Ranee Narah
Ranee Narah | |
|---|---|
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 31 October 1965 Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bharat Narah |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Source: [1] | |
Ranee Narah (born Jahanara Choudhury; 31 October 1965) is an Indian politician from
Naoboicha
.
Biography
Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University.[1] She played professional cricket and captained the Assam state team.[2] She has served as the President of the Women's Cricket Association of India, the President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and the Vice-President of both the Assam Cricket Association and the Assam Football Association. She was a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Women's Committee.[3][4][5][6]
Narah was elected President of 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
- ^ a b c "Smt. Ranee Narah". Government of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-cricketer clean bowls dissidence". Hindustan Times. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "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.