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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1974\|1\|7\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1974\|1\|7\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh\|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]		\| birth_place = [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh\|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
	\| residence =[[Purnia]]		\| residence =[[Purnia]]
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	\| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)\|Member]] of ~~the~~ [[India Parliament]]		\| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)\|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
	\| ~~constituency~~ = [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Supaul]]		\| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh\|Chhattisgarh]]
	\| ~~term_start~~ = 16 May 2014		\| term_start = 29 June 2022
	\| ~~term_end~~ = 23 May 2019		\| term_end =
	\| ~~predecessor~~ = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]		\| predecessor = [[Ramvichar Netam]]
	\| ~~successor~~ = [[Dileshwar Kamait]]		\| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)\|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
	\| ~~constituency1~~ = [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saharsa]]		\| constituency1 = [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Supaul]]
	\| ~~term_start1~~ = 2004		\| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
	\| ~~term_end1~~ = 2009		\| term_end1 = 23 May 2019
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]		\| predecessor1 = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Indian politician)\|Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]
			\| successor1 = [[Dileshwar Kamait]]
			\| constituency2 = [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saharsa]]
			\| term_start2 = 16 May 2004
			\| term_end2 = 16 May 2009
			\| predecessor2 = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Indian politician)\|Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]
	\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]		\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
	\| spouse = [[Pappu Yadav]] (Rajesh Ranjan)		\| spouse = [[Pappu Yadav]] (Rajesh Ranjan)
	\| children = ~~Sarthak Ranjan and Prakriti Ranjan~~		\| children =
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	'''Ranjeet Ranjan''' (born 7 January 1974) also known as '''Ranjeeta''' is an Indian politician. She was member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Supaul]], [[Bihar]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] party.		'''Ranjeet Ranjan''' (born 7 January 1974) also known as '''Ranjeeta''' is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh. She was member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Supaul]], [[Bihar]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

	She is married to politician Rajesh Ranjan better known as [[Pappu Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms \| title=Bihar's biwi brigade \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=6 October 2013 \| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> a ~~former three~~-time winner of the [[Lok Sabha]] polls, who has also won the 16th Lok Sabha election from the constituency of [[Madhepura]], Bihar as an independent [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] candidate.		She is married to politician Rajesh Ranjan better known as [[Pappu Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms \| title=Bihar's biwi brigade \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=6 October 2013 \| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> a four-time winner of the [[Lok Sabha]] polls, who has also won the 16th Lok Sabha election from the constituency of [[Madhepura]], Bihar as an independent [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] candidate.

	In the [[14th Lok Sabha]], she won and became one of the youngest MPs of [[Saharsa]] in North [[Bihar]], Even though Congress' star campaigners, [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]], have not canvassed her in [[Supaul]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/from...s...to-ranjeet-ranjan.../451891\|title = From Pappu's wife to Ranjeet Ranjan, a Congress winner - Indian Express}}</ref> she still managed to attract 332927 votes<ref>http://newsreporter.in/ranjeet-ranjan-of-inc-wins-the-supaul-constituency-bihar-lok-sabha-election-2014-508387></ref> on her own and winning the elections against her immediate rivals Dileshwar Kamait of [[JD(U)]] and Kameshwar Chaupal of [[BJP]].		In the [[14th Lok Sabha]], she won and became one of the youngest MPs of [[Saharsa]] in North [[Bihar]], Even though Congress' star campaigners, [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]], have not canvassed her in [[Supaul]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/from...s...to-ranjeet-ranjan.../451891\|title = From Pappu's wife to Ranjeet Ranjan, a Congress winner - Indian Express}}</ref> she still managed to attract 332927 votes<ref>http://newsreporter.in/ranjeet-ranjan-of-inc-wins-the-supaul-constituency-bihar-lok-sabha-election-2014-508387></ref> on her own and winning the elections against her immediate rivals Dileshwar Kamait of [[JD(U)]] and Kameshwar Chaupal of [[BJP]].
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	Ranjan was born in [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh\|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] brought up in [[Jammu]], studied in [[Punjab]] and settled in [[Delhi]]. Further, her ancestors were [[Kashmiri Pandit]] turned [[Sikhs]].<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ranjeet-ranjan\|title=National Portal of India}}</ref>		Ranjan was born in [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh\|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] brought up in [[Jammu]], studied in [[Punjab]] and settled in [[Delhi]]. Further, her ancestors were [[Kashmiri Pandit]] turned [[Sikhs]].<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ranjeet-ranjan\|title=National Portal of India}}</ref>

	~~Ranjeet~~ Ranjan also called as Ranjeeta Ranjan, was an active [[lawn tennis]] player in the [[Bihar]] circuit, when [[Pappu Yadav]] noticed her on the tennis courts in [[Patna]] in 1993. He proposed to her. Eventually, he converted to Sikhism and married her.<ref name=ht>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090405180557/http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/just-people/2009/03/24/just-people/ Hindustan Times]</ref>		Rajesh Ranjan converted to Sikhism and married her.<ref name=ht>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090405180557/http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/just-people/2009/03/24/just-people/ Hindustan Times]</ref>

	One year after the marriage, she contested the assembly elections in 1995, but lost.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2009-10-30 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182242/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ \|archivedate=30 September 2012 }}</ref> After this she was involved in Pappu Yadav's election campaign in 1999.<ref name=ht/> In 2004, she entered the fray again, from [[Saharsa]] in North Bihar, near Pappu's stronghold of [[Purnea]].		One year after the marriage, she contested the assembly elections in 1995, but lost.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ \|title=Loud and clear, a Sikh vote of confidence - Express India \|accessdate=2009-10-30 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182242/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ \|archivedate=30 September 2012 }}</ref> After this she was involved in Pappu Yadav's election campaign in 1999.<ref name=ht/> In 2004, she entered the fray again, from [[Saharsa]] in [[North Bihar]], near Pappu's stronghold of [[Purnea]].{{citation needed\|date= August 2022}}

	However, in 2009, she shifted to the nearby [[Supaul]] constituency, partly because both she and her husband changed over to the [[Indian National Congress]]. This time though, she [[2009 Indian general elections\|lost]] by more than 1.5 lakhs to [[Vishwa Mohan Kumar]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/twilight-hour-for-the-don/463873/0\|title = Twilight hour for the don\|date = 22 May 2009}}</ref>		However, in 2009, she shifted to the nearby [[Supaul]] constituency, partly because both she and her husband changed over to the [[Indian National Congress]]. This time though, she [[2009 Indian general elections\|lost]] by more than 1.5 lakhs to [[Vishwa Mohan Kumar]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/twilight-hour-for-the-don/463873/0\|title = Twilight hour for the don\|date = 22 May 2009}}</ref>
	In the 2014 elections Ranjeeta Ranjan ~~clinched~~ the [[Supaul]] seat as a Congress candidate defeating [[JD(U)]] rival [[Dileshwar Kamait]] by around 60,000 votes and made it to [[Lok Sabha]].
			In the 2014 elections Ranjeeta Ranjan gained the [[Supaul]] seat as a Congress candidate defeating [[JD(U)]] rival [[Dileshwar Kamait]] by around 60,000 votes and made it to [[Lok Sabha]].{{citation needed\|date= August 2022}}

			On [[International Women's Day\|Women's day]] 2016, she came to [[Parliament of India\|parliament]] on her [[Harley-Davidson\|Harley Davidson]] bike.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Riding the crest \|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/ranjeet-ranjan-mp.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215122742/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/ranjeet-ranjan-mp.html \|archive-date=2018-02-15 \|access-date=2022-04-23 \|website=theweek.in}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.ranjeetranjan.com/ Ranjeet Ranjan ~~Official Website~~]		* [http://www.ranjeetranjan.com/ Ranjeet Ranjan official website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131932/http://www.ranjeetranjan.com/ \|date=28 January 2015 }}
	*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4093&lastls=16 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]		*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4093&lastls=16 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
	* https://web.archive.org/web/20070314203546/http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20070226/ Recent Cover Story on India Today		* https://web.archive.org/web/20070314203546/http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20070226/ Recent Cover Story on India Today
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| residence =[[Purnia]]
| death_date =
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]]
| constituency = [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Supaul]]
| term_start = 16 May 2014
| term_end = 23 May 2019
| predecessor = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]
| successor = [[Dileshwar Kamait]]
| constituency1 = [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharsa]]
| term_start1 = 2004
| term_end1 = 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav]]
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Pappu Yadav]] (Rajesh Ranjan)
| children = Sarthak Ranjan and Prakriti Ranjan
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'''Ranjeet Ranjan''' (born 7 January 1974) also known as '''Ranjeeta''' is an Indian politician. She was member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Supaul]], [[Bihar]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

She is married to politician Rajesh Ranjan better known as [[Pappu Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms | title=Bihar's biwi brigade | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 October 2013 | accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> a former three-time winner of the [[Lok Sabha]] polls, who has also won the 16th Lok Sabha election from the constituency of [[Madhepura]], Bihar as an independent [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] candidate.

In the [[14th Lok Sabha]], she won and became one of the youngest MPs of [[Saharsa]] in North [[Bihar]], Even though Congress' star campaigners, [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]], have not canvassed her in [[Supaul]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/from...s...to-ranjeet-ranjan.../451891|title = From Pappu's wife to Ranjeet Ranjan, a Congress winner - Indian Express}}</ref> she still managed to attract 332927 votes<ref>http://newsreporter.in/ranjeet-ranjan-of-inc-wins-the-supaul-constituency-bihar-lok-sabha-election-2014-508387></ref> on her own and winning the elections against her immediate rivals Dileshwar Kamait of [[JD(U)]] and Kameshwar Chaupal of [[BJP]].

==Life==

Ranjan was born in [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] brought up in [[Jammu]], studied in [[Punjab]] and settled in [[Delhi]]. Further, her ancestors were [[Kashmiri Pandit]] turned [[Sikhs]].<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ranjeet-ranjan|title=National Portal of India}}</ref>

Ranjeet Ranjan also called as Ranjeeta Ranjan, was an active [[lawn tennis]] player in the [[Bihar]] circuit, when [[Pappu Yadav]] noticed her on the tennis courts in [[Patna]] in 1993. He proposed to her. Eventually, he converted to Sikhism and married her.<ref name=ht>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090405180557/http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/just-people/2009/03/24/just-people/ Hindustan Times]</ref>

One year after the marriage, she contested the assembly elections in 1995, but lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182242/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/loud-and-clear-a-sikh-vote-of-confidence/340023/ |archivedate=30 September 2012 }}</ref> After this she was involved in Pappu Yadav's election campaign in 1999.<ref name=ht/> In 2004, she entered the fray again, from [[Saharsa]] in North Bihar, near Pappu's stronghold of [[Purnea]].

However, in 2009, she shifted to the nearby [[Supaul]] constituency, partly because both she and her husband changed over to the [[Indian National Congress]]. This time though, she [[2009 Indian general elections|lost]] by more than 1.5 lakhs to [[Vishwa Mohan Kumar]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/twilight-hour-for-the-don/463873/0|title = Twilight hour for the don|date = 22 May 2009}}</ref>
In the 2014 elections Ranjeeta Ranjan clinched the [[Supaul]] seat as a Congress candidate defeating [[JD(U)]] rival [[Dileshwar Kamait]] by around 60,000 votes and made it to [[Lok Sabha]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ranjeetranjan.com/ Ranjeet Ranjan Official Website]
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4093&lastls=16 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070314203546/http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20070226/ Recent Cover Story on India Today
* http://www.pappuyadav.in/ official website of 15th Lok sabha Madhepura MP,Sri Rajesh Ranjan
{{16th LS members from Bihar}}

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