What is Debendra Nath Roy?
'''Debendra Nath Roy''' (1955 – 13 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad]] in 2016 as a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and later joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/927393/west-bengal-tmc-noapara-mla-sunil-singh-12-councillors-join-bjp|title=West Bengal: TMC Noapara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP|first=Scroll|last=Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=500|title=Debendra Nath Roy(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- HEMTABAD (SC)(UTTAR DINAJPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> Roy was found dead on 13 July 2020, hanging in front of a shop at Balia More, [[Raiganj]]. His family claimed that the death was not a suicide.<ref> {{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-west-bengal-bjp-mla-found-dead-near-his-home-in-north-dinajpur-report/356581|title = Bengal BJP MLA Found Hanging Near His Home, Party Calls It 'Gunda Raj' of TMC|work = Outlook India|date=13 July 2020|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Debendra Nath}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from asphyxiation]] [[Category:Politicians from West Bengal]] [[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians]] [[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians]] {{bio-stub}}