Prasun Banerjee is a retired Indian international footballer who won the Arjuna Award in 1979. Prasun Banerjee, Pradip Kumar Banerjee's younger brother, has also captained the India national football team in international tournaments. He was the vice-captain of India's U-20 team that won the 1974 AFC Youth Championship in Thailand.
He was the Asian All-Star XI's second Indian player. He also played two matches for the Asian All-Star XI against Brazil, where he faced Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socretes, and others. For representing India in 100 football matches, he was inducted into the Limca Book of Records.
In 2013, he was elected to the Howrah Sadar parliamentary constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket, becoming India's first professional footballer to serve in parliament (Lok Sabha). He defeated his opponent, Left Front's Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes. In 2014, he was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha
Quick Facts
|
| Name |
Prasun Banerjee |
| Category |
Member of Parliament |
| Birthday |
06 Apr 1955 |
| Spouse |
Late Smt. Paramita Banerjee |
| Education |
B.Sc.
Educated at Adars Vidyalay, Kolkata and Surendranath College, Kolkata University (W.B.)
|
| Country / Nationality |
India |
| State / Province |
West Bengal |
| Party |
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
| Net Worth |
$ 1.5 Million |
