Santosh Mohan Dev | |
|---|---|
 Dev in 2008 | |
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
| In office 2005 – 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Praful Patel |
| Minister of Water Resources | |
| Additional Charge 18 November 2005 – 28 January 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi |
| Succeeded by | Saifuddin Soz |
| Minister of State, Government of India | |
| In office 1986 – 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Term | Department |
| Oct. 1986 to Feb. 1988 | Tourism and Communications |
| Feb. 1988 to June 1988 | Defence |
| June 1988 to Dec. 1989 | Home Affairs |
| In office 1991 – 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Department | Steel (Independent Charge) |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 17 November 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Department | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (Independent Charge) |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1980–1989; 1996–1998; 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kabindra Purkayastha |
| Succeeded by | Kabindra Purkayastha |
| Constituency | Silchar, Assam |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Biswas |
| Succeeded by | Badal Choudhury |
| Constituency | Tripura West, Tripura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1934 Silchar, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 2 August 2017 (aged 83) Silchar, Assam, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bithika Dev |
| Children | 4 daughters including Sushmita Dev |
| Residence | Silchar |
As of 25 February, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Santosh Mohan Dev (1 April 1934 – 2 August 2017), was an Indian political leader and a key member of the Indian National Congress. Mr. Dev was first elected to the Parliament in 1980, the first of his seven terms in office as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. Out of these seven, he has represented Silchar constituency, Assam five times and he was elected from Tripura West constituency twice. Mr Dev has the rare distinction of being elected from two different states.
