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''' Renuka Devi Barkataki''' (1932 - 2017) was an | ''' Renuka Devi Barkataki''' (1932 - 2017) was an Indian politician from [[Assam]]. She was the Union Minister of state for education, social welfare and culture in the Janata Party government led by prime minister [[Morarji Desai]] from 1977 to 1979. In 1962, she was elected to the [[3rd Lok Sabha]] from [[Barpeta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]] constituency as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. In 1972, she was elected to the Assam legislative Assembly from [[Hajo (Assembly constituency)|Hajo constituency]].<ref>[http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1972-78.html Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1972-78]</ref> In 1977, she was elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gauhati]] constituency as a [[Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok06/state/06lsas.htm Members of Sixth Lok Sabha]</ref> Later, she became the honorary secretary of the Assam state branch of the [[Indian Red Cross Society]]. She died on 14 August 2017 in a government hospital due to injuries. | ||
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