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Priya Dutt

Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician

Born
August 28, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1966

About Priya Dutt

Priya Dutt Roncon (born 28 August 1966) is an Indian politician and social worker. 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 and 2019 Indian general elections, she was defeated by Poonam Mahajan of the BJP. == Early life and education == Priya Dutt Roncon, born as Priya Balraj Dutt is the daughter of the actor and politician Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis Dutt. She is of Punjabi descent and was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra. 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. Music composer Jaddanbai was her maternal grandmother, and actor Anwar Hussain was her uncle. With her sister, she published a memoir, Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents, in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Sophia College, University of Bombay.

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Career and life highlights

Priya Dutt timeline

  1. It first became obvious that Priya was her father’s successor when she accompanied him on his Mahashanti Padyatra in 1987 from Mumbai to Amritsar.
  2. 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.
  3. Dutt took over the Chairmanship from her father Shri Sunil Dutt after his demise in 2005 and founded the India outfit of NDF.

The world when Priya Dutt was born

Priya Dutt was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Priya Dutt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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