Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Raiganj (West Bengal )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Jyotirindranath Dasmunsi
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Renukana Das Munsi
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Date of Birth
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13.11.1945
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Place of Birth
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Chirirbander, Distt. Dinajpur East (Bangladesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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15 Apr 1994
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Raiganj College, Distt. Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) and Calcutta
University, Calcutta (West Bengal)
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Profession
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Farmer
Advocate, Sportsperson, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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6A, Rani Bhawani Road,
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Kolkata- 700 026 (West Bengal)
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Tels. (033)4640707,4640505
Fax: (033) 4640202
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(ii) P.O. Kaliaganj, District-Uttar Dirajpur,
West Bengal
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Tel. (03523) 258092
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Present Address |
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7, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 24653778, 24655494 (R), 23386892, 23384782, 23384340 (O)
Fax: (011) 24653727 (R), 23782118 (O)
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Position Held |
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1970 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
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1970-71
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President, Youth Congress, West Bengal
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1971
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Elected to 5th Lok Sabha
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1971-72
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General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), West Bengal
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1971-75
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Elected President, Indian Youth Congress
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1971-77
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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Special Invitee, Congress Working Committee
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1977
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Elected Member, Central Election Committee, I.N.C.
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1977-78
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Elected Member, Congress Working Committee
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1979
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Member, C.P.B., AICC (S)
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1980-82
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President, P.C.C. (S), West Bengal
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1984
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1985-88
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President, P.C.C., West Bengal
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1985-89
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Union Minister of State, Commerce
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1989-91
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Vice-President, P.C.C., West Bengal
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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1998
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Member, CPP Executive Committee
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Working President, PCC, West Bengal
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1999-2004
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)
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23 May 2004 -Nov. 2005
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Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
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Nov. 2005 onwards
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Minister of Information & Broadasting ; Parliamentary Affairs
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6 April 2008 onwards
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Minister, Information and Broadcasting
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Book Published
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“Anek Rakta Anek Nam” (Political Novel); “Take Over” (Novel); “Maner Manush” (Novel); “Bhorer
Sanai” (Poetry Collection); “Ekhan Madhyanha” (Poetry Collection); “Ayodhya Sayahna”
(Poetry Collection)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Editor, “Dakhinee Barta”—A Bengali Magazine
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, Gan Sanskriti Sangsad, a mass cultural organisation founded by Late Dr.
Nihar Ranjan Roy
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Special Interests
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Defence studies and environment; Tagore and other Nobel laureates in literature
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Sports and Clubs
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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.
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Countries Visited
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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
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Other Information
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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
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Reference: Loksabha