Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev, on Tuesday, took oath as Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal. 

Sushmita Dev took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP at New Delhi on Tuesday. 

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Vice President and chairman of the Rajya Sabha โ€“ M Venkaiah Naidu administered the oath to Sushmita Dev in his chamber. 

Dev was elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed in by-election from West Bengal. 

Sushmita Dev took the oath of office in Bengali language. 

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โ€œItโ€™s an honour to be a part of the TMC team in the upper house. Together we will fight for the people and protect the interest of the nation under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee,โ€ said Sushmita Dev after taking oath as an MP. 

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Along with Sushmita Dev, S Selvaganabathy also took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP from Puducherry on Tuesday. 

Selvaganabathy took oath of office in Tamil language. 

Union minister of parliamentary affairs โ€“ Pralhad Joshi, minister of minority affairs โ€“ Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and senior officials of the Rajya Sabha secretariat were also present during the swearing-in ceremony.