Ranee Narah Explained

Ranee Narah
Office1:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency1:Assam
Predecessor1:Naznin Faruque
Successor1:Pabitra Margherita
Term Start1:3 April 2016
Term End1:2 April 2022
Source:http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=274
Office2:Minister of State of Tribal Affairs, Government of India
Party:Indian National Congress
Primeminister2:Manmohan Singh
Predecessor2:Mahadeo Singh Khandela
Successor2:Mansukhbhai Vasava
Term Start2:28 November 2012
Term End2:23 May 2014
Office3:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency3:Lakhimpur
Predecessor3:Arun Kumar Sarmah
Successor3:Sarbananda Sonowal
Term Start3:16 May 2009
Term End3:16 May 2014
Constituency4:Lakhimpur
Predecessor4:Arun Kumar Sarmah
Successor4:Arun Kumar Sarmah
Term Start4:10 March 1998
Term End4:13 May 2004
Birth Date:31 October 1965
Birth Place:Guwahati, Assam, India
Birth Name:Jahanara Choudhury
Spouse:Bharat Narah
Children:2 sons
Alma Mater:Gauhati University

Ranee Narah (born Jahanara Choudhury; 31 October 1965) is an Indian politician from Assam and a member of the Indian National Congress. She represented Assam as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022. She also represented Lakhimpur in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2004, and again from 2009 to 2014. Narah served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the Government of India from 2012 to 2014. Her husband, Bharat Narah, is also a member of the Indian National Congress, and the MLA of Naoboicha.

Biography

Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University.[1] She played professional cricket and captained the Assam state team.[2] She has served as the President of the Women's Cricket Association of India, the President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and the Vice-President of both the Assam Cricket Association and the Assam Football Association. She was a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Women's Committee.[3] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smt. Ranee Narah. Government of India. 5 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence . Hindustan Times . 26 March 2009 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20240526022510/https://www.webcitation.org/69HmXHb5D?url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Ex-cricketer-clean-bowls-dissidence/Article1-393162.aspx . 26 May 2024 .
  3. Web site: WCAI to be disbanded shortly . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 November 2006 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234208/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/267721.html . 26 October 2016 .
  4. Web site: Women footballers honoured . The Assam Tribune . 10 November 2008 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20240526083634/https://www.webcitation.org/6Bk09IGGI?url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp%3Fid=nov1108/Sports5 . 26 May 2024 .
  5. Web site: Dynamo Triumph . Yahoo . 6 August 2012 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027061218/https://in.news.yahoo.com/dynamo-triumph-223948762.html . 27 October 2016 .
  6. Web site: Tiding over dissidence.
  7. Web site: Tribune News Service . The Tribune India . 17 July 2003 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121206082435/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030718/nation.htm . 6 December 2012 .
  8. Web site: Ranee deputy whip of LS . The Assam Tribune . 25 November 2009 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20240526083313/https://www.webcitation.org/6Bj3pcTjI?url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp%3Fid=nov2609/at012 . 26 May 2024 .
  9. Web site: Sportsperson-turned-politician Narah gets ministerial berth . Zee News . 28 October 2012 . 29 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630153209/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/sportsperson-turned-politician-narah-gets-minister_808124.html . 30 June 2018 .
  10. Web site: Assam: Ahead of assembly polls, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats in cross-voting. 22 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Hereditary politics: Political families of India . . 12 April 2004 . 28 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126163713/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hereditary-politics-political-families-of-india/1/196747.html . 26 January 2014 .