Sushmita Dev


Sushmita Dev is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. She was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the constituency of Silchar in Assam. She is currently the president of All India Mahila Congress.

Early life

Dev is the daughter of the veteran Bengali Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev and her mother is Bithika Dev, a legislator of Silchar of Assam assembly. Her father was a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of India.
She holds a B.A. from Miranda House, Bar-at-Law, An LLB from University of Delhi. She enrolled Inns of Courts School of Law, London and King's College London, U.K.