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Kamal Rani Varun

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Kamal Rani Varun
Minister of Technical Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 2 August 2020
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAshutosh Tandon
Succeeded byJitin Prasada
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byIndrajeet Kori
Succeeded byUpendra Nath Paswan
ConstituencyGhatampur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byKeshari Lal Kureel
Succeeded byPyare Lal Sankhwar
ConstituencyGhatampur
Personal details
Born(1958-05-03)3 May 1958
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 62)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseKishan Lal Varun
ChildrenOne daughter
ResidenceKanpur
Source: [1]

Kamal Rani Varun (3 May 1958 – 2 August 2020) was an Indian politician and Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She was also a member of Eleventh and Twelfth Lok Sabha.[1]

Early life and education

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Rani was born on 3 May 1958 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and married Kishan Lal Varun, a volunteer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on 25 May 1975. She gave birth to a daughter and completed her M.A. in sociology at Kanpur University.[2][3]

Career

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In 1989, Kamal Rani was selected by the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest from the Dwarkapuri ward of Kanpur in the municipal elections and was elected as a councillor for Kanpur Municipal Corporation. She was victorious again in 1995 and in 1996, BJP selected her to contest from the Ghatampur parliamentary constituency. She was victorious and was re-elected in the 1998 Indian general election. However, she lost to Pyare Lal Sankhwar in 1999 by 585 votes. During her tenure as a Member of Parliament, she served on advisory committees regarding labour, welfare, industry, women empowerment, official language and tourism departments.[2]

Kamal Rani unsuccessfully contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the Rasulabad constituency,[2] but was elected from the Ghatampur assembly constituency in the 2017 elections with 48.52% votes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inducted her into the state's council of ministers on 21 August 2019. She became the only woman minister in the state since Rita Bahuguna Joshi had resigned after winning in the 2019 Indian general election.[1]

Death

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Minister Kamal Rani had tested positive for COVID-19 on 18 July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and was admitted to a hospital.[4] She also suffered from diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism and double pneumonia.[5] She died at 9:30 a.m. on 2 August at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, due to complications brought on by the disease. She was aged 62 at the time of her death and was survived by her daughter.[6]

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences for her demise and cancelled his scheduled visit to Ayodhya to check preparations for the bhumi pujan of Ram Mandir. The national flag was ordered to be flown at half-mast in her honour by the state government of Uttar Pradesh.[7] President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed condolences.[5] A day of mourning for her was declared by the state government on 2 August and her funeral was performed at the Bhairo Ghat in Kanpur, with a guard of honour present.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tracking the political journey of UP minister Kamal Rani Varun, who died of Covid-19". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "UP Cabinet Minister Kamal Rani Varun, Admitted to Hospital With Covid-19, Passes Away". News 18. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun dies due to COVID-19, CM Yogi Adityanath condoles her demise". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Yogi Adityanath's Ayodhya visit cancelled after minister Kamal Rani Varun's death". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "UP Minister Kamal Rani Varun Dies From COVID-19 Two Weeks After Being Hospitalised". NDTV. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ Rashid, Omar (2 August 2020). "COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamla Rani Varun dies at 62". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun dies of coronavirus". Indian Express. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Yogi's visit to Ayodhya called off as minister dies of Covid-19". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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