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Santosh Mohan Dev,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.
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- ↑ "Silchar Previous elections". Lokmat. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rajdeep Roy visits Sushmita Dev's residence, seeks Bithika Dev's Blessing". Barek Bulletin. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.