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Narah is a graduate of [[Gauhati University]].<ref name="Narah">{{cite web|title=Smt. Ranee Narah|url=http://164.100.47.194/LOKSabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=274&lastls=15|publisher=Government of India|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> She played professional cricket as captain of the Assam state team.<ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Ex-cricketer-clean-bowls-dissidence/Article1-393162.aspx |title=Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence |website=Hindustan Times |date=26 March 2009 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69HmXHb5D?url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Ex-cricketer-clean-bowls-dissidence/Article1-393162.aspx |archive-date=20 July 2012 }}</ref> She was President of the [[Women's Cricket Association of India]] (WCAI) until its merger with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2006.<ref name="espn">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/267721.html |title=WCAI to be disbanded shortly |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | Narah is a graduate of [[Gauhati University]].<ref name="Narah">{{cite web|title=Smt. Ranee Narah|url=http://164.100.47.194/LOKSabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=274&lastls=15|publisher=Government of India|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> She played professional cricket as captain of the Assam state team.<ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Ex-cricketer-clean-bowls-dissidence/Article1-393162.aspx |title=Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence |website=Hindustan Times |date=26 March 2009 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69HmXHb5D?url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Ex-cricketer-clean-bowls-dissidence/Article1-393162.aspx |archive-date=20 July 2012 }}</ref> She was President of the [[Women's Cricket Association of India]] (WCAI) until its merger with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2006.<ref name="espn">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/267721.html |title=WCAI to be disbanded shortly |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234208/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/267721.html |archive-date=26 October 2016 }}</ref> She was a member of the BCCI Women's Committee.<ref name="espn"/> Narah has also served as President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and Vice-President of the [[Assam Cricket Association]] and [[Assam Football Association]].<ref name="AT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov1108/Sports5 |title=Women footballers honoured |publisher=The Assam Tribune |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Bk09IGGI?url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov1108%2FSports5 |archive-date=28 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Yahoo News">{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/dynamo-triumph-223948762.html |title=Dynamo Triumph |publisher=Yahoo |date=6 August 2012 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027061218/https://in.news.yahoo.com/dynamo-triumph-223948762.html |archive-date=27 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/tiding-over-dissidence/cid/757740|title=Tiding over dissidence}}</ref> | ||
Narah was elected President of the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee|Assam Pradesh Youth Congress]] in 1998.<ref name="Narah"/> In the same year, she was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]] constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009.<ref name="Narah"/> Narah was elected to the National Council of the [[Indian Youth Congress]] in 2003.<ref name="Tribune News Service">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030718/nation.htm |title=Tribune News Service |publisher=The Tribune India |date=17 July 2003 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | Narah was elected President of the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee|Assam Pradesh Youth Congress]] in 1998.<ref name="Narah"/> In the same year, she was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]] constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009.<ref name="Narah"/> Narah was elected to the National Council of the [[Indian Youth Congress]] in 2003.<ref name="Tribune News Service">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030718/nation.htm |title=Tribune News Service |publisher=The Tribune India |date=17 July 2003 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206082435/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030718/nation.htm |archive-date=6 December 2012 }}</ref> She was appointed [[Chief Whip|Deputy Chief Whip]] of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 2009.<ref name="Ranee deputy whip of LS">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2609/at012 |title=Ranee deputy whip of LS |publisher=The Assam Tribune |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Bj3pcTjI?url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2609%2Fat012 |archive-date=27 October 2012 }}</ref> In 2012, Narah was inducted into the [[Union Cabinet of India]] as [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs|Tribal Affairs]] ministry.<ref name="Sportsperson-turned-politician Narah gets ministerial berth">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/sportsperson-turned-politician-narah-gets-minister_808124.html |title=Sportsperson-turned-politician Narah gets ministerial berth |publisher=Zee News |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=29 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630153209/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/sportsperson-turned-politician-narah-gets-minister_808124.html |archive-date=30 June 2018 }}</ref> In 2016, Narah was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/assem-ahead-of-assembly-polls-congress-wins-both-rajya-sabha-seats-in-cross-voting/|title = Assam: Ahead of assembly polls, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats in cross-voting|date = 22 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
Narah is married to [[Bharat Narah]], a six-term [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]], and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.<ref name="HT"/><ref name="Family">{{cite web|title=Hereditary politics: Political families of India |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hereditary-politics-political-families-of-india/1/196747.html |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=12 April 2004 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | Narah is married to [[Bharat Narah]], a six-term [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]], and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.<ref name="HT"/><ref name="Family">{{cite web|title=Hereditary politics: Political families of India |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hereditary-politics-political-families-of-india/1/196747.html |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=12 April 2004 |access-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126163713/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hereditary-politics-political-families-of-india/1/196747.html |archive-date=26 January 2014 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:42, 29 June 2022
Ranee Narah | |
|---|---|
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| Rajya Sabha MP | |
| In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Naznin Faruque |
| Succeeded by | Pabitra Margherita |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs | |
| In office 28 November 2012 – 23 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Lok Sabha MP | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| Lok Sabha MP | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jahanara Choudhury 31 October 1965 Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Bharat Narah |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
Ranee Narah (born 31 October 1965) is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam, and former Rajya Sabha MP for the state between 2016-2022. She was previously a three-term Lok Sabha MP from Lakhimpur constituency, 1998-2004 and 2009-2014, and Minister of State in the Union Tribal Affairs ministry from 2012 to 2014.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University.[1] She played professional cricket as captain of the Assam state team.[2] She was President of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) until its merger with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2006.[3] She was a member of the BCCI Women's Committee.[3] Narah has also served as President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and Vice-President of the Assam Cricket Association and Assam Football Association.[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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Smt. Ranee Narah". Government of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence". Hindustan Times. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WCAI to be disbanded shortly". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Women footballers honoured". The Assam Tribune. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Dynamo Triumph". Yahoo. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tiding over dissidence".
- ↑ "Tribune News Service". The Tribune India. 17 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ranee deputy whip of LS". The Assam Tribune. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Sportsperson-turned-politician Narah gets ministerial berth". Zee News. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Assam: Ahead of assembly polls, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats in cross-voting". 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Hereditary politics: Political families of India". India Today. 12 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.