Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | |
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Dasmunsi in 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Deepa Dasmunsi |
| Constituency | Raiganj |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Susanta Chakraborty |
| Succeeded by | Bikram Sarkar |
| Constituency | Howrah |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Samar Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Susanta Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Howrah |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Chakravarty |
| Constituency | Calcutta South |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 12 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Succeeded by | Vayalar Ravi |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 18 November 2005 – 11 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | S. Jaipal Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Ambika Soni |
| 9th President of All India Football Federation | |
| In office 1988–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Khalifa Ziauddin |
| Succeeded by | Praful Patel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1945 Chirirbander, Bengal Province, British India (now in Dinajpur, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 20 November 2017 (aged 72) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1967 - 1978) (1984 - 2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (U)/Indian Congress (Socialist) (1978 - 1984) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 (son) |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Source: [1] | |
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi; 13 November 1945 – 20 November 2017) was an Indian National Congress politician, former Union Minister and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj constituency of West Bengal. He died on 20 November 2017, aged 72, after nine years in a coma following a massive stroke.