Ranee Narah | |
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 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Naznin Faruque |
| Succeeded by | Pabitra Margherita |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Minister of State ofTribal Affairs,Government of India | |
| In office 28 November 2012 – 23 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Mahadeo Singh Khandela |
| Succeeded by | Mansukhbhai Vasava |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Sarmah |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jahanara Choudhury (1965-10-31)31 October 1965 (age 59) Guwahati,Assam,India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bharat Narah |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Source:[1] | |
Ranee Narah (bornJahanara Choudhury; 31 October 1965) is an Indian politician fromAssam and a member of theIndian National Congress. She represented Assam as aMember of Parliament in theRajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022. She also representedLakhimpur in theLok Sabha from 1998 to 2004, and again from 2009 to 2014. Narah served as theUnionMinister of State forTribal Affairs in theGovernment of India from 2012 to 2014. Her husband,Bharat Narah, is also a member of the Indian National Congress, and theMLA ofNaoboicha.
Narah is a graduate ofGauhati University.[1] She played professional cricket and captained the Assam state team.[2] She has served as the President of theWomen's Cricket Association of India, the President of theAssam Women's Cricket Association, and the Vice-President of both theAssam Cricket Association and theAssam Football Association. She was a member of theBoard of Control for Cricket in India Women's Committee.[3][4][5][6]
Narah was elected President of theAssam Pradesh Youth Congress in 1998.[1] In the same year, she was elected to theLok Sabha fromLakhimpur constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009.[1] Narah was elected to the National Council of theIndian Youth Congress in 2003.[7] She was appointedDeputy Chief Whip of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 2009.[8] In 2012, Narah was inducted into theUnion Cabinet of India asMinister of State in theTribal Affairs ministry.[9] In 2016, Narah was elected to theRajya Sabha from Assam.[10]
Narah is married toBharat Narah, a six-termmember of theAssam Legislative Assembly, and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.[2][11]