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| Constituency | Raiganj |
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| Born | November 13, 1945 Chirirbander, East Bengal |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| As of February 25, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Bengali: প্রিয়রঞ্জন দাশমুন্সি Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi; born November 13, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.
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Career
He was the cabinet minister in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting during the first term of Manmohan Singh. This posting has led to several controversial decisions, including several bans of Western television networks, including a three month ban on the Sony-owned television network AXN and Fashion TV following the broadcast of programs deemed "obscene" by Dasmunsi.[1][2] Dasmunsi was also responsible for the popular, if controversial, decision to require Indian sports broadcaster Nimbus Communications to share broadcast rights for Indian cricket matches with the state television network, Doordarshan — this despite Nimbus paying hundreds of millions of dollars for the rights to broadcast Indian cricket matches over four years.[3]
Career milestones
- In 1984, Dasmunsi won in the general elections from the Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
- In 1989, he lost in the general elections from Howrah.[4]
- In 1991, he lost in the general elections from Howrah.[4]
- In 1996, he won in the general elections from Howrah.[4]
- In 2004, he won in the general elections from Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
Life
Dasmunsi was married in 1994 to Mrs. Deepa Dasmunshi, an actress from Kolkata. Deepa Dasmunshi was elected from Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 because of ill health of her spouse after he suffered a severe cardiac arrest in October 2008.
References
- ^ AXN says sorry for 'obscene' TV
- ^ The Hindu : National : FTV banned
- ^ The Hindu News Update Service
- ^ a b c d "24 - Howrah Parliamentary Constituency". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp24.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Raignaj Lok Sabha seat 2004". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/pc/states/s25/pconst05.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
External links
- AXN banned for broadcasting 'obscene' programming
- Dasmunsi called Nimbus Communications 'unpatriotic' for refusing to share a live feed of Indian cricket matches with state broadcast Doordarshan.
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