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| name = Niani Natung<br />
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| office = Member of the [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pakke-Kessang]] <br />
| term_start = 2001<br />
| term_end = 2004<br />
| office1 = Minister of State for Social welfare, Women and Child development<br />
| term_start1 = 2001<br />
| term_end1 = 2004<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1968|05|15}}<br />
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|08|31|1968|05|15}}<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = [[Dera Natung]]<br />
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'''Niani Natung''' (15 May 1968<ref>{{cite news |title=First in North-East India |url=https://www.oknortheast.com/2011/05/first-in-north-east-india.html |publisher=OK! North East | accessdate=27 July 2024}}</ref> &ndash; 31 August 2013) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]]. She served as an MLA and Cabinet Minister, handling the portfolio of Social welfare, Women and Child Development. She was the wife of [[Dera Natung]].<ref name=Arunachal/><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
After her husband, [[Dera Natung]]'s death in a helicopter crash in May 2001, she was elected as an MLA, winning the by-election of the [[Pakke-Kessang Assembly constituency]] in [[East Kameng district]], which was conducted on 20 September 2001. She was appointed Minister of State for Social welfare, Women and Child development. She was the first lady minister from the [[Nyishi people|Nyishi community]]. Niani served as Chairperson of the Arunachal Pradesh State Social Welfare Board. She also held the position of vice president of [[Arunachal Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee]].<ref name=Arunachal>{{cite news |title=Former minister Niani Natung passes away |url=https://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/sep13%2001.html |newspaper=The Arunachal Times |date=31 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
On 31 August 2013, she died after a brief illness. Two sons and two daughters survive her.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Arunachal minister dead |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/former-arunachal-minister-dead-113090100302_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=1 September 2013}}</ref> Her last rites were performed with full state honour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Last rites of the mortal remains of former minister held at Seppa |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/38373719/issue-34-arunachaliprgovin |publisher=The Arun Information |date=6 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from East Kameng district]]<br />
[[Category:1968 births]]<br />
[[Category:2013 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004]]<br />
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