Debasree Chaudhuri

Debasree Chaudhuri (born 31 January

1971) is an Indian politician who serves as
the 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 constituency in West Bengal in the
2019 Indian general election as a member
of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]
 Debasree Chaudhuri

Minister of State for Woman and Child

Development

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 May 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Minister Smriti Irani

Preceded by Virendra Kumar

Khatik
 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Assumed office
23 May 2019

Preceded by Mohammed Salim

Constituency Raiganj

Personal details

Born 31 January 1971[1]

Balurghat, West
Bengal, India[1]

Nationality Indian

Political party Bharatiya Janata

Party

Residence Desbandhu Nagar,

 Kolkata[1]
Education M.A. University of
Burdwan[1]

Signature

Early life
Chaudhuri was born in Balurghat to
Debidas Chaudhuri and Ratna Chaudhuri.
She completed her Master of Arts from the
University of Burdwan.[1]

Political career
Chaudhuri taking charge as the Minister of State for
Women and Child Development, in New Delhi on 31

May 2019.

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 Iman of the
Tipu Sultan Mosque in Kolkata. [4]
In the 2019 Indian general election,
Chaudhuri won from the Raiganj Lok
Sabha constituency with 511652 votes.[2]
In May 2019, Chaudhuri became Minister
of State for Women and Child
Development.[5]

References
1. "Bio of Member of Parliament" .
www.loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 13 July
2019.
2. "Raiganj Election Results 2019 Live
Updates: Debasree Chaudhuri of BJP
Wins" . News 18. 23 May 2019.
Retrieved 24 May 2019.
 3. "Who Gets What: Cabinet Portfolios
Announced. Full List Here" . NDTV. 31
May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. "BJP leaders protest against Shahi
Imam, arrested" . The Indian Express.
16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 July
2019.
5. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list
of new ministers" , Live Mint, 31 May
2019, retrieved 22 August 2020

External links
Profile - Parliament of India
Retrieved from
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title=Debasree_Chaudhuri&oldid=992845766"

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