Jayashree Banerjee
Jayashree Banerjee (born 2 July 1938[1]) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Madhya Pradesh, and a former member of parliament.
Jayashree Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Baburao Paranjpe |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1938 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Spouse |
Subhas Chandra Banerjee
(m. 1956) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Education | M.A. (Geography), Graduate in Music |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Agriculturist , Musician |
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She contested Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election in 1972 as a member of Jana Sangh from Jabalpur Cantonment seat but lost.[2] She was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977 (Jabalpur Central, Janata Party member, pre-BJP days), 1990 and 1993 from Pashchim Jabalpur. She served as cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh government from 1977 to 1980. She was a member of 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004), elected from Jabalpur.
She is the mother-in-law of the current BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda.[3]
References
- "Amrit Mahotsava of Jayashree Banerjee observed in Jabalpur" (PDF). Kamal Sandesh Fortnightly Magazine. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- Arnimesh, Shanker (20 January 2020). "Himachal setbacks to Delhi rise — how Modi-Shah favourite JP Nadda became BJP chief". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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