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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = 
| honorific-suffix = 
| name = Deepa Dasmunsi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1960|07|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| office4 = [[Working President]], [[Working President|West Bengal State Congress committee]]
| term_start4 = 2017
| term_end4 =
| office3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]], [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term3 = 2006-2009
| constituency3 = [[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]]
| predecessor3 = [[Hafiz Alam Sairani]]
| successor3 = Ali Imran Ramz
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| term2 = 2009-2014
| predecessor2 = [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]
| successor2 = [[Mohammed Salim (politician)|Mohammed Salim]]
| constituency2 = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]
| office1 = [[Union Minister|Union Minister of State for Urban Development]]
| term1 = 28 October 2012 – 16 May 2014
| primeminister1 = Dr. Manmohan Singh
| predecessor1 = [[Sougata Roy]]
| successor1 =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| spouse = [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] (m:1994-2017[His death])
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| profession = Politician<br />Artist
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Deepa Dasmunsi''' is an Indian politician. She served as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|member]] of the 15th Lok Sabha. She was elected as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. She was the [[Union Minister]] of State for Urban Development until May 2014.

==Early life==

Dasmunsi was born on 15 July 1960 in [[Kolkata]] to Benoy Ghosh and Durga Ghosh. She married [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] on 15 April 1994 and has a son. Her educational qualification is M.A. in dramatics. She was educated at [[Rabindra Bharati University]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4481 |title= |website=164.100.47.132 |access-date=24 February 2014}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>

==Positions held==
1. 2006-2009 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

2. 2009-2014 elected to 15th Lok Sabha

3. 31 August 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

4. 28 October 2012, Union Minister of State, [[Urban Development]]

<ref name="164.100.47.194">{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4481&lastls=15 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref>

==Accomplishments==

Stage performer since 1984, television artist, costume designer, art director (T.V. serial and short films)<ref name="164.100.47.194"/>

==Sports and clubs==

President, Delhi Women Football<ref name="164.100.47.194"/>

==Other information==

Gold medalist at the post-graduation level and won many awards in theatre.<ref name="164.100.47.194"/>

==Education and career==
Dasmunsi was educated at [[Rabindra Bharati University]] and is a post- graduate in dramatics. She was a gold medallist at the post-graduation level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4481 |title=Detailed Profile: Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2010-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505215612/http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4481 |archive-date= 5 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

She was elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 2006 from the [[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp29.htm | title = 29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-09-25 }}</ref>
In 2009, she was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha and was a member on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. She was the Union Minister of State, Urban Development.

She has worked for the homeless street children, disabled children and tribal people.<ref name="Lok Sabha">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4481|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228120945/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4481|archive-date=28 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Interests==
Dasmunsi enjoys reading books, gardening, cooking and listening to classical music as her pastime. She has widely travelled across the world and has also been the President of the Delhi Women Football association.<ref name="Lok Sabha"/>

==References==
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