The first woman Chief Minister of Independent India was Sucheta Kriplani. Indian liberation warrior Sucheta Kripalani was born in India. She represented the Kanpur constituency and won the election to become chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
First Woman Chief Minister of Independent India
- From 1963 to 1967, she presided as the state's chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- She rose to the top of the Indian national movement during the Quit India Movement.
- She was a participant in India's Constituent Assembly.
Facts about the first woman Chief Minister of Independent India
- The second female chief minister of an independent India was Nandini Satpathy.
- From 1972 until 1976, she was the Chief Minister of Odisha.
- Between 1991 and 2016, Jayalalitha presided over Tamil Nadu six times as its chief minister for more than fourteen years.
- Following Sarojini Naidu, Padmaja Naidu served as Independent India's second female governor.
- From 1956 to 1967, she presided as West Bengal's first female governor.
- The first female president of the UN General Assembly was Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
- In addition, she held the position of Maharashtra's first female governor from 1962 to 1964.
Summary:
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Independent India?
Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister of Independent India. She won the CM election of UP and represented the Kanpur constituency.
