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{{Short description|Indian politician (1958–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kamal Rani Varun
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|05|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| residence = [[Kanpur]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|8|2|1958|5|3|df=y}}
| death_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
| office = Minister of Technical Education<br>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| term_start = 21 August 2019
| term_end = 2 August 2020
| predecessor = [[Ashutosh Tandon]]
| successor = [[Jitin Prasada]]
| constituency1 = [[Ghatampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatampur]]
| constituency2 = [[Ghatampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghatampur]]
| office1 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2017
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 1996
| term_end2 = 1999
| predecessor2 = [[Keshari Lal|Keshari Lal Kureel]]
| successor2 = [[Pyare Lal Sankhwar]]
| predecessor1 = Indrajeet Kori
| successor1 = Upendra Nath Paswan
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Kishan Lal Varun
| children = One daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12up63.htm
| termend1 = 2020
}}

'''Kamal Rani Varun''' (3 May 1958{{spnd}}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 [[11th Lok Sabha|Eleventh]] and [[12th Lok Sabha|Twelfth]] [[Lok Sabha]].<ref name=loksabha>{{cite web|title=Tracking the political journey of UP minister Kamal Rani Varun, who died of Covid-19|date=2 August 2020 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tracking-the-political-journey-of-up-minister-kamal-rani-varun-who-died-of-covid-19/story-m2rfd5RInB7ZyB94DqKcbI.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
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 [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[sociology]] at [[Kanpur University]].<ref name=career/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-minister-kamal-rani-varun-dies-due-to-covid-19-cm-yogi-adityanath-condoles-her-demise|title=Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun dies due to COVID-19, CM Yogi Adityanath condoles her demise|publisher=Free Press Journal|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
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 Indian general election|1996]], BJP selected her to contest from the [[Ghatampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 Indian general election|1999]] by 585 votes. During her tenure as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], she served on advisory committees regarding labour, welfare, industry, women empowerment, official language and tourism departments.<ref name=career>{{cite web|title=UP Cabinet Minister Kamal Rani Varun, Admitted to Hospital With Covid-19, Passes Away|date=2 August 2020 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/up-cabinet-minister-kamal-rani-varun-admitted-to-hospital-with-covid-19-passes-away-2751103.html|publisher=News 18|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>

Kamal Rani unsuccessfully contested the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Rasulabad (Assembly constituency)|Rasulabad constituency]],<ref name=career/> but was elected from the [[Ghatampur (Assembly constituency)|Ghatampur assembly constituency]] in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 elections]] with 48.52% votes. [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]] [[Yogi Adityanath]] inducted her into the state's [[Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers|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]].<ref name=loksabha/>

==Death==
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yogi Adityanath's Ayodhya visit cancelled after minister Kamal Rani Varun's death |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yogi-adityanath-s-ayodhya-visit-cancelled-after-minister-kamal-rani-varun-s-death/story-cpPZ64RRfVfworOYi2PAhL.html|website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2 August 2020 |accessdate=2 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She also suffered from [[diabetes]], [[hypertension]], [[hypothyroidism]] and [[double pneumonia]].<ref name=ndtvkamalrani>{{cite web |title=UP Minister Kamal Rani Varun Dies From COVID-19 Two Weeks After Being Hospitalised |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/up-minister-kamal-rani-varun-dies-was-admitted-to-lucknow-hospital-last-month-due-to-covid-19-2272815 |website=[[NDTV]] |accessdate=3 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamla Rani Varun dies at 62 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/covid-19-uttar-pradesh-minister-kamla-rani-varun-dies-at-62/article32252225.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 August 2020 |accessdate=2 August 2020 |language=en|last1=Rashid |first1=Omar }}</ref>

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, Ayodhya|Ram Mandir]]. The [[Flag of India|national flag]] was ordered to be flown at [[half-mast]] in her honour by the state [[government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun dies of coronavirus |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttar-pradesh-minister-kamal-rani-varun-dies-of-coronavirus-6535264/ |website=[[Indian Express]] |date=2 August 2020 |accessdate=3 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[President of India|President]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] and [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] also expressed condolences.<ref name=ndtvkamalrani/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yogi's visit to Ayodhya called off as minister dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yogi-s-visit-to-ayodhya-called-off-as-minister-dies-of-covid-19/story-t7Zk9uMa7vbDWro9OiLA8L.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2 August 2020 |accessdate=7 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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