Dr. Santanu Sen

Santanu Sen is an Indian doctor and politician. He was a councilor in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.^[1] He was a Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal.^[2][3][4][5] He was the President of the Indian Medical Association.^[6]

Santanu Sen
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2018 – 2 April 2024
Preceded by	Vivek Gupta
Succeeded by	Sushmita Dev
Constituency	West Bengal
Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
In office 2015–2021
Personal details
Born	(1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 51) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Dr. Kakoli Sen
Children	1

Life

Shantanu Sen was born into a Bengali family.

Controversy

On 22 July 2021, he snatched the papers on Pegasus scandal from the hands of the IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha, tore it and threw it towards the Deputy Chairman.^[7] Due to his unparliamentary behavior, he was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of monsoon session.^[8]

References

1. "Councillors". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. "Mamata fields 3 new faces for RS polls, decides to back Congress for 5th seat". Debashis Konar. The Times of India. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. "TMC to back Abhishek Singhvi in RS polls: Mamata Banerjee". Indian Express. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. "Rajya Sabha poll: TMC to support Abhishek Singhvi from West Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee". The Economic Times. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
5. "RS polls: TMC bags 4 seats in WB; TRS wins all 3 in T'gana; Cong 3 in K'taka". Deccan Chronicle. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
6. "Trinamool ministers, MPs go all guns blazing against Central teams". Outlook. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
7. Ranjan, Abhinav (22 July 2021). "High drama in Rajya Sabha: TMC MP Santanu Sen snatches statement from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
8. "Parliament proceedings updates | Shantanu Sen suspended from Rajya Sabha". The Hindu. 23 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2021.