{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tapas Roy | image = | image_size = 500px | caption = | constituency1 = Maniktala | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|7|4}} | birth_place = Hindmotor, West Bengal, India | death_date = | death_place = | office = Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | governor = R. N. Ravi | 1namedata = Suvendu Adhikari | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 2blankname = Departments | 2namedata = TBA | term_start = 1 June 2026 | term_end = | office3 = | constituency3 = Bara Bazar | term_start3 = 2001 | term_end3 = 2006 | predecessor3 = Rajesh Khaitan | successor3 = Mohammad Sohrab | office4 = | constituency4 = Vidyasagar | term_start4 = 1996 | term_end4 = 2001 | predecessor4 = Lakshmi Kanta Dey | successor4 = Lakshmi Kanta Dey | office2 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | constituency2 = Baranagar | term_start2 = 2011 | term_end2 = 2024 | successor2 = Sayantika Banerjee | predecessor2 = Amar Chaudhuri | office5 = Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation ''(Independent Charge)'', Government of West Bengal | term_start5 = 2018 | term_end5 = 2021 | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) | alma_mater = Surendranath College | spouse = | children = | website = | office1 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly <br> Government of West Bengal | term_start1 = 4 May 2026 | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Suvendu Adhikari | 2blankname1 = | 2namedata1 = | predecessor1 = Supti Pandey | office6 = Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation | term6 = 1985-1990 & 1995-2000 | constituency6 = Ward No. 48 | other_party = Trinamool Congress (2001–2024)<br>Indian National Congress (1971–2001) | office7 = Deputy Chief Whip West Bengal Legislative Assembly <br> Government of West Bengal | predecessor7 = Ashima Patra }} '''Tapas Roy''' is an Indian politician, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Cabinet Minister of 2026 Bharatiya Janata Party Government. He also was former Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-21|title=Kolkata: Four new ministers sworn in|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/kolkata-four-new-ministers-sworn-in-5503213/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was first elected as MLA on the Congress ticket in 1996 from the Vidyasagar Assembly constituency. <ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-tapas-roy-why-did-veteran-tmc-leader-resign-as-mla-101709542708208.html</ref> Roy won the 2001 Assembly elections on a TMC ticket from Bara Bazar Assembly constituency. He moved to Baranagar Assembly constituency in North 24 Paraganas district in 2011 and was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021.<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 3 December 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default List of Winners in West Bengal 2011]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/westbengal2016/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default List of Winners in West Bengal 2016]</ref><ref name="Election2021">{{cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS25113.htm?ac=113|title=''2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election result of Baranagar''|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=2 May 2021}}</ref> In 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected from Maniktala Assembly constituency as a BJP candidate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maniktala election results 2026: BJP’s Tapas Roy defeats TMC’s Shreya Pande in West Bengal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maniktala-election-results-2026-bjp-fields-tapas-roy-against-tmcs-shreya-pandey/articleshow/130728646.cms |work=The Times of India |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>
On 4 March 2024, Roy quit Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of MLA. On 6 March 2024, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-04 |title=Senior TMC MLA Tapas Roy quits Mamata Banerjee-led party, resigns as MLA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/senior-tmc-mla-tapas-roy-likely-to-quit-mamata-banerjee-led-party/articleshow/108199016.cms |access-date=2024-03-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন |title=১ তারিখেই দলের সব পদ ছেড়েছি, নেত্রীকেও জানিয়ে দিয়েছি, কোন দলে যোগ দেব তা জানি না: তাপস রায় |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/what-tapas-roy-said-after-submitting-resignation-to-speaker-of-vidhan-sabha-dgtl/cid/1500598 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref>
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{{s-start}} {{s-par|in-la}} {{IN Assembly succession box | state= WB | constituency= Bara Bazar | before=Rajesh Khaitan | after= Mohammad Sohrab | years= 2001–2006 }} {{s-par|in-la}} {{IN Assembly succession box | state= WB | constituency= Baranagar | before= Amar Chaudhuri | after=Resigned as MLA on 4th March 2024 | years= 2011–2024 }} {{s-end}}
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