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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 ConstituencyTotal electorate 12,23,670
Total votes polled 6,75,959Votes 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
Reference: Loksabha