Ranee Narah (born 31 October 1965) is an

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politician from

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, and former

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MP for the state between 2016-2022. She was previously a three-term

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MP from Lakhimpur constituency, 1998-2004 and 2009-2014, and

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in the

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Tribal Affairs ministry from 2012 to 2014.

Biography

Narah is a graduate of

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. She played professional cricket as captain of the Assam state team. She was President of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) until its merger with the

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(BCCI) in 2006. She was a member of the BCCI Women's Committee. 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. Narah was elected President of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress in 1998. In the same year, she was elected to the

from Lakhimpur constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009. Narah was elected to the National Council of the

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in 2003. She was appointed

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of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 2009. In 2012, Narah was inducted into the

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in the Tribal Affairs ministry. In 2016, Narah was elected to the

from Assam. Narah is married to Bharat Narah, a six-term member of the

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, and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.

References

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