazar INC 30,333 56.65 Md. Ismail CPI(M) 19,591 36.59 Won Increase10,742 Increase20.06
1991 29,405 54.09 Jyotilak Guharoy JD 17,672 32.51 Won Increase11,733 Increase21.58
1996 36,579 59.37 Sujit Mandal 17,181 27.88 Won Increase19,398 Increase31.49
2006 21,451 40.29 Rekha Singh CPI(M) 15,309 28.76 Won Increase6,142 Increase11.54

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "টলিউডের কাজল'নয়না'র প্রেমে পড়েন সুদীপ, উড়ে যায় বয়সের বাধা - Nayna Das-Sudip Bandyopadhyays untold marriage story". TheWall (in Bengali). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Member Profile". ac2014. Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rose Valley ponzi scam: TMC leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay faces CBI grilling". Hindustan Times. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bandyopadhyay Sudip(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- KOLKATA UTTAR(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Full list of TMC candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Check it out here". The Indian Express. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Shatrughan Sinha among 20 TMC rebel list signatories". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tollywood Brigade' disses Mamata: Sayoni Ghosh among celebrity leaders in TMC revolt". The Week. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "TMC merger: Strategic move to aid BJP without legal hurdles". Rediff. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "TMC haemorrhage". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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