Vimala Sharma | |
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| First Lady of India | |
| In role 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Janaki Venkataraman |
| Succeeded by | Usha Narayanan |
| Second Lady of India | |
| In role 3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992 | |
| Vice President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Janaki Venkataraman |
| Succeeded by | Usha Narayanan |
| First Lady of Maharashtra | |
| In office 3 April 1986 – 2 September 1987 | |
| Governor | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Padmavathi Rao |
| Succeeded by | Raghavamma Reddy |
| First Lady of Punjab | |
| In office 26 November 1985 – 2 April 1986 | |
| Governor | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Saroj Kumari |
| Succeeded by | Maya Ray |
| First Lady of United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 26 November 1985 | |
| Governor | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Abraham |
| Succeeded by | Suman Kant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1926–1927 Udaipura, British India |
| Died | August 15, 2020 (aged 93) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | |
Vimala Devi Sharma (c. 1927 – 15 August 2020) was an Indian social worker, women's rights activist, and politician. Sharma served as the First Lady of India from 1992 to 1997 and the Second Lady of India & as First Lady of 3 of the Indian states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab during the governorship of her husband, the late President Shankar Dayal Sharma.
Sharma died, at age 93, in August 2020 while recovering from COVID-19.[1][2]
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