Tanka Bahadur Rai

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. He was Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly. He was also a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.

Tanka Bahadur Rai
Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance
In office
30 May 2011 - 23 January 2015
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Succeeded byAjanta Neog
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
29 May 2006 - 19 May 2011
DeputyPranati Phukan
Preceded byPrithibi Majhi
Succeeded byPranab Kumar Gogoi
Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
3 April 2002 - 14 May 2006
SpeakerPrithibi Majhi
Preceded byRenupoma Rajkhowa
Succeeded byPranati Phukan
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 - 19 May 2016
Preceded byPrafulla Goswami
Succeeded byGanesh Kumar Limbu
ConstituencyBarchalla
Personal details
Born14 October 1950 (1950-10-14) (age 73)
Singri
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Chandra Maya Rai
(m. 1974)
Children2
ParentPancha Bahadur Rai (Father) Dhansiri Rai (Mother)
OccupationPolitician
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