Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








ROY, DR. DEVENDRA BAHADUR
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - SULTANPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)]



Father's Name	    	Late Shri R.N. Roy

Date of Birth	    	3 October 1945

Place of Birth	 	Saryupur, Sultanpur, 
			Distt. Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status	    	Married on 5 June 1972

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Gayatri Roy

Children	    	Two sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

		M.A.(Economics),M.S.W.,LL.B.

		Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; 			
		Agra University, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) and Vikram 
		University, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

Profession  
		Civil Service, Agriculturist, Political and Social 
		Worker and Writer

Permanent Address   

		Vill. Saryupur, Sultanpur, Distt. Ballia-277001 
		(Uttar Pradesh)

Present Address   

		114, North Avenue,
		New Delhi - 110001

		Tel. (011) 3794918

Positions Held  
   
1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha  

1997-98		Member, Committee on External Affairs

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99		Member, Committee on External Affairs  and 
	        its Sub-Committee-III

		Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
		
		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Special Interests  

Reading, writing, visiting historical and religious places,
farming and gardening

Sports and Clubs  

Football and volleyball


Election Result of
Sultanpur Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	12,23,670
Total votes polled 	 6,75,959

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Dr. Devendra Bahadur Roy    (B.J.P.) 2,69,951
(2) Dr. Rita Bahuguna 		(S.P.)   2,05,503
(3) Shri Moid Ahmad 		(B.S.P.) 1,40,157
(4) Shri Birendra Nath Singh 	(I.N.C.) 18,939
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