Congress leader and former MP Priya Dutt was born on August 28, 1966, to actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt and his actress wife Nargis Dutt. She is the sister of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and sister-in-law of Maanayata Dutt.
In picture: Priya Dutt greets the voters of her constituency during one of her rallies in Mumbai.
In 2003, Priya Dutt married entrepreneur Owen Roncon and the couple has two children - Sumair Roncon and Siddharth Roncon.
In picture: Priya Dutt poses for a picture with husband Owen and sons.
Priya Dutt completed her schooling from AF Petit High School, Bandra, and went on to complete her BA degree in Sociology from Sophia College for Women. After graduation, Priya opted for a diploma in TV Production from the Center for Media Arts, New York.
In picture: A young Priya Dutt with mom Nargis Dutt at an event in Mumbai.
A former MP, Priya Dutt worked in the television and video industry for a brief time. During the advent of the 1993 Mumbai riots, she allegedly received threatening telephone calls and public harassment.
In picture: Priya Dutt with father, late Sunil Dutt.
Following her father's footsteps, Priya Dutt took to active politics and joined Congress. In 2005, after the death of her father, sge contested from Mumbai North constituency seat and won the Lok Sabha seat by a thumping margin of 172,043 votes over a Shiv Sena candidate.
Priya Dutt is also an author and writer. In 2007, she co-authored a memoir titled 'Mr. and Mrs. Dutt: Memories of our Parents' with her sister Namrata Dutt.
In picture: Priya Dutt appeals greets the voters of her constituency of 2004.
In picture: A young Priya Dutt with brother Sanjay, sister Namrata and parents Sunil and Nargis Dutt.
Priya Dutt is the Trustee of Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust. The trust was started by her father in memory of his wife Nargis Dutt who died battling cancer in 1981.
In picture: Father-daughter duo pose for a photo.
After she won the Lok Sabha seat from Mumbai North constituency in 2005, Priya Dutt was appointed as the secretary of the All-India Congress Committee.
In picture: Priya Dutt greets Savita, an MBA aspirant, and her mother as she donates Rs 25,000 for her last semester's fees.
According to Priya Dutt's Facebook, her greatest influence has been her father. The turning point in her life came in 1987 when she accompanied Sunil Dutt on a 78-day peace march from Mumbai to Amritsar. This not only gave her unforgettable insights but also touched her in a very deep manner.
In picture: Priya Dutt poses for the family as she smiles for the camera.
The Mumbai North constituency from where Priya Dutt won in 2005 had been a stronghold for the Congress party, thanks to her father. Priya's father joined the Indian National Congress party in 1984 and he was elected to the Parliament for five terms from the same constituency until Priya ascended the throne and carried forward her father's legacy after his demise in 2005.
In picture: Priya Dutt shared this throwback picture from her family album.
In picture: Priya Dutt poses with husband Owen Roncon after casting their votes during the 2017 BMC election.
Priya Dutt has been actively voicing her opinion about issues that range from education, health, women empowerment, youth affairs to infrastructural development and communal harmony. She was awarded the Young Political Achiever Award in 2010 and the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award in 2012 and FICCI Award in 2013.
In picture: A young Priya Dutt poses with mother at an event.
Priya Dutt was once again elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009 from the Mumbai North constituency. However, in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, she had to taste defeat as the Narendra Modi wave took over and BJP emerged as the single largest party in the country. Many stalwarts from the Congress party lost their seats, one among them was sitting Priya Dutt.
The two-time Congress MP lost the Mumbai North Central seat in 2014 to BJP's Poonam Mahajan by a margin of 1.86 lakh votes. Poonam Mahajan is the daughter of BJP leader, late Pramod Mahajan.
In picture: Priya Dutt hugs Poonam Mahajan at a Gudi Padva rally in Vile Parle.
Priya Dutt has been a doting and supportive sister to her brother Sanjay Dutt. During the 1993 Mumbai-blasts trials, from his jail tenure to his release from prison in 2016, Priya Dutt has been there for Sanjay Dutt at every step.
In picture: Priya shared this picture on Instagram and captioned it: The love of a family is one of life's greatest blessings. My pillars of strength.
In picture: Priya Dutt with her brother Sanjay Dutt when he came out on bail while serving a 42-month sentence for illegal possession of weapons during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
In picture: Priya Dutt and husband Owen Roncon enjoy family time as Sanjay and Maanayata Dutt host a family get together at their residence in Mumbai. Also, seen in the picture is Namrata Dutt. Maanayata captioned it: Crazy is a relative term in my family....my temperamental family. half temper.... half mental....just loving this night.
On her brother Sanjay Dutt's 61st birthday, Priya Dutt shared this fam-jam picture on Instagram as she extended birthday greeting to her elder brother. Showering praises on Sanjay Dutt, Priya wrote, "Happy birthday bhaiya, you are truely loved and blessed. Love you always..... You are a rockstar and will always be one even when you are 80!"
In picture: Priya Dutt is seen feeding her brother Sanjay Dutt as the siblings bond over dinner.
Priya Dutt shared this picture on Raksha Bandhan 2020. Taking to Instagram, Priya spoke about the bond she shares with her brother Sanjay and her sister Namrata. She captioned this one, "We have been a lot through life but our bond just got more solid each time. Happy Rakshbandan and may this sacred thread hold us together always."
Priya Dutt loves dogs and her Instagram handle is proof enough. Dutt has three dogs - Mauser, Patch, and Mishka.
In picture: Priya Dutt gets playful with her pet dogs.
This picture was shared by Priya Dutt's husband Owen Roncon in which Priya presents a rose to Rahul Gandhi as former chief minister of Maharashtra Sushilkumar Shinde looks on.
In picture: Priya Dutt and husband Owen Roncon have a fan moment with Indian football star Sunil Chhetri and his wife Sonam Bhattacharya.
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