Dola Sen (born 26 March 1967) is an Indian politician and

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ist. From 2020 she is now the central president of the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC). She has completed her B.Sc. (Mathematics) from Calcutta University, Kolkata in year 1990. She resides at Tegharia, Rajarhat. She was fielded by the

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as its candidate for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in the

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. She was elected to

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the Upper House of Indian Parliament from

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. On 21 September 2020, Dola Sen along with seven other members were suspended from the

for their unruly behaviour in the house by tearing documents, breaking mics, standing on tables and heckling the

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. Their actions were condemned by several leaders.

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