Bonily Khongmen

Kabonmili Timungpi also known as Bonily Khongmen
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952-1957
Succeeded byGeorge Gilbert Swell
ConstituencyAutonomous District, Assam
Personal details
Born(1912-06-25)25 June 1912
Umswai, Amri, West Karbi Anglong, Assam, British India (present-day Assam, India)
Died17 March 2007(2007-03-17) (aged 94)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Source: [1]

Kabonmili Timungpi later known as Bonily Khongmen (25 June 1912 – 17 March 2007) was the first karbi person and was also among the first woman Indian politician in the Indian National Congress Party in the then North-East India.[1] She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Autonomous District constituency Assam in 1952. She was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha.She was also the Deputy Speaker in Assam assembly.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Kabon Neli (Khongmen) Timungpi: the first woman from Northeast India to be a Member of Parliament (M.P.)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Name of Deputy Speakers of Assam Legislative Assembly since 1937 . http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html(2012-08-13) Archived 13 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
  3. ^ 1st Lok Sabha Assam (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-08-13. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Woman MP of first Parliament passes away (2007-03-18) . Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ Khongmen, first woman MP from NE, passes away (2007-03-18) . Retrieved on 2012-08-13.[permanent dead link]