Tanka Bahadur Rai
Tanka Bahadur Rai | |
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Official portrait | |
| 14th Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 May 2006 – 19 May 2011 | |
| Deputy | Pranati Phukan |
| Preceded by | Prithibi Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Kumar Gogoi |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam | |
| In office 30 May 2011 – 26 January 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Portfolios |
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| Preceded by | Prithibi Majhi (Planning) Pranab Kumar Gogoi (Judicial, Law) |
| Succeeded by | Ajanta Neog (Planning, Judicial, etc.) Sarat Barkotoky (P&PG) |
| Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 3 April 2002 – 14 May 2006 | |
| Speaker | Prithibi Majhi |
| Preceded by | Renupoma Rajkhowa |
| Succeeded by | Pranati Phukan |
| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Ganesh Kumar Limbu |
| Constituency | Barchalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1950 (age 75) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Chandra Maya Rai
(m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Pancha Bahadur Rai (Father) Dhansiri Rai (Mother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tanka Bahadur Rai (born 14 October 1950) 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 constituency. He served first as deputy speaker and then as speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly. He was also a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.