K. Rani (politician)
K. Rani | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| Constituency | Rasipuram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1958 Namakkal, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Residence | Namakkal |
As of 22 September, 2007 Source: [1] | |
K. Rani (born 19 May 1958) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Rasipuram constituency in Tamil Nadu from 2004 to 2009, which was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. She also served as Member of Legislative Assembly from Talavasal assembly constituency between 1996 - 2001.
Positions held
[edit]Rani was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in the 1996 state elections as a candidate of the TMC. She had contested the Talavasal constituency, which was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[1] She served a full term in the Assembly, to 2001, and was a Member of the Committee on Empowerment of Women.
Rani was elected as an INC MP from the Rasipuram Lok Sabha constituency, which was also reserved for the Scheduled Castes, in the 14th Lok Sabha elections. She was also selected as a Member of the Committee on Health & Family Welfare from 5 Aug. 2007 onwards. From 16 August 2006 onwards she was a Member on the Committee on Empowerment of Women.[2]
The INC nominated Rani to stand in the elections for the 15th Lok Sabha, this time from the seat of Villupuram. Her previous constituency of Rasipuram had ceased to exist due to boundary changes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Rani, Smt. K." Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Rani, Congress' Villupuram candidate". The Hindu. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu
- India MPs 2004–2009
- Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001
- Tamil Maanila Congress politicians
- People from Namakkal district
- Women members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly