Samir Dey (10 January 1957 – 18 November 2024) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha who had served as minister of Higher Education in Naveen Patnaik cabinet from 2004 to 2009.

He had earlier served as the Minister of Urban Development in First Naveen Patnaik ministry from 2000 to 2004.

He had represented Cuttack City thrice in a row – 1995, 2000, 2004 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

[1][2][3] Dey died from a kidney infection on 18 November 2024, at the age of 67.

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