Priya Dutt is a social worker and an Indian leader. She was nominated for the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai north west constituency in 2005. She is serving in the Indian National Congress party. In this blog we are going to tell you the Priya Dutt, so read this full blog to get the complete information.
In 2009, she served as the Mumbai North Central constituency for the 15th Lok Sabha.
In the 2014 and 2019 Indian general polls, Priya Dutt lost the seat to Poonam Mahajan, who was the candidate of the BJP.
Life and Family
Priya was born Priya Balraj Dutt on 28 August 1966. She is the daughter of the Bollywood artist and legislator Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt.
Priya Dutt is of Punjabi lineage and was born and grown in Bombay, Maharashtra. Priya’s parents were nominated to show the Indian National Congress. Sunil Dutt served as the government official.
Priya is the sibling of actor Sanjay Dutt and Namrata Dutt. in 2007, she published a memoir with her sister Namrata named Mr. and Mrs. Dutt: Memories of our Parents.
Education and Qualification
Priya Dutt got her graduation degree in Sociology from Sophia College, which falls under the University of Bombay in Cumbala Hill, South Bombay.
She did her PG Diploma in television production from the Center for Media Arts in New York City, NY State, USA.
After completing her education, Priya worked in TV. She was studying at The Center for the Media Arts in New York.
Political Career
In 2005, after her father’s death, she took part in an election and she received low votes, but still won the Lok Sabha election over the Shiv Sena contestant.
She got huge media attention for this triumph, moderately due to her background as a famous family.
After the election, she was chosen as a secretary of the All-India Congress Committee.
Marriage and Personal Life
In 2003, Priya Dutt got married to Owen Roncon. He is a business partner in Oranjuice Entertainment, a music promotion company, and Fountainhead Promotions & Events Pvt Ltd, which is a marketing company.
Owen Roncon is a Roman Catholic. He is from Bandra, West Mumbai. The couple has two sons, Sumair and Siddharth.
Priya Dutt: Founder of Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust
She founded the Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust. However, it was started by Sunil Dutt, her father in memory of Nargis Dutt, who died from cancer in the year 1981.
Controversies
Priya received several threatening telephone calls and public harassment during and after the Bombay riots. She was working with Muslim emigrants in Mumbai.
