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Tanka Bahadur Rai
Tanka Bahadur Rai | |
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| Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance | |
| In office 30 May 2011 - 23 January 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Succeeded by | Ajanta Neog |
| Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 May 2006 - 19 May 2011 | |
| Deputy | Pranati Phukan |
| Preceded by | Prithibi Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Kumar Gogoi |
| Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 3 April 2002 - 14 May 2006 | |
| Speaker | Prithibi Majhi |
| Preceded by | Renupoma Rajkhowa |
| Succeeded by | Pranati Phukan |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001 - 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Ganesh Kumar Limbu |
| Constituency | Barchalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1950 (age 73) Singri |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Chandra Maya Rai
( m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Pancha Bahadur Rai (Father) Dhansiri Rai (Mother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tanka Bahadur Rai (born 14 October 1950)[1] is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Barchalla.[2] He was Deputy Speaker[3] and then Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly.[4] He was also a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.[5][6]
Early life and education[edit]
Tanka Bahadur Rai was born on 14 October 1950 to the late Pancha Bahadur Rai and the late Dhansiri Rai in Singri. He has a B.A(Distinction), M.A(Ist Class) and an LLB.
Political career[edit]
He was first elected to the Assembly in 2001 for Barchalla. He was again elected in 2006 and 2011 but lost in 2016. He was Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly. He was made a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Chandra Maya Rai and they have 1 son and 1 daughter.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Barchalla Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Assam Ministers Allotted Portfolios". Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Gogoi allocates portfolios to new Assam ministers-Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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