Smt. Jayashree Banerjee political profile

Banerjee, Smt. Jayashree Constituency   : Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name Late Shri H.M. Sikdar Mother’s Name Late Smt. Rani Sikdar Date of Birth 02 Jul 1938 Place of Birth Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 02 Jul 1956 Spouse’s Name Shri Subhas Chandra Banerjee No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications M.A. (Geography), Graduate in Music Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Agriculturist Musician Permanent Address 1121, South Civil Lines, Subhash Kunj, Pachpari, Jabalpore – 482001 ( Madhya Pradesh) (0761)322290; FAX (0761) 323337 Present Address 13E, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23782241 Positions Held

1968 Nominated Member, National Working Committee, Jana Sangh

1973-74 District President, Jana Sangh, Jabalpur

1974-77 State Vice-President, Jana Sangh, Jabalpur

Vice-President, All India Women’s Wing (two terms)

Incharge, Women’s Wing, West Bengal

State Working Committee, Madhya Pradesh

State President, Women’s Wing, Madhya Pradesh (twice)

1977 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Cabinet Minister, Local Self-Government, Social Welfare, Sports and Jail, Madhya Pradesh

1990 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1993 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Home Affairs

2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

Special Interests Music, gardening and Bonsai flower arrangement Countries Visited Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand (as Sports Minister in Tenth Asiad) Other Information Grand daughter of Late Shri Radha Nath Sikdar, one of the founder members of Archaeological Survey of India and also the first person to measure the height of Mount Everest; daughter-in-law of late Shri Suniti Chatterjee, who was an eminent linguist and literary figure of four languages; active in politics since 1959; introduced Master Plan; worked for Lalpur Narmada Water Project; organised Fifth National Women Sports Competition in Jabalpur; got permission for steel staff yard from Central Government; got constructed working womens hostels, Madhya Pradesh; established sports complex and training centre and constructed childrens’ parks; opened, (i) Saiaswah Higher Secondary School; and (ii) Viklang Sewa Bharti for the handicapped, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; utilised Rs. 1.5 crore for various developmental schemes such as construction of roads for Narmada Drinking Water Project and for organising women’s sports at national level in the constituency

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