Priya Dutt


Priya Dutt Roncon is an Indian politician. She was elected for the first time to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West constituency in Maharashtra on 22 November 2005, representing the Indian National Congress party. She represented the Mumbai North Central constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha from 2009. In the 2014 Indian general election, she was defeated by Poonam Mahajan of the BJP by a margin of around votes. on 23 May 2019 she was one more time defeated by her rival Poonam Mahajan by margin of votes.

Early life and education

Priya Dutt is the daughter of the Bollywood actor and politician Sunil Dutt and Nargis. She is of Punjabi descent. Her parents were elected to represent the Indian National Congress and her father was a government minister. She is the sister of actor Sanjay Dutt and Namrata Dutt. With her sister, she published a memoir, Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents, in 2007.
She received her B.A. degree in sociology from Sophia College, University of Mumbai. She has a Post Graduate Diploma in television production from the Center for Media Arts, New York City, United States.

Politics

In 2005, following the death of her father, Sunil Dutt, and despite a low voter turnout, she won her seat in the Lok Sabha by a margin of 172,043 votes over the Shiv Sena candidate. Dutt received considerable media attention for this victory, partially on account of her famous family.
Since her election, Priya has been appointed secretary of the All-India Congress Committee. on 23 May 2019 she was one more time defeated by her rival Poonam Mahajan by margin of 1.30 lakh votes.

Other activities

After university, Dutt worked in television and video and studied at The Center for the Media Arts in New York. During and after the Bombay riots, Dutt worked with Muslim refugees in Mumbai. She reported receiving threatening telephone calls and public harassment.
Dutt also founded the Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust, which was started by her father Sunil Dutt, in memory of her mother Nargis Dutt who died from cancer in 1981.

Personal life

Priya married Owen Roncon on 27 November 2003 Roncon is a partner in Oranjuice Entertainment, a music promotion company, and Fountainhead Promotions & Events Pvt Ltd, a marketing firm. Roncon is a Roman Catholic from Bandra, Mumbai. They have two sons Sumair and Siddharth.