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DASMUNSI, SHRI PRIYA RANJAN
Constituency : Raiganj
( West Bengal
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Biographical Sketch |
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DASMUNSI, SHRI PRIYA RANJAN
Constituency : Raiganj
( West Bengal
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| Father’s Name | Late Shri Jyotirindranath Dasmunsi |
| Mother’s Name | Late Smt. Renukana Das Munsi |
| Date of Birth | 13 November 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Chirirbander, Distt. Dinajpur East (Bangladesh) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 15 April 1994 |
| Spouse’s Name | Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
| No. of Sons | 1 |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Raiganj College, Distt. Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) and Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) |
| Profession | Consultant , Advocate , Sportsperson , Political & Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
6A, Rani Bhawani Road, Kolkata- 700 026 (West Bengal) Tels.(033) 4640707, 4640505 Fax: (033) 4640202 (ii) P.O. Kaliaganj, District-Uttar Dirajpur, West Bengal Tel. (03523) 258092 |
| Present Address | 7, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110 003 Tels.(011) 24653778, 24653895 Fax.(011) 24653727 |
| Positions Held | |
| 1970 onwards | Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) |
| 1970-71 | President, Youth Congress, West Bengal |
| 1971 | Elected to 5th Lok Sabha |
| 1971-72 | General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), West Bengal |
| 1971-75 | Elected President, Indian Youth Congress |
| 1971-77 | Member, Public Accounts Committee |
| Special Invitee, Congress Working Committee | |
| 1977 | Elected Member, Central Election Committee, I.N.C. |
| 1977-78 | Elected Member, Congress Working Committee |
| 1979 | Member, C.P.B., AICC (S) |
| 1980-82 | President, P.C.C. (S), West Bengal |
| 1984 | Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1985-88 | President, P.C.C., West Bengal |
| 1985-89 | Union Minister of State, Commerce |
| 1989-91 | Vice-President, P.C.C., West Bengal |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| Member, Committee on Public Undertakings | |
| 1998 | Member, CPP Executive Committee |
| Working President, PCC, West Bengal | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| 1999-2004 | Member, Committee on Railways |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | |
| Member, Business Advisory Committee | |
| Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme | |
| Member, Committee on Public Accounts | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term) |
| 23 May 2004 -Nov. 2005 | Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources |
| Nov. 2005 onwards | Minister of Information & Broadasting ; Parliamentary Affairs |
| Books Published | |
| "Anek Rakta Anek Nam" (Political Novel); “Take Over” (Novel); “Maner Manush” (Novel); “Bhorer Sanai” (Poetry Collection); “Ekhan Madhyanha” (Poetry Collection); “Ayodhya Sayahna” (Poetry Collection) | |
| Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments | |
| Editor, “Dakhinee Barta”—A Bengali Magazine | |
Social And Cultural Activities |
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| President, Gan Sanskriti Sangsad, a mass cultural organisation founded by Late Dr. Nihar Ranjan Roy | |
| Special Interests | Defence studies and environment; Tagore and other Nobel laureates in literature |
| Sports and Clubs | Sports; Chairman, Legal Committee, Asian Football Confederation (AFC); President, All India Football Federation since 1988; Vice-President, Indian Olympic Association; Member, (i) F.I.F.A. Standing Committee; (ii) Asian Football Confederation Technical Committee; (iii) Mohan Bagan; (iv) East Bengal; (v) Mohammadan Sporting Club, Calcutta; and (vi) Member, Court of Arbitration, FIFA. |
| Countries Visited | |
| Widely travelled; Member of several Parliamentary delegations during 1971-77 and 1984-89; Member, Indian Delegation for World Peace, 1972, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Leader, Indian Youth Delegation at the 10th World Youth Festival, Berlin, 1973; Indian Delegate to the 17th Congress of Komsomol, Moscow, 1974; Indian Delegate to Euro-Afro-Arab Youth Conference, Baghdad, 1975; led as Head of Indian Football Delegation to China, 1982; attended FIFA Congresses at Spain (1982), Italy (Rome, 1990) Switzerland (Zurich, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996), U.S.A, (Chicago, 1994, Los Angeles, 1999), and France (Paris, 1998); Argulia, 2002, Qatar, 2003; attended AFC Congresses at Indonesia (Bali, 1990), Hong Kong, 1992, Malaysia (Kualalampur, 1994, 1996, 1998) and Singapore, 1995 | |
| Other Information | |
| Devoted N.C.C. Cadet since college days; “C” Certificate Holder of N.C.C.; Senior Under Officer, N.C.C. (the highest distinction), 1962-66; stood first in the march past ceremony of West Bengal Cadet Camp at Salua, Kharagpur, 1963; Treasurer, Debate Secretary and Vice-President, Calcutta University Students` Union, President, 1967-70; Vice-President, (i) Calcutta University Students Union 1964-67; West Bengal Chhatra Parishad, 1967-1970; Member, General Council, Law College Students Union, Calcutta University, 1965-68; engaged in legal profession agt Kolcata High Court (1976-77 to 1984); General Secretary, 74th Plenary Session, A.I.C.C. Reception Committee (Bidhan Nagar Session), 1971; Technical Study Group Member FIFA in 1995 World Women Cup at Sweden; Match Commissioner, FIFA, World Women Cup, 1999, U.S.A.; served special duties at World Cup (Football), France, 1998 (First Indian to get this Privilege); Special Duty Officer in World Cup (Football), Korea-Japan, 2002; Chief`de Mission, Inida Olympics Contgirt in 2004 at Athens, Greece | |