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Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Indian politician (1945–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi; 13 November 1945 – 20 November 2017) was an Indian National Congress politician, former Union Minister and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj constituency of West Bengal. He died on 20 November 2017, aged 72, after nine years in a coma following a massive stroke.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Preceded by ...
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | |
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Dasmunsi in 2007 | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Preceded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Deepa Dasmunsi |
Constituency | Raiganj |
In office 1996–1998 | |
Preceded by | Susanta Chakraborty |
Succeeded by | Bikram Sarkar |
Constituency | Howrah |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | Samar Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Susanta Chakraborty |
Constituency | Howrah |
In office 1971–1977 | |
Preceded by | Ganesh Ghosh |
Succeeded by | Dilip Chakravarty |
Constituency | Calcutta South |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 28 May 2004 – 12 October 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
Succeeded by | Vayalar Ravi |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
In office 18 November 2005 – 11 November 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | S. Jaipal Reddy |
Succeeded by | Ambika Soni |
9th President of All India Football Federation | |
In office 1988–2008 | |
Preceded by | Khalifa Ziauddin |
Succeeded by | Praful Patel |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-11-13)13 November 1945 Chirirbander, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Dinajpur, Bangladesh) |
Died | 20 November 2017(2017-11-20) (aged 72) AIIMS, New Delhi, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress (1967 - 1978) (1984 - 2017) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (U)/Indian Congress (Socialist) (1978 - 1984) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 (son) |
Residence | Kolkata |
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