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 | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Baburao Paranjpe |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Singh |
| Constituency | Jabalpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1938 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Spouse |
Subhas Chandra Banerjee
(m. 1956) |
| Relations | J. P. Nadda (son-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | M.A. (Geography), Graduate in Music |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Profession | Agriculturist, Musician |
| Source [1] | |
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 J. P. Nadda.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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.