Ranee Narah

Ranee Narah (born Jahanara Choudhury; 31 October 1965) is an Indian politician from Assam and a member of the Indian National Congress. She represented Assam as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022. She also represented Lakhimpur in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2004, and again from 2009 to 2014. Narah served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the Government of India from 2012 to 2014. Her husband, Bharat Narah, is also a member of the Indian National Congress, and the MLA of Naoboicha.

Biography
Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University. She played professional cricket and captained the Assam state team. 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.

Narah was elected President of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress in 1998. In the same year, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur constituency. She was re-elected from Lakhimpur in 1999 and 2009. Narah was elected to the National Council of the Indian Youth Congress in 2003. She was appointed Deputy Chief Whip of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 2009. In 2012, Narah was inducted into the Union Cabinet of India as Minister of State in the Tribal Affairs ministry. In 2016, Narah was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.

Narah is married to Bharat Narah, a six-term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, and former cabinet minister in the Assam government.