Sucheta Kripalani was the first Woman Chief Minister of India.
She was elected the fourth chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from the Kanpur constituency and served a term of four years from 1963-1967.
A noted politician, administrator, and freedom fighter, she was also an active participant in the Quit India movement and Partition riots. She was a member of the sub-committee that drafted the Indian Constitution.
She was the founder and president of the All India Women Congress, established in 1940.
The first woman Governor of India was Sarojini Naidu, who governed Uttar Pradesh from 1947-1949.
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of India. She was also the first woman to receive Bharat Ratna.
The longest serving Chief Minister of India was Sheila Dikshit, who was the Chief Minister of Delhi,for a term of 15 years from 1998. She was the second woman CM of Delhi.
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