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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
| image =
|birth_name = Kakali Moitra
| caption =Official portrait, 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| office = [[Deputy Leader]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress]], Lok Sabha
|term_start = 2009
|term_end =
|predecessor = ''Post created''
|residence =
| leader =[[Mamata Banerjee]]<br>[[Sudip Bandyopadhyay]]
| office1=[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| predecessor1 = [[Subrata Bose]]
| term_start1= 16 May 2009
| constituency1=[[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| successor =
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| profession = [[Physician]]
| spouse = [[Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar]]
| children = 2
|parents =
|alma_mater = [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]]<br />[[King's College London]]
| website = [http://www.winkakoli.com/ www.winkakoli.com/]
| date = 17 September |
| year = 2009 |
| source = <ref name=kakoli>{{cite web| url = http://164.100.47.134/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4489 | title=Dr. Kakoli Ghosh | access-date = 2009-09-17 | work =Lok Sabha Members – 15th Lok Sabha }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4489 | title = Detailed Profile: Dr. (Smt) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar| access-date = 2010-10-04 | publisher = Government of India}}</ref>
}}
'''Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar''' (born 23 November 1959) is an Indian physician and politician from West Bengal. She is Chairperson of Banga Janani Bahini, a women's wing of [[All India Trinamool Congress]]. She is a member of 15th, 16th and 17th [[Lok Sabha]], re-elected in [[2014 Indian general election]]<ref name=wbarchieve>{{cite web| url = http://westbengalelectionresult.com/kakoli-ghosh-dastidar/298 | title = Kakoli Ghosh -Political Profile}}</ref> and 2019.

==Early life==
Kakoli Ghosh was born on 23 November 1959. Her family has had a connection to West Bengal and Indian politics and government for three generations. Her maternal grandfather served as the postmaster general of West Bengal. Her paternal uncle, the late Arun Moitra, was a freedom fighter and a former Pradesh Congress President. Her maternal uncle, [[Gurudas Dasgupta]], was also a Member of the Indian Parliament.

Early in his career, Mr. Moitra built his family farm in Digberia of Barasat in North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal. Member of Parliament (MP) Ghosh grew up at her family's farm. Her husband, [[Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar]], is also a physician and a politician.<ref name=Kakoli>{{cite web| url =http://www.winkakoli.com/election/personal.jsp | title = Kakoli Ghosh | access-date = 2009-08-12 }}</ref> They have two sons.<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=4489|access-date=2014-02-18}}</ref>

==Education==
Kakoli Ghosh gained her medical degree from [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]], Kolkata, which was then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. She also did a Post Graduate Training in Obstetric Ultrasound from [[King's College London]].<ref name="Lok Sabha"/>

==Career==
She is now a member of the Committee on Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha (People's Chamber) of the Indian Parliament.<ref name=kakoli/>

Ghosh Dastidar grew up in a socio-political environment. Alongside having a family legacy of public service, the MP dedicated her life to serving the people of her community including providing health care for slum-dwelling citizens. She also helped implement a school and dispensary in South 24 Parganas for the children of trafficked women.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}

In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, she won from [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]] by a margin of 1,22,901 votes.<ref name=Kakoli/><ref>{{cite web| url =http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/RESULT2009/WIN_RUN_MARGIN.PDF| title =Parliament Election - 2009 West Bengal| access-date =2009-08-12| work =List Of Winners And Runners-Up With Winning Margin| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063547/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/RESULT2009/WIN_RUN_MARGIN.PDF| archive-date =19 June 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4489 | title = Detailed Profile: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar| access-date = 2009-08-12 }}</ref> She had earlier lost the elections from [[Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp17.htm |title=17 - DIAMOND HARBOUR Parliamentary Constituency |access-date=2009-08-12 |work=Partywise Comparison Since 1977 |publisher=Election Commission |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410132300/http://eci.nic.in/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp17.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp24.htm | title = 24 – Howrah Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref> and [[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballyganj]] assembly constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp152.htm| title = 152 - Ballygunge Assembly Constituency | access-date = 2007-09-17 | work = Partywise comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

===Park Street Rape Case===
When protests and demonstrations were at the peak for justice in [[2012 Delhi gang rape case]] Ghosh Dastidar made very baseless and insensitive allegations against the [[Suzette Jordan|Park Street Gang Rape victim]]. She said that the 'incident at Park Street was not a rape at all'. While making claim that the Park Street case and Delhi case cannot be compared she described Park Street case as a 'misunderstanding between a lady and her client.' thereby suggesting that the victim is a sex worker.<ref>{{cite news|title=Now Trinamool MP says Park Street case not rape, denies|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/now-trinamool-mp-says-park-street-case-not-rape-denies/1051698/}}</ref>

==References==
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{{17th Lok Sabha members from all states}}
{{16th LS members from West Bengal|state=expanded}}
{{15th LS members from West Bengal}}

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