Background
Jayashree Banerjee was born on 2 July 1938, to Rani Sikdar and Her Majesty Sikdar in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Jayashree Banerjee was born on 2 July 1938, to Rani Sikdar and Her Majesty Sikdar in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
She was educated at University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, doing her graduation in Music and post graduation in Geography.
She was also elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977, 1990 and 1993. She served as cabinet minister from 1977 to 1980. Her daughter Mallika Banerjee Nadda has followed in her footsteps of being an active social and political personality.
1968 Nominated Member, National Working Committee, Jana Sangh
1973-1974 District President, Jana Sangh, Jabalpur
1974-1977 State Vice-President, Jana Sangh, Jabalpur, Vice-President, All India Women's Wing (two terms), Incharge, Women's Wing, West Bengal, State Working Committee, Madhya Pradesh State President, Women's Wing, Madhya Pradesh (twice)
1977 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Cabinet Minister, Local Self-Government, Social Welfare, Sports and Jail, Madhya Pradesh
1990 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1993 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
She was honored with "Abhinandah Patra", for her work as a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, in social and political spheres, which formed the database of a documentary on her life and work which was also released on the occasion.
She is the grand daughter of Late Shri Radha Nath Sikdar, one of the founder members of Archaeological Survey of India, and also the first person to measure the height of Mount Everest and daughter-in-law of late Shri Suniti Chatterjee, who was an eminent linguist and literary figure of four languages. "Amrit Mahotsav" of Jayshree Banerjee was organized in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on 2 July 2012, on her attaining 75 years of age.
She was a member of 13th Lok Sabha elected from Jabalpur.
