DASMUNSI, SHRI PRIYA RANJAN
CONGRESS (I) - HOWRAH (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:Late Shri Jyotirindranath Dasmunsi

Date of Birth:4 August 1945

Place of Birth:Chirirbandar in Distt. Dinajpur East (Bangladesh)

Marital Status:Married on 15 April 1994

Spouse's Name:Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., LL.B.
Educated at North Bengal University and Calcutta University 
(West Bengal)

Profession :
Advocate, Political and Social worker and Sportsman

Permanent Address :
6-A, Rani Bhabani Road, Calcutta-700 026 
(West Bengal)
Tels. (91-33) 4640707, 4640505
Fax. (91-33) 4640202

Positions Held :
   
1970-71President, Youth Congress, West Bengal
1970 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C.
1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
General Secretary, P.C.C., West Bengal
1971-72President, Indian Youth Congress
1971-75Member, Public Accounts Committee
1977Member, Congress Working Committee
Member, Central Election Committee, I.N.C.
1980President, P.C.C. (S), West Bengal
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-88President, P.C.C., West Bengal
Oct.1986-Dec.1989Union Minister of State, Commerce
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
1996 onwardsMember, Committee on Public Undertakings

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 and Scientific Accomplishments :
Editor 'Dakishineebarta'_A Bengali Magazine

Social and Cultural Activities :
President, Ganan Sanskriti Sansad, cultural 
organisation founded by Late Dr. Nihar Ranjan Roy

Special Interests :
Defence Studies and environment; Tagore and other Nobel laureates

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Classical music, Tagore songs  and watching soccer games

Sports and Clubs :
President, All India Football Federation since 1989; Vice-President 
(i) Asian Football Confederation; (ii) Indian  Olympic  Association 
Member, (i) F.I.F.A.  Technical Committee;  Mohan Bagan; (iii) East 
Bengal, (iv) Aryans and (v) Md. Sporting Clubs, Calcutta

Countries Visited :
Widely  travelled;  Member of  Several  Parliamentary delegations 
during 1971-77,1984-89, Member, Indian Delegation for World Peace,
1972,Dhaka,  Bangladesh;  Leader, Indian  Youth Delegation in the 
10th World Youth Festival,  Berlin, 1973; Indian  Delegate in the  
17th  Congress  of  Komsomol, Moscow,  1974; Indian  Delegate  in  
Euro-Afro-Arab  Youth Conference, Baghdad, 1975.

Other Information :
'C' Certificate Holder  of  N.C.C.; Senior Under  Officer,  N.C.C., 
1962-1966, Treasurer, Debate Secretary; President, Chhatra Parishad 
West  Bengal,  1968-70;  Vice-President,  (i)  Calcutta  University 
Students Union 1964-66; (ii) West Bengal Chhatra Parishad, 1966-68; 
Member,  General  Council,  Law  College  Students  Union, Calcutta 
University,1965-68; General Secretary, 74 Plenary Session, A.I.C.C. 
Reception Committee (Bidhan Nagar Session), 1971

Election Result :
   
Howrah Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate13,11,094
Total votes polled 9,85,507
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi(I.N.C.)4,59,059
(2) Shri Susanta Chakraborty [C.P.I.(M)]4,25,128
(3) Shri Ashish Roy (B.J.P.)  58,367
(4) Shri Probir Paul (Ind.)   2,870