Uma Roy (1919 – 19 December 1999) was an Indian politician belonging to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. She was elected to the

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, lower house of the

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from Malda in 1967. She was the founder of a higher secondary school at Malda. She established a welfare organisation and provided self-employment to the poor and needy women, as a cooperative organisation in Malda.

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1919 births 1999 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal People from Malda district India MPs 1967–1970 Women in West Bengal politics 20th-century Indian women politicians Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Women members of the Lok Sabha People from Rajshahi District {{WestBengal-politician-stub