sucheta kriplani became the first woman chief minister of a state in india.
sucheta kriplani became the first woman chief minister of a state in india.
who became the first woman chief minister of a state in india?
sucheta kriplani
notable alumni in indian politics include narendra modi, 14th prime minister of india;; lawyer and former minister of finance arun jaitley; foreign secretary of india vijay keshav gokhale; former diplomat, writer and member of parliament shashi tharoor; fifth president of india fakhruddin ali ahmed; sixth chief minister of delhi sheila dikshit; fourth chief minister of uttar pradesh and india's first woman chief minister sucheta kriplani; economist and former leader of the janata party subramanian swamy; fourteenth and current chief minister of odisha naveen patnaik; industrialist and former member of parliament naveen jindal; diplomat and foreign secretary jyotindra nath dixit; former deputy chairman of the planning commission montek singh ahluwalia; former minister of state for corporate and minority affairs salman khurshid; former union minister for human resource development kapil sibal; former minister of information and broadcasting ambika soni; former union minister for disinvestment arun shourie; and former chief minister of delhi and governor of rajasthan madan lal khurana.
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bullet::::- 2014: a record 7 female ministers are appointed in the modi ministry, of whom 6 hold cabinet rank, the highest number of female cabinet ministers in any indian government in history. prestigious ministries such as defence and external affairs are being held by women ministers.









































bullet::::- 2016: j. jayalalithaa, became the first woman chief minister in india to rule the state consecutively 2 times by winning legislative assembly election.









































bullet::::- 2016: j. jayalalithaa, became the first woman chief minister in india to die in office on 5 december 2016.
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