Deepa Dasmunsi

Deepa Dasmunsi
Deepa Dasmunsi
Union Minister of State for Urban Development
	In office; 28 October 2012 – 16 May 2014
Prime Minister	Dr. Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Sougata Roy
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009-2014
Preceded by	Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Succeeded by	Mohammed Salim
Constituency	Raiganj
Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2006-2009
Preceded by	Hafiz Alam Sairani
Succeeded by	Ali Imran Ramz
Constituency	Goalpokhar
Working President, West Bengal State Congress committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2017
Personal details
Born	15 July 1960 (age 63); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (m:1994-2017[His death])
Profession	Politician; Artist

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Deepa Dasmunsi is an Indian politician. She served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. She was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). She was the Union Minister of State for Urban Development until May 2014.

Early life[edit]

Dasmunsi was born on 15 July 1960 in Kolkata to Benoy Ghosh and Durga Ghosh. She married Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on 15 April 1994 and has a son. Her educational qualification is M.A. in dramatics. She was educated at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal.^[1]

Positions held[edit]

1. 2006-2009 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

2. 2009-2014 elected to 15th Lok Sabha

3. 31 August 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

4. 28 October 2012, Union Minister of State, Urban Development

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Accomplishments[edit]

Stage performer since 1984, television artist, costume designer, art director (T.V. serial and short films)^[2]

Sports and clubs[edit]

President, Delhi Women Football^[2]

Other information[edit]

Gold medalist at the post-graduation level and won many awards in theatre.^[2]

Education and career[edit]

Dasmunsi was educated at Rabindra Bharati University and is a post- graduate in dramatics. She was a gold medallist at the post-graduation level.^[3]

She was elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 2006 from the Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).^[4] In 2009, she was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha and was a member on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. She was the Union Minister of State, Urban Development.

She has worked for the homeless street children, disabled children and tribal people.^[5]

Interests[edit]

Dasmunsi enjoys reading books, gardening, cooking and listening to classical music as her pastime. She has widely travelled across the world and has also been the President of the Delhi Women Football association.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ 164.100.47.132 http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4481. Retrieved 24 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)Template:SemiBareRefNeedsTitle
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↑ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
↑ "29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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[3] "Detailed Profile: Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[4] "29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2010.

[Lok_Sabha-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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