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{{short description|Indian actress and politician (born 1985)}}
{{for|the Indian field hockey player|Navneet Kaur (field hockey)}}
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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Navneet Kaur Rana
| name                = Navneet Kaur Rana
| image              = Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement (5).jpg
| image              = Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement (5).jpg
| alt                = Religion : sikhism
| caption            = Kaur in 2019
| caption            = Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement
| alt                =  
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start          = 23 May 2019
| term_start          = 23 May 2019
| term_end            =  
| term_end            = 4 June 2024
| constituency        = [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amravati]]
| constituency        = [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amravati]]
| majority            = 36,951<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/amravati-maharashtra-election-2019-amravati-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/415843 |title=Amravati Election Result 2019: Navnit Rani Rana wins against Shiv Sena's Adsul Anandrao Vithoba |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
| predecessor        = [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Anandrao Adsul]]
| predecessor        = [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Anandrao Adsul]]
| successor          = [[Balwant Baswant Wankhade|Balwant Wankhade]]
| birth_name          = Navneet Kaur
| birth_name          = Navneet Kaur
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|03}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1985|04|06|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref name="cinegoer1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528184508/http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref name="cinegoer1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |title=An Interview With Navneet Kaur |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528184508/http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| party              = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| otherparty = *she won the [[Lok Sabha]] Election 2019 with support from the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[ Nationalist Congress Party ]]
*She is a member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] from Amravati.
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| nationality        = Indian
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2024)
| otherparty          = [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{small|(2019-2024)}}<br/>[[Nationalist Congress Party]] {{small|(until 2019)}}
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| occupation          = Politician , Actress
| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|Actress}}
| spouse              = [[Ravi Rana]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Ravi Rana]]|2011}}
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| children            = 2
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'''Navneet Kaur Rana''' (also known as '''Navneet Ravi Rana''') is a former Indian film actress who mainly acted in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu cinema]]. She is an elected Member of Parliament (MP) from [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amravati]] in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate, however with the political support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) against the then partnered allies [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5191 |title=Biography of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=Parliament of India |access-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://myneta.info/loksabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=6376 |title=Criminal & asset declaration of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=MyNeta |access-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref>
'''Navneet Kaur Rana''' (born 6 April 1985), also known as '''Navneet Ravi Rana''', is an Indian politician and former actress, primarily known for her work in [[Telugu cinema]]. She was elected as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (MP) from [[Amravati Lok Sabha constituency|Amravati]] in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha elections]] as an independent candidate. In the [[2024 elections in India|2024 elections]], she contested from the same constituency on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ticket but lost to [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate [[Balwant Wankhade|Balwant Wankhede]] by a margin of 19,731 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5191 |title=Biography of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=Parliament of India |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=15 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315213148/http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5191 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://myneta.info/loksabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=6376 |title=Criminal & asset declaration of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=MyNeta |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609053159/https://myneta.info/loksabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=6376 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Film career==
==Film career==
Kaur was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Her parents are of Punjabi origin; her father was an army official.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063801/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-23/news-interviews/28007215_1_navneet-kaur-film-army-official |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-23/news-interviews/28007215_1_navneet-kaur-film-army-official |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-29 |title=Third time lucky? &#124; Movie News |date=2009-04-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> Completed her studies up to 10th standard in Karthika High School. After finishing 12th class, she discontinued her education and began working as a model, going on to appear in six music videos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190112/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Kaur made her feature film debut in ''[[Darshan (film)|Darshan]]'', a Kannada film.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Then followed her debut in Telugu with ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' (2004). ''Chetna'' (2005), ''Jagapathi'' (2005), ''Good Boy'' (2005), and ''[[Bhuma]]'' (2008) are some of her subsequent releases. Additional work include ''Kalachakram'', ''Terror'', ''Flash News'' and ''Jabilamma'' in Telugu. She was a contestant in the [[Gemini TV]] reality show named ''Humma Humma''. She starred in the Malayalam film ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'', directed by [[Rafi Mecartin]]. In 2010, she acted in the Punjabi film ''Lad Geya Pecha'' opposite [[Gurpreet Ghuggi]].
Kaur was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Her parents are of Punjabi origin of [[Ravidassia]] caste;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Abraham |title=SC sets aside order cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Rana’s caste certificate |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-sets-aside-order-cancelling-amravati-mp-navneet-rana-s-caste-certificate-101712217255753.html |access-date=26 August 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Hindustan Times |date=4 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |date=9 June 2021 |title=HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=11 September 2022 |archive-date=11 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911091033/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> her father was an army official.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |title=ബാങ്കോക്കിലെ പഞ്ചാബിപ്പെണ്ണ്‌ |trans-title=Punjabi girl from Bangkok |access-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063801/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Third-time-lucky/etarticleshow/4435960.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-23/news-interviews/28007215_1_navneet-kaur-film-army-official |url-status=live |archive-date=29 October 2013 |title=Third time lucky? |date=23 April 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> She completed her studies up to 10th standard in Karthika High School, Kurla (Mumbai). After finishing 12th class, she discontinued her education and began working as a model, going on to appear in six music videos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |title=Chitchat with Navneet Kaur |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190112/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kaur made her feature film debut in "[[Darshan (2004 film)|Darshan]]"  a Kannada film.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Then followed her debut in Telugu with ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' (2004). ''Chetna'' (2005), ''Jagapathi'' (2005), ''Good Boy'' (2005), and ''[[Bhuma]]'' (2008) are some of her subsequent releases. Additional works include ''Kalachakram'', ''Terror'', ''Flash News'' and ''Jabilamma'', which was a Telugu remake of the Hindi film ''Chameli''. She was a contestant in the [[Gemini TV]] reality show ''Humma Humma''. She starred in the Malayalam film ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'', directed by [[Rafi Mecartin]]. In 2010, she acted in the Punjabi film ''Lad Geya Pecha'' opposite [[Gurpreet Ghuggi]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
After the marriage with [[Ravi Rana]] she tried her career as a politician in [[Lok Sabha]] Election 2014 from [[Nationalist Congress Party]] however lost the election; citing the reason for the loss she stated that her competition was indirectly [[Narendra Modi]], who had rallied for the then winning candidate, [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Anandrao Adsul]].
After the marriage with [[Ravi Rana]], she unsuccessfully contested the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha Election]] as a [[Nationalist Congress Party]] candidate.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
 
She was elected as an MP from [[Amravati]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=30 May 2019 |title=Navneet Kaur only actress to be MP from Maharashtra |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/navneet-kaur-only-actress-to-be-mp-from-maharashtra-119053000151_1.html |access-date=1 June 2019 |archive-date=1 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601151436/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/navneet-kaur-only-actress-to-be-mp-from-maharashtra-119053000151_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Maharashtra]] constituency in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 as an Independent candidate, with support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] defeating [[Anandrao Adsul]] of [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]]. In this election as an independent candidate, she has spent Rs.65 Lakh while the previous two times MP, [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Adsul]] has spent Rs.49 Lakh for a democratic process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2019 |first=Shishir |last=Arya |title=Lok Sabha elections: Spent Rs65L on campaign, says Rana; 2-time MP Adsul Rs49L |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/maharashtra/news/spent-rs65l-on-campaign-says-rana-2-time-mp-adsul-rs49l/articleshow/68913326.cms |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523065327/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/maharashtra/news/spent-rs65l-on-campaign-says-rana-2-time-mp-adsul-rs49l/articleshow/68913326.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On various level (i.e. local, regional and national; in public or, in various institutions like Lok Sabha) she is seen to have altercation with Shiv Sena and its party members time-to-time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title='तू महाराष्ट्र में कैसे घूमती है, मैं देखता हूं...', अमरावती से निर्दलीय MP नवनीत राणा का शिवसेना MP पर गंभीर आरोप |trans-title='How you roam in Maharashtra, I see...', independent MP from Amravati Navneet Rana's serious allegation on Shiv Sena MP |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/aurangabad-maharashtra-amravati-mp-navneet-ravi-rana-lok-sabha-speaker-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-parliament-bjp-mp-rama-devi-3530259.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513081003/https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/aurangabad-maharashtra-amravati-mp-navneet-ravi-rana-lok-sabha-speaker-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-parliament-bjp-mp-rama-devi-3530259.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2014 |title=Shiv Sena MP Anandrao Adsul booked for abusing actress Navneet Kaur-Rana |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/shiv-sena-mp-anandrao-adsul-booked-for-abusing-actress-navneet-kaur-rana-674542.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514013619/https://www.news18.com/news/india/shiv-sena-mp-anandrao-adsul-booked-for-abusing-actress-navneet-kaur-rana-674542.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=टीम |first=एबीपी माझा वेब |date=9 July 2019 |title=नवनीत कौर राणा यांच्या खासदारकीला आव्हान, उच्च न्यायालयात याचिका दाखल |trans-title=Navneet Kaur Rana's MP challenge, petition filed in High Court |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/anandrao-adsul-file-petition-against-navneet-kaur-rana-nagpur-in-high-court-680790 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=marathi.abplive.com |language=mr |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514143517/https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/anandrao-adsul-file-petition-against-navneet-kaur-rana-nagpur-in-high-court-680790 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Joining BJP===
 
[[File:Campaign of Navneet Rana in General Elections 2024.jpg|thumb|Campaign of Navneet Rana in General Elections 2024.]]


She was elected as an MP from [[Amravati]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2019-05-30|title=Navneet Kaur only actress to be MP from Maharashtra|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/navneet-kaur-only-actress-to-be-mp-from-maharashtra-119053000151_1.html|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> [[Maharashtra]] constituency in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 as an Independent candidate, with support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] defeating [[Anandrao Adsul]] of [[Shiv Sena]]. In this election as an independent candidate, she has spent Rs.65 Lakh while the previous two times MP, [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Adsul]] has spent Rs.49 Lakh for a democratic process.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/maharashtra/news/spent-rs65l-on-campaign-says-rana-2-time-mp-adsul-rs49l/articleshow/68913326.cms] Her win is considered as a huge victory of an independent candidate in Shiv Sena's neglected fortress in [[Vidarbha]].
She joined the [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] on 28 March 2024 and contested from [[Amravati Lok Sabha constituency]] as a BJP candidate in the 2024 general elections but lost the seat to [[Balwant Baswant Wankhade]] of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra Independent MP Navneet Rana Joins BJP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-independent-mp-navneet-rana-joins-bjp-5323690 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S137.htm}}</ref>


On various level (i.e. local, regional and national; in public or, in various institutions like Lok Sabha) she is seen to have altercation with Shiv Sena and its party members time-to-time.[https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/aurangabad-maharashtra-amravati-mp-navneet-ravi-rana-lok-sabha-speaker-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-parliament-bjp-mp-rama-devi-3530259.html] [https://www.news18.com/news/india/shiv-sena-mp-anandrao-adsul-booked-for-abusing-actress-navneet-kaur-rana-674542.html] [https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/anandrao-adsul-file-petition-against-navneet-kaur-rana-nagpur-in-high-court-680790]
== Controversy ==
On 8 June 2021, the [[High Court of Bombay]] fined her Rs. 2 lakh, for submitting a fake [[Mochi (Hindu)|Mochi caste]] certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/articleshow/83336055.cms |date=8 June 2021 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608155433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/articleshow/83336055.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The court cancelled her caste certificate, however, it remained silent on the validity of her position as an elected representative from a Lok Sabha seat reserved for people belonging to Scheduled Caste category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra first-time MP fined Rs 2 lakh for "Fake" caste papers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mp-navneet-kaur-ranas-caste-certificate-fake-told-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-2458963 |date=8 June 2021 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608084402/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mp-navneet-kaur-ranas-caste-certificate-fake-told-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-2458963 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece/ |title=HC cancels caste-certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |work=The Hindu |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609093755/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 4 April 2024, the Supreme Court of India reversed the Bombay High Court's judgement and mentioned that there was no reason for the High Court to interfere in Scrutiny Committee's decision to validate Kaur's Scheduled Caste certificate of [[Ramdasia|Sikh- Chamar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SC sets aside order cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Rana's caste certificate |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-sets-aside-order-cancelling-amravati-mp-navneet-rana-s-caste-certificate-101712217255753.html |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Supreme Court restores Scheduled Caste status to BJP leader Navneet Kaur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-restores-scheduled-caste-status-to-bjp-leader-navneet-kaur/articleshow/109046058.cms |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajagopal |first=Krishnadas |date=2024-04-04 |title=SC sets aside Bombay HC verdict cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana's caste certificate |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-sets-aside-hc-verdict-cancelling-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-kaur-rana/article68027374.ece |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Controversy related to Caste==
In April 2022, Kaur and her husband Ravi were arrested by Mumbai police following their insistence to recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of ''Matoshree'' the residence of then [[Maharashtra]] [[Chief Minister]] [[Uddhav Thackeray]], with charges of sedition, promoting enmity and assaulting a public servant to prevent discharge of duty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2022-04-24 |title=Hanuman Chalisa row: MP-MLA Couple Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Court |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hanuman-chalisa-row-mp-navneet-rana-her-mla-husband-ravi-rana-granted-bail-by-mumbai-court-reports-news-agency-pti-2944190 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref> Later they were sent to 14 days of judicial custody, where Rana was sent to the Byculla women's jail on the orders of local magistrate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=24 April 2022 |title=Hanuman Chalisa Row: MP Navneet Rana & MLA Ravi Rana Sent To 14 Days Of Judicial Custody |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/hanuman-chalisa-row-amravati-mp-navneet-rana-her-mla-husband-ravi-rana-sent-to-14-days-judicial-custody-1528017 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425095848/https://news.abplive.com/news/india/hanuman-chalisa-row-amravati-mp-navneet-rana-her-mla-husband-ravi-rana-sent-to-14-days-judicial-custody-1528017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chalisa tussle: MP Navneet Rana, husband sent in 14-day judicial custody |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chalisa-tussle-mp-navneet-rana-husband-sent-in-14-day-judicial-custody-122042400423_1.html |date=24 April 2022 |website=Business Standard |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505101037/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chalisa-tussle-mp-navneet-rana-husband-sent-in-14-day-judicial-custody-122042400423_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 8 June 2021, the [[High Court of Bombay]] fined her Rs. 2 lakh, for submitting a fake Mochi caste certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/articleshow/83336055.cms |date=8 June 2021 |work=The Times of India }}</ref> The court cancelled her caste certificate, however, it remained silent on the validity of her position as an elected representative from a Lok Sabha seat reserved for people belonging to Scheduled Caste category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra first-time MP fined Rs 2 lakh for "Fake" caste papers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mp-navneet-kaur-ranas-caste-certificate-fake-told-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-2458963 |date=8 June 2021 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece/amp/ |title=HC cancels caste-certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |work=The Hindu |date=9 June 2021
}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
After a short hiatus from her film career, on 3 February 2011, she married [[Ravi Rana]], an [[Independent politician|independent]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Badnera]] constituency in [[Amravati]] city. It has been reported that they got married along with a mass marriage ceremony where many leaders and [[Very important person|VIPs]], including the then [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Prithviraj Chavan]] and [[Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]], remained present to bless the newly wedded couple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-03/news-interviews/28378581_1_mass-marriage-navneet-kaur-mla-ravi-rana |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-03/news-interviews/28378581_1_mass-marriage-navneet-kaur-mla-ravi-rana |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-04 |title=Navneet Kaur marries Ravi Rana &#124; Movie News |date=2011-02-03 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref>
After a short hiatus from her film career, on 3 February 2011, she married Ravi Rana, an [[Independent politician|independent]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Badnera Assembly constituency|Badnera]] constituency in [[Amravati]] city. It has been reported that they got married along with a mass marriage ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Navneet-Kaur-marries-Ravi-Rana/etarticleshow/7417073.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-03/news-interviews/28378581_1_mass-marriage-navneet-kaur-mla-ravi-rana |url-status=live |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Navneet Kaur marries Ravi Rana |date=3 February 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| ''[[Jagapati]]'' || Divya || rowspan="2" | Telugu
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| 2003 || ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| ''[[Good Boy (2005 film)|Good Boy]]'' || Krishna Veni
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| ''Sitam'' || Sharmila
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| 2005 || ''[[Chetna: The Excitement]]'' || Aastha || [[Hindi]]
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]'' || || rowspan="3" | Telugu
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| 2005 || ''Jagapathi'' || Unknown || Telugu
| ''[[Roommates (2006 Telugu film)|Roommates]]'' || Pallavi
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| 2006 || ''Roommates'' || Pallavi || Telugu
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Maharadhi]]'' || Naveena || rowspan="3" | Telugu
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| 2006 || ''[[Ranam (2006 film)|Ranam]]''|| Special appearance || Telugu
| ''[[Yamadonga]]'' || [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]]
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| 2007 || ''[[Maharadhi]]'' || Unknown || Telugu
| ''Bangaru Konda'' || Alekhya
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| 2007 || ''[[Yamadonga]]'' || [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]] || Telugu
| rowspan="5" | 2008 || ''Bhuma'' || || rowspan="3" | Telugu
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| 2007 || ''Bangaru Konda'' || Alekhya || Telugu
| ''Jabilamma'' || Jabilamma
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| 2008 || ''Bhuma'' || Unknown  || Telugu
| ''Terror'' ||
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| 2008 || ''Jabilamma'' || Jabilamma || Telugu
| ''[[Arasangam]]'' || Aarthi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| 2008 || ''Terror'' || Unknown || Telugu
| ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'' || Diana Perreira || [[Malayalam]]
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| 2008 || ''[[Arasangam]]'' || Aarthi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''Flash News'' || Nakshatra || rowspan="2" | Telugu
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| 2008 || ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'' || Diana Perreira || [[Malayalam]]
| ''Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali'' ||
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| 2009 || ''Flash News'' || Nakshatra || Telugu
| rowspan="5" | 2010 || ''Lad Gaya Pecha'' || Lovely || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
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| 2009 || ''Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali'' || Unknown  || Telugu
| ''Nirnayam'' || || rowspan="2" | Telugu
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| 2010 || ''Lad Gaya Pecha'' || Lovely || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| ''Kalachakram'' ||
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| 2010 || ''Nirnayam'' || Unknown  || Telugu
| ''[[Ambasamudram Ambani]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil
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| ''Chhevan Dariya (The Sixth River)'' || Reet || Punjabi<ref>{{Cite book |date=2020 |editor-last=Pecha |editor-first=Lukáš |title=Orientalia antiqua nova XX |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.24132/zcu.2020.09679 |doi=10.24132/zcu.2020.09679|isbn=978-80-261-0967-9 }}</ref>
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! Album
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! Singer
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| 2010 || ''Kalachakram'' || Unknown || Telugu
|2001
|''Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala''  
|Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala
|[[Altaf Raja]]
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| 2010 || ''[[Ambasamudram Ambani]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil
| rowspan="2" |2002
| rowspan="2" |''Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri''  
| Akhiyon Mein Akhiyaan Daal Ke
| rowspan="2" |[[Anuradha Paudwal]] & [[Nitin Mukesh]]
|[[Arjan Bajwa]]
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| 2010 || ''Chhevan Dariya (The Sixth River)'' || Reet || Punjabi
| Inn Nasheeli Aankhon Se
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For the Indian field hockey player, see Navneet Kaur (field hockey).

Navneet Kaur Rana
Kaur in 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byAnandrao Adsul
Succeeded byBalwant Wankhade
ConstituencyAmravati
Personal details
Born
Navneet Kaur

(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 41)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2019-2024)
Nationalist Congress Party (until 2019)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Actress
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2011)
Children2
2=

Navneet Kaur Rana (born 6 April 1985), also known as Navneet Ravi Rana, is an Indian politician and former actress, primarily known for her work in Telugu cinema. She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Amravati in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. In the 2024 elections, she contested from the same constituency on a BJP ticket but lost to Congress candidate Balwant Wankhede by a margin of 19,731 votes.[2][3]

Film career[edit | edit source]

Kaur was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[1] Her parents are of Punjabi origin of Ravidassia caste;[4][5] her father was an army official.[6][7] She completed her studies up to 10th standard in Karthika High School, Kurla (Mumbai). After finishing 12th class, she discontinued her education and began working as a model, going on to appear in six music videos.[8] Kaur made her feature film debut in "Darshan" a Kannada film.[1] Then followed her debut in Telugu with Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004). Chetna (2005), Jagapathi (2005), Good Boy (2005), and Bhuma (2008) are some of her subsequent releases. Additional works include Kalachakram, Terror, Flash News and Jabilamma, which was a Telugu remake of the Hindi film Chameli. She was a contestant in the Gemini TV reality show Humma Humma. She starred in the Malayalam film Love In Singapore, directed by Rafi Mecartin. In 2010, she acted in the Punjabi film Lad Geya Pecha opposite Gurpreet Ghuggi.

Political career[edit | edit source]

After the marriage with Ravi Rana, she unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Election as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate.[citation needed]

She was elected as an MP from Amravati,[9] Maharashtra constituency in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 as an Independent candidate, with support of Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party defeating Anandrao Adsul of Shiv Sena. In this election as an independent candidate, she has spent Rs.65 Lakh while the previous two times MP, Adsul has spent Rs.49 Lakh for a democratic process.[10]

On various level (i.e. local, regional and national; in public or, in various institutions like Lok Sabha) she is seen to have altercation with Shiv Sena and its party members time-to-time.[11][12][13]

Joining BJP[edit | edit source]

Campaign of Navneet Rana in General Elections 2024.

She joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 28 March 2024 and contested from Amravati Lok Sabha constituency as a BJP candidate in the 2024 general elections but lost the seat to Balwant Baswant Wankhade of Indian National Congress.[14][15]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

On 8 June 2021, the High Court of Bombay fined her Rs. 2 lakh, for submitting a fake Mochi caste certificate.[16] The court cancelled her caste certificate, however, it remained silent on the validity of her position as an elected representative from a Lok Sabha seat reserved for people belonging to Scheduled Caste category.[17][18] On 4 April 2024, the Supreme Court of India reversed the Bombay High Court's judgement and mentioned that there was no reason for the High Court to interfere in Scrutiny Committee's decision to validate Kaur's Scheduled Caste certificate of Sikh- Chamar.[19][20][21]

In April 2022, Kaur and her husband Ravi were arrested by Mumbai police following their insistence to recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree the residence of then Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, with charges of sedition, promoting enmity and assaulting a public servant to prevent discharge of duty.[22] Later they were sent to 14 days of judicial custody, where Rana was sent to the Byculla women's jail on the orders of local magistrate.[23][24]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

After a short hiatus from her film career, on 3 February 2011, she married Ravi Rana, an independent MLA from Badnera constituency in Amravati city. It has been reported that they got married along with a mass marriage ceremony.[25]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi Lakshmi Telugu
Darshan Nandini Kannada
Sathruvvu Telugu
2005 Chetna: The Excitement Aastha Hindi
Jagapati Divya Telugu
Good Boy Krishna Veni
Sitam Sharmila Hindi
2006 Style Telugu Special appearance
Roommates Pallavi
Ranam Special appearance
2007 Maharadhi Naveena Telugu
Yamadonga Rambha
Bangaru Konda Alekhya
2008 Bhuma Telugu
Jabilamma Jabilamma
Terror
Arasangam Aarthi Tamil
Love In Singapore Diana Perreira Malayalam
2009 Flash News Nakshatra Telugu
Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali
2010 Lad Gaya Pecha Lovely Punjabi
Nirnayam Telugu
Kalachakram
Ambasamudram Ambani Nandhini Tamil
Chhevan Dariya (The Sixth River) Reet Punjabi[26]

Music videos[edit | edit source]

Year Album Song Singer Co-star
2001 Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala Altaf Raja
2002 Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri Akhiyon Mein Akhiyaan Daal Ke Anuradha Paudwal & Nitin Mukesh Arjan Bajwa
Inn Nasheeli Aankhon Se

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "An Interview With Navneet Kaur". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Biography of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Criminal & asset declaration of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana". MyNeta. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Abraham (4 April 2024). "SC sets aside order cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Rana's caste certificate". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana". The Hindu. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "ബാങ്കോക്കിലെ പഞ്ചാബിപ്പെണ്ണ്‌" [Punjabi girl from Bangkok]. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Third time lucky?". The Times of India. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chitchat with Navneet Kaur". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  9. ↑ IANS (30 May 2019). "Navneet Kaur only actress to be MP from Maharashtra". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Arya, Shishir (17 April 2019). "Lok Sabha elections: Spent Rs65L on campaign, says Rana; 2-time MP Adsul Rs49L". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "'तू महाराष्ट्र में कैसे घूमती है, मैं देखता हूं...', अमरावती से निर्दलीय MP नवनीत राणा का शिवसेना MP पर गंभीर आरोप" ['How you roam in Maharashtra, I see...', independent MP from Amravati Navneet Rana's serious allegation on Shiv Sena MP]. News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Shiv Sena MP Anandrao Adsul booked for abusing actress Navneet Kaur-Rana". News18. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. ↑ टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (9 July 2019). "नवनीत कौर राणा यांच्या खासदारकीला आव्हान, उच्च न्यायालयात याचिका दाखल" [Navneet Kaur Rana's MP challenge, petition filed in High Court]. marathi.abplive.com (in मराठी). Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Maharashtra Independent MP Navneet Rana Joins BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Election Commission of India".
  16. ↑ "HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana". The Times of India. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Maharashtra first-time MP fined Rs 2 lakh for "Fake" caste papers". NDTV. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "HC cancels caste-certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana". The Hindu. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "SC sets aside order cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Rana's caste certificate". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "Supreme Court restores Scheduled Caste status to BJP leader Navneet Kaur". The Times of India. 5 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  21. ↑ Rajagopal, Krishnadas (4 April 2024). "SC sets aside Bombay HC verdict cancelling Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana's caste certificate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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