Dasmunsi, Shri Priya Ranjan Constituency   : Raiganj (West Bengal) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name Late Shri Jyotirindranath Dasmunsi Mother’s Name Late Smt. Renukana Das Munsi Date of Birth 13 Nov 1945 Place of Birth Chirirbander, Distt. Dinajpur East (Bangladesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 15 Apr 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 Farmer Advocate, Sportsperson, 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, 24655494 (R), 23386892, 23384782, 23384340 (O) Fax: (011) 24653727 (R), 23782118 (O) 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

6 April 2008 onwards Minister, Information and Broadcasting

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 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

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