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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Debasree Chaudhuri<br />
| image = Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri 5 March 2020.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| signature = দেবশ্রী চৌধুরী স্বাক্ষর.jpg<br />
| office = [[Ministry of Women and Child development|Minister of State for Woman and Child Development]]<br />
| term_start = 30 May 2019<br />
| term_end = 07 July 2021<br />
| predecessor = [[Virendra Kumar Khatik]]<br />
| successor= [[Mahendra Munjapara]] <br />
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]<br />
| minister = [[Smriti Irani]]<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]<br />
| term_start1 = 23 May 2019<br />
| term_end1 = <br />
| predecessor2= [[Mohammed Salim (politician)|Mohammed Salim]]<br />
| successor2 = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|1|31}}<ref name="MP_Profile"/><br />
| birth_place = [[Balurghat]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref name="MP_Profile"/><br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| parents = <br />
| residence = Desbandhu Nagar, [[Kolkata]]<ref name="MP_Profile"/><br />
| education = M.A. [[University of Burdwan]]<ref name="MP_Profile"/><br />
| website =<br />
| footnotes =<br />
| date = | year = | source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5054<br />
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'''Debasree Chaudhuri''' (born 31 January 1971) is an Indian politician who served as the [[Ministry of Women and Child development|Minister of State for Woman and Child Development]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]] in the [[Government of India]]. She was elected to the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]] constituency in [[West Bengal]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="News18"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cabinet-portfolios-pm-narendra-modis-new-cabinet-ministers-and-their-portfolios-see-full-list-here-2045883 | title=Who Gets What: Cabinet Portfolios Announced. Full List Here| publisher=NDTV| date=31 May 2019 | access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Chaudhuri was born in [[Balurghat]] to Debidas Chaudhuri and Ratna Chaudhuri. She completed her [[Master of Arts]] from the [[University of Burdwan]].<ref name="MP_Profile">{{cite web |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5054 |title=Bio of Member of Parliament|website=www.loksabha.nic.in|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
[[File:Smt. Debasree Chaudhuri taking charge as the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019.jpg|thumb|Chaudhuri taking charge as the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, in New Delhi on 31 May 2019.]]<br />
On 16 December 2016, Chaudhuri was arrested along with [[Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP leaders protest against Shahi Imam, arrested |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leaders-protest-against-shahi-imam-of-tipu-sultan-mosque-arrested-4429175/ |access-date=13 July 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 December 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Debashree Chowdhury was previously the District Observer of [[BJP Kolkata South Suburban District]] till 2019.<br />
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In the [[2019 Indian general election]], Chaudhuri won from the [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency]] with 511652 votes.<ref name="News18">{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/raiganj-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154537.html | title=Raiganj Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Debasree Chaudhuri of BJP Wins| publisher=News 18| date=23 May 2019 | access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Chaudhuri became Minister of State for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Women and Child Development]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5054 Profile - Parliament of India]<br />
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[[Category:1971 births]]<br />
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:People from Balurghat]]<br />
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