Deepa Dasmunsi Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Deepa Dasmunsi
Profession	Politician and Artist
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	• 2006-2009, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly • 2009, Elected to 15th Lok Sabha • 31 August 2009, Member of Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice • 28 October 2012, onward Union Minister of State, Urban Development
Biggest Rival	Mamata Banerjee
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 bs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 July 1960
Age (as in 2017)	57 Years
Birth Place	Kolkata (West Bengal)
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata (West Bengal)
School	Not Known
College	Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Educational Qualification	M.A (Dramatics)
Debut	Elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 2006 from the Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Family	Father- Shri Binoy Ghosh Mother- Smt. Durga Ghosh Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Address	7, Lodhi Estate,New Delhi - 110 003
Hobbies	Reading Books, Gardening, Cooking and Listening to classical Music
Controversies	The Congress on Friday fielded former Union Minister Deepa Dasmunsi against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Bhawanipore Assembly segment in the State. .However, Congress central leadership decided to field Ms. Dasmunsi, who had earlier represented Raiganj constituency in the State in the Lok Sabha. Dasmunsi, wife of veteran Congress leader from Bengal Priyaranjan Dasmunshi, was a staunch critic of Ms. Banerjee.
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Paresh Rawal
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Husband/Spouse	Late Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Marriage Date	15 April 1994
Children	Son- Priyadeep Dasmunshi (lives in London) Daughter- None
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx).	1 crore INR (as in 2009)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepa Dasmunsi

She is a member of Indian National Congress and represents Raiganj constituency of West Bengal in the current Lok Sabha.

She started her career as an actress and has performed on stage since 1984.

She has also been a television artist, costume designer and art director for television serials and short films.

In 1996, she married Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, an Indian National Congress politician 15 years her senior who was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971. He was re-elected 5 times from West Bengal’s Rajganj constituency.

Deepa first forayed into politics in 2006 after winning the State Assembly polls from the Goalpokhar constituency of West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. She was a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009.

After being elected to the Lok Sabha in May 2009, she was appointed as a Member of Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in August 2009.

The Urban Development portfolio is her first experience as a Union minister.

She has been also the President of the Delhi Women Football Association.