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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	Born in [[West Bengal]], Mukherjee grew up in Delhi. Her father was [[Pranab Mukherjee]], who was the 13th [[President of the Republic of India]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-14/news/50581669_1_power-outages-east-delhi-sharmistha-mukherjee \|title=Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee joins protest against power outages \|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=14 June 2014}}</ref>		Born in [[West Bengal]], Mukherjee grew up in Delhi and was educated at [[St. Stephen’s College, Delhi]]. Her father was [[Pranab Mukherjee]], who was the 13th [[President of the Republic of India]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-14/news/50581669_1_power-outages-east-delhi-sharmistha-mukherjee \|title=Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee joins protest against power outages \|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=14 June 2014}}</ref>

	== Dance career ==		== Dance career ==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://www.sharmisthamukherjee.com/ Personal website]

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{{short description|Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sharmistha Mukherjee
| image = Sharmistha Mukherjee.jpg
| father = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| mother = [[Suvra Mukherjee]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| years_active =
| residence = [[New Delhi]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion = [[Hindu]]
| spouse =

}}

'''Sharmistha Mukherjee''' (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian [[Kathak]] dancer, choreographer and politician of the [[Indian National Congress]].

== Early life and education ==

Born in [[West Bengal]], Mukherjee grew up in Delhi. Her father was [[Pranab Mukherjee]], who was the 13th [[President of the Republic of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-14/news/50581669_1_power-outages-east-delhi-sharmistha-mukherjee |title=Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee joins protest against power outages |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 June 2014}}</ref>

== Dance career ==

Mukherjee began formal dance training at age 12.<ref name="Business Standard">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/sharmistha-mukherjee-chose-not-to-live-in-india-s-biggest-house-113040500489_1.html |title=Sharmistha Mukherjee chose not to live in India's biggest house |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |date=5 April 2013 |first=Veenu |last=Sandhu}}</ref> Her teachers included Pandit Durgalal, Vidushi Uma Sharma and Rajendra Gangani.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/hypnotic-grace/article2818758.ece |title=Hypnotic grace |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=P. Sujatha |last=Varma |date=21 January 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' called her performances "accomplished" and lauded her precise footwork.<ref name="The Hindu" />

== Politics ==

Sharmistha joined the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in July 2014. Since then she has been actively participating in rallies organized by the party and working at the grass root level with the party workers in her area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-once-a-hostess-at-president-state-guest-sharmistha-mukherjee-now-wants-to-be-a-mass-leader-2034954 |title=Sharmistha Mukherjee wants to be a mass leader |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] |date=14 November 2014 |first=Rohinee |last=Singh}}</ref> She contested the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi Assembly]] election in February 2015 from the [[Greater Kailash]] constituency<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/sharmistha-mukherjee-casts-vote-in-gk-mum-on-congress-prospects_1542683.html |title=Sharmistha Mukherjee casts vote in GK, mum on Congress' prospects |newspaper=[[Zee News]] |date=7 February 2015}}</ref> but lost, coming third with 6,102 votes after [[Saurabh Bharadwaj]] ([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]], 57,589 votes) and Rakesh Gullaiya ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], 43,006 votes).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sharmistha-loses-greater-kailash-gets-just-6-000-votes-115021000992_1.html |title=Sharmistha loses Greater Kailash, gets just 6,000 votes |date=10 February 2015 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
[[File:Sharmishta Pujo.jpg|thumb|Receiving a plaque from a party worker.]]
[[File:Sharmishtha Cake.jpg|thumb|Celebrating her birthday with party workers]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sharmisthamukherjee.com/ Personal website]

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