Prasun Banerjee is an Indian former professional footballer and politician who is serving as an MP in the Lok Sabha from Howrah.
Younger brother of the Pradip Kumar Banerjee, Prasun had also captained the India national football team in international tournaments.
[1] He was vice-captain of the India U-20 team that clinched 1974 AFC Youth Championship title in Thailand.
[7] In 2013, he won the bypoll to the Howrah Sadar parliamentary constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket thus becoming the first professional footballer to be a Member of Parliament, India (Lok Sabha).
He won the seat defeating his adversary, Left Front's Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes.
[10] Prasun is the younger brother of India's player of the 20th century and former national coach, P. K. Banerjee.
The constable, identified as Taragati Biswas, had reportedly stopped Banerjee's vehicle while it violated the 'no U-turn' rule.
[12] Debut: 26 July 1974 vs Malaysia, in Merdeka Cup at Kuala Lumpur (Prasun Banerjee came in as a substitute for Gautam Sarkar).
Bordoloi Trophy – 1985 Total – 9 Prasun Banerjee has also coached Mohun Bagan for two months in the 1990–91 season.