Deepa Dasmunsi

Deepa Dasmunsi
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
In office 2009-2014
Preceded by	Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Succeeded by	Mohammed Salim
Constituency	Raiganj
MLA, 14th Vidhan Sabha
In office 2006-2009
Preceded by	Hafiz Alam Sairani
Succeeded by	Ali Imran Ramz
Constituency	Goalpokhar
Union Minister of State for Urban Development
In office 28 October 2012 – 16 May 2014
Personal details
Born	( 1960-07-15) 15 July 1960
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Profession	Politician Artist
Religion	Hindu

Deepa Dasmunsi was 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

Dasmunsi was born on 15 July 1960 in Kolkata to Benoy Ghosh and Durga Ghosh. She got married to Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on 15 April 1994 and has a son.

Education and career

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

She was elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 2006 from the Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). 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.

Interests

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

References

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