Ranee Narah
Ranee Narah | |
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Rajya Sabha MP | |
Assumed office 3 April 2016 | |
Preceded by | Naznin Faruque |
Constituency | Assam |
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs | |
In office 28 November 2012 – 23 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Lok Sabha MP | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
Constituency | Lakhimpur |
Lok Sabha MP | |
In office 1998–2004 | |
Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
Constituency | Lakhimpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Jahanara Choudhury 31 October 1965 Guwahati, Assam, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Bharat Narah |
Children | 2 sons |
Alma mater | Gauhati University |
Source: [1] |
Ranee Narah (born 31 October 1965) is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam, and a Rajya Sabha MP for the state since 2016. She was previously a three-term Lok Sabha MP from Lakhimpur constituency, 1998-2004 and 2009-2014, and Minister of State in the Union Tribal Affairs ministry from 2012 to 2014.
Biography[]
Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University.[1] She played professional cricket as captain of the Assam state team.[2] She was President of the (WCAI) until its merger with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2006.[3] She was a member of the BCCI Women's Committee.[3] Narah has also served as President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and Vice-President of the Assam Cricket Association and Assam Football Association.[4][5][6]
Narah was elected President of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress in 1998.[1] In the same year, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009.[1] Narah was elected to the National Council of the Indian Youth Congress in 2003.[7] She was appointed Deputy Chief Whip of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 2009.[8] In 2012, Narah was inducted into the Union Cabinet of India as Minister of State in the Tribal Affairs ministry.[9] In 2016, Narah was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.[10]
Narah is married to Bharat Narah, a six-term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.[2][11]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Smt. Ranee Narah". Government of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence". Hindustan Times. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ a b "WCAI to be disbanded shortly". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Women footballers honoured". The Assam Tribune. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Dynamo Triumph". Yahoo. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Tiding over dissidence".
- ^ "Tribune News Service". The Tribune India. 17 July 2003. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Ranee deputy whip of LS". The Assam Tribune. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Sportsperson-turned-politician Narah gets ministerial berth". Zee News. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Assam: Ahead of assembly polls, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats in cross-voting". 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Hereditary politics: Political families of India". India Today. 12 April 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Indian women cricketers
- Indian National Congress politicians from Assam
- People from Lakhimpur district
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- 13th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Assam
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- Women in Assam politics
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Cricketers from Assam
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- Women members of the Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha members from Assam
- Women union ministers of state of India
- Women members of the Rajya Sabha