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Priya Dutt

Priya Dutt Roncon, commonly referred as Priya Dutt is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament and has represented the Mumbai North West Constituency. A member of the Indian National Congress, Priya Dutt is the secretary of the All India Congress Committee and she was elected for the first time in November 2005. She contested the 2014 elections, but lost to Poonam Mahajan by a margin of 1.86 lakh votes. As she has a famous family background and majority of the family belongs to Bollywood, Priya Dutt has received huge popularity and attention in her political career. Born on 28th August 1966 in Mumbai, Priya Dutt is the daughter of two of the most famous Bollywood actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis. Her father and mother were associated with the Indian National Congress and her father has also served as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh. She has a brother Sanjay and a sister Namrata Dutt. Hailing from a Punjabi family, Priya completed her schooling from the A.F. Petit Girls High School in Mumbai and then pursued Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Sophia College and later completed her Post Graduation in television production from Center for Media Arts in New York City. She then started to work full time for the Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust (NDMCT) that was founded by her father in the memory of Nargis Dutt who passed away in 1981 due to cancer. Priya had no intention of joining politics. However, she was a member of the core team and helped her father during his tenure as a Sports Minister. Following her fathers death in 2005, Priya Dutt decided to contest the election on his seat. She contested the election on the ticket of Indian National Congress representing the North West Parliamentary constituency of Mumbai. She won the election by a margin of 172,043 votes and became the member of the Parliament for the first time. She again contested the 2009 elections representing the Mumbai North Central constituency and won the election comfortably. As a Member of Parliament, she has held many positions and has been a member of Committee on Empowerment of Women, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture and Committee on Urban Development. The major concerns of her political career include Health, Education, Youth Affairs, and Women Empowerment, etc. She contested the 2014 General Elections but she was defeated by BJP candidate Poonam Mahajan by a margin of 1.86 Lakh votes. Priya Dutt got married in 2003. She is married to Owen Roncon, a catholic businessman who is a partner in Oranjuice Entertainment, a music company. He is also a partner in marketing firm titled Fountainhead Promotions & Events Pvt. Ltd. The couple stays in Bandra, Mumbai and have two sons Siddharth and Sumair. She had interest in being a social worker for a long time and during the Mumbai riots, she worked with Muslim refugees in Mumbai and also helped them. In the year 2007, she along with her sister published a memoir entitled Mr. and Mrs. Dutt: Memories of Our Parents. She continued to provide support to her actor brother Sanjay Dutt during his lawsuit and subsequent conviction.

Congress Candidates Urmila Matondkar, Priya Dutt File Nominations in Mumbai
PTI | April 8, 2019 7:35 PM IST
Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora, party candidates Urmila Matondkar and Priya Dutt, and Shiv Sena'...
Congress Candidates Urmila Matondkar, Priya Dutt File Nominations in Mumbai
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Congress Out With Second List, 16 Names For Uttar Pradesh, 5 For Maharashtra
India.com News Desk | March 13, 2019 10:22 PM IST
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha electi...
Congress Out With Second List, 16 Names For Uttar Pradesh, 5 For Maharashtra
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Sanjay Dutt's Sister Namrata Could Not Connect To Sunil Dutt Played By Paresh Rawal in Sanju
Chayanika Das | July 12, 2018 4:21 PM IST
Audiences were eagerly waiting for Sanjay Dutt's biopic Sanju, to hit the screens and finally when i...
Sanjay Dutt's Sister Namrata Could Not Connect To Sunil Dutt Played By Paresh Rawal in Sanju
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2018-07-12T05:21:21+00:00
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Aditi Seiya on Playing Sanjay Dutt’s Sister Priya in Sanju: I have become Ranbir Kapoor’s Fan After Working With Him
India.com Entertainment Desk | June 28, 2018 4:37 PM IST
South Actress Aditi Seiya, who will be seen playing the role of Sanjay Dutt's sister Priya Dutt in R...
Aditi Seiya on Playing Sanjay Dutt’s Sister Priya in Sanju: I have become Ranbir Kapoor’s Fan After Worki
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Sanju Song Kar Har Maidaan Fateh: Sanjay Dutt's Equation With Sister Priya Dutt to be the Highlight of This Number
India.com Entertainment Desk | June 9, 2018 2:47 PM IST
The second song from Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju titled 'Kar Har Maidaan Fateh' will give us glimpses of...
Sanju Song Kar Har Maidaan Fateh: Sanjay Dutt's Equation With Sister Priya Dutt to be the Highlight of This N
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Sajid Khan Celebrates Anya, Czar And Diva Kunder's 10th Birthday At His Residence - View Pics
Ishani Bose | February 10, 2018 11:01 PM IST
On the occasion of Farah Khan 's triplet's---Anya, Czar and Diva's 10th birthday, her brother Sajid ...
Sajid Khan Celebrates Anya, Czar And Diva Kunder's 10th Birthday At His Residence - View Pics
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Sanjay Dutt And Maanayata Dutt Celebrate A Decade Of Their Marriage With Family, But We're Missing Trishala
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 7, 2018 4:57 PM IST
Sanjay Dutt and his wife, Maanayata Dutt completed a decade of their wedding and have literally stoo...
Sanjay Dutt And Maanayata Dutt Celebrate A Decade Of Their Marriage With Family, But We're Missing Trishala
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2018-02-07T05:57:48+00:00
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Farah Khan Birthday : Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Abhishek Bachchan, Karan Johar Make A Stylish Appearance At The Party - View Pics
Ishani Bose | January 10, 2018 2:10 PM IST
It was choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan Kunder 's birthday yesterday. The lady is quite a s...
Farah Khan Birthday : Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Abhishek Bachchan, Karan Johar Make A Stylish Appearance A
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2018-01-10T03:10:35+00:00
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Need to rebuild Congress, says Priya Dutt
ANI | March 16, 2017 5:59 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar. 16 : In tune with her earlier assertion that the Congress is suffering from an "auto...
Need to rebuild Congress, says Priya Dutt
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2017-03-16T06:59:12+00:00
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Get rid of sycophancy: Former Congress ministers speak out against Rahul Gandhi after dismal show in UP, Uttarakhand
Chanchal Chauhan | March 16, 2017 9:08 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 16: After a dismal show in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly elections 2017, two...
Get rid of sycophancy: Former Congress ministers speak out against Rahul Gandhi after dismal show in UP, Utta
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BMC Elections 2017: Old Congress rivals unite before Mumbai civic polls
Zeeshan Shaikh | January 6, 2017 10:40 PM IST
Mumbai, January 6: Almost three months before the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, ol...
BMC Elections 2017: Old Congress rivals unite before Mumbai civic polls
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Sanjay Dutt to be a free man this morning, to pray at Siddhivinayak Temple and mom Nargis Dutt's grave before heading home
Shweta Parande | February 25, 2016 12:11 PM IST
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has served time at Pune's Yerwada Jail, and will be released before 7 a...
Sanjay Dutt to be a free man this morning, to pray at Siddhivinayak Temple and mom Nargis Dutt's grave before
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Raksha Bandhan 2015: Sanjay Dutt to spend day with sisters Namrata and Priya
Press Trust of India | August 29, 2015 5:17 PM IST
This year’s Raksha Bandhan is going to be special for Sanjay Dutt and his 2 sisters. The actor who...
Raksha Bandhan 2015: Sanjay Dutt to spend day with sisters Namrata and Priya
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2015-08-29T06:17:55+00:00
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10 candidates to look out for in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha Elections
Samiya Latief | April 24, 2014 4:14 AM IST
1. Sushma Swaraj: Considered to be the most powerful woman leader in BJP, Sushma Swaraj is the sitt...
10 candidates to look out for in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha Elections
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Priya Dutt vs Poonam Mahajan in Mumbai’s North Central consituency
Samiya Latief | April 23, 2014 10:12 PM IST
A battle of ideologies and a fight of dynasties,this constituency in Maharashtra has it all. Among t...
Priya Dutt vs Poonam Mahajan in Mumbai’s North Central consituency
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2014-04-23T11:12:11+00:00
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Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Meet your candidate – Priya Dutt, Maharashtra, Mumbai North West
Pragya Tiwari | April 22, 2014 3:55 PM IST
Video produced by Oijo Priya Dutt, 47, was heading her father Sunil Dutt's core team when he was Ca...
Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Meet your candidate – Priya Dutt, Maharashtra, Mumbai North West
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2014-04-22T04:55:03+00:00
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Nargis Dutt Trust looks to provide assistance to children with heart defects
Admin | November 29, 2012 2:50 PM IST
The Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust (India) tied up with the UK-based Healing Little Hearts to...
Nargis Dutt Trust looks to provide assistance to children with heart defects
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