Debasree Chaudhuri Explained

Debasree Chaudhuri
Signature:দেবশ্রী চৌধুরী স্বাক্ষর.jpg
Office:Union Minister of State for Woman and Child Development,Government of India
Term Start:30 May 2019
Term End:7 July 2021
Predecessor:Virendra Kumar Khatik
Successor:Mahendra Munjapara
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Minister:Smriti Irani
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Raiganj
Term Start1:23 May 2019
Term End1:04 June 2024
Predecessor2:Mohammed Salim
Successor2:Kartick Paul
Birth Date:1971 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Balurghat, West Bengal, India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence:Desbandhu Nagar, Kolkata
Education:M.A. University of Burdwan
Source:https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5054&lastls=17

Debasree Chaudhuri (born 31 January 1971) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of State for Woman and Child Development in the Second Modi ministry from 2019 to 2021 in the Government of India. She was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Raiganj constituency in West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Early life

Chaudhuri was born in Balurghat to Debidas Chaudhuri and Ratna Chaudhuri. She completed her Master of Arts from the University of Burdwan.[2]

Political career

On 16 December 2016, Chaudhuri was arrested along with Baisnabnagar MLA Swadhin Kumar Sarkar and other local BJP leaders at a protest condemning comments made by Maulauna Noor ur Rahman Barkati, the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan Mosque in Kolkata.[3] Debashree Chowdhury was previously the District Observer of BJP Kolkata South Suburban District till 2019.

In the 2019 Indian general election, Chaudhuri won from the Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency with 511652 votes.[4] In May 2019, Chaudhuri became Minister of State for Women and Child Development.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who Gets What: Cabinet Portfolios Announced. Full List Here. NDTV. 31 May 2019 . 31 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Bio of Member of Parliament. www.loksabha.nic.in. 13 July 2019.
  3. News: BJP leaders protest against Shahi Imam, arrested . 13 July 2019 . . 16 December 2016 . en-IN.
  4. Web site: Raiganj Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Debasree Chaudhuri of BJP Wins. News 18. 23 May 2019 . 24 May 2019.