Tanka Bahadur Rai

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Tanka Bahadur Rai
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Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance
In office
30 May 2011 - 23 January 2015
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Succeeded byAjanta Neog
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
29 May 2006 - 19 May 2011
DeputyPranati Phukan
Preceded byPrithibi Majhi
Succeeded byPranab Kumar Gogoi
Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
3 April 2002 - 14 May 2006
SpeakerPrithibi Majhi
Preceded byRenupoma Rajkhowa
Succeeded byPranati Phukan
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 - 19 May 2016
Preceded byPrafulla Goswami
Succeeded byGanesh Kumar Limbu
ConstituencyBarchalla
Personal details
Born14 October 1950 (1950-10-14) (age 71)
Singri
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Chandra Maya Rai
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(m. 1974)​
Children2
Parent(s)Pancha Bahadur Rai (Father) Dhansiri Rai (Mother)
OccupationPolitician

Tanka Bahadur Rai (born 14 October 1950)[1] is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Barchalla.[2] He was Deputy Speaker[3] and then Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly.[4] He was also a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.[5][6]

Early life and education[]

Tanka Bahadur Rai was born on 14 October 1950 to the late Pancha Bahadur Rai and the late Dhansiri Rai in Singri. He has a B.A(Distinction), M.A(Ist Class) and an LLB.

Early career[]

Rai was the Organising Secretary of Darrang Nepali Students Union from 1969-1971. He was a member of the Executive Committee, Darrang College Students Union from 1970-1971. He was also an Executive Committee Member (Departmental Representative) of Post Graduate Students Union, Gauhati University from 1972-1973. He was also General Secretary of the Political Science Society, Gauhati University from 1972-1973.

Rai was lecturer, Lok Nayak Omiya Kr.Das College, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur, Assam from July 1973 to September 1973. He was then a Lecturer at Kohima College, Kohima, Nagaland from 1973 to 1979 while also being a part time lecture from 1978-1981 at Kohima Law college. He has been an advocate at Kohima, Tezpur and Guwahati since 1979. He was President of Kohima Bar Association 1987-1988. He was also President of the Reception Committee of the Convention of North East Gorkha Students Federation held at Tezpur, Assam on 23,24 & 25 November 1997. He has been General Secretary, Assam Gorkha Sammelan since 1997.

Political career[]

Rai was elected to Assam Legislative Assembly on 13 May 2001, having been the Indian National Congress candidate for the constituency of Barchalla. He received 26567 votes, 35.79% of the total vote and he defeated the incumbent MLA for Barchalla, Prafulla Goswami, by 9112 votes.[7] He was made Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly on 3 April 2002 and served until 14 May 2006.

In the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Rai was reelected as the Indian National Congress candidate for Barchalla. He polled 34461 votes, defeating AGP candidate Brindabon Goswami by 922 votes.[7] He was unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Assam Legislative Assembly.[8] His election was announced by G C Langthasa. He was escorted to the Speaker's chair by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, AGP legislative party leader Brindaban Goswami and BJP leader Mison Ranjan Das. Later all party leaders of the Assembly congratulated him over his election.

In the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly Election, Rai was again reelected as the Indian National Congress candidate for Barchalla. He received 47270 votes, 48.19% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 17574 votes. He was made Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance under Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 30 May 2011. He was one of 11 cabinet ministers who resigned following a cabinet reshuffle.[9]

In the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Rai sought reelection. He received 30230 votes, being defeated by BJP candidate Ganesh Kumar Limbu by 23682 votes.

Personal life[]

He is married to Chandra Maya Rai and they have 1 son and 1 daughter. He enjoys reading, travelling and sports.

References[]

  1. ^ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ^ "Barchalla Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ "Assam Ministers Allotted Portfolios". Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "Gogoi allocates portfolios to new Assam ministers-Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ a b "Barchalla Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  8. ^ Staff (2006-05-29). "Tanka Bahadur Rai unanimously elected Speaker". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  9. ^ "Assam reshuffle: All ministers of Tarun Gogoi ministry resign". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-03-06.


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