Jaya Sengupta
Member of Parliament
for Sunamganj-2
Assumed office
2017[1]
Preceded bySuranjit Sengupta
Personal details
Born (1943-09-21) 21 September 1943
Bangladesh, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseSuranjit Sengupta
ChildrenSoumen Sengupta

Jaya Sengupta (Bengali: জয়া সেনগুপ্ত; born 21 September 1943) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, doctor, and Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. Her husband was Suranjit Sengupta, a senior leader of Bangladesh Awami League and former Minister of Bangladesh Railway.[2]

Career

Sengupta was married to veteran Bangladesh Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta. She was a senior official in the non-governmental organisation Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC).[3] Her husband was a member of Bangladesh Awami League Advisory Council.[4]

Sengupta was elected to parliament from Sunamganj-2 constituency in Sunamganj District. She was elected in a by-election after the death of her husband, Suranjit Sengupta. She defeated her nearest rival Mahbub Hossain Reju in the by election, she had more than double the vote her opponent had.[5] Her husband was the Member of Parliament from Sunamganj-2. The seat was vacated after he died on 5 February 2017. Joya Sengupta was sworn into office on 16 April 2017 by the Speaker of the Parliament, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.[6] On 13 November 2017 she was nominated to the five-member panel of chairmen for the 18th session of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament). In absence of the speaker and deputy speaker, the panel is responsible for conducting the parliamentary session.[7] Her constituency, Sunamganj, was flooded by flash floods and according to her affected nearly three hundred thousand people.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Joyasen Gupta wins Sunamganj by-polls". banglanews24.com. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Suranjit Sengupta's death an immeasurable loss for Bangladesh, says Indian envoy Shringla". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Suranjit's wife Joya seeks Awami League ticket to run for Sunamganj constituency". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Suranjit's wife Joya wins Sunamganj by-election with AL ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joya Sengupta wins Sunamganj-2 by-polls". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "MP-elect Joya Sengupta sworn in". The Daily Star. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "JS to discuss Rohingya issue". The Daily Star. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Haor havoc: '2.72 lakh people affected in Sunamganj'". The Daily Star. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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