[1] 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.
During her tenure as a Member of Parliament, she served on advisory committees regarding labour, welfare, industry, women empowerment, official language and tourism departments.
[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.
[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.
[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.