Sucheta Kripalani

Sucheta Kripalani
4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2 October 1963 – 13 March 1967
Preceded byChandra Bhanu Gupta
Succeeded byChandra Bhanu Gupta
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byN. Dandekar
Succeeded byAnand Singh
ConstituencyGonda
MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1962–1967
Succeeded byChandra Sekhar Singh
ConstituencyMenhdawal
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
In office
1951–1961
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byBalraj Madhok
ConstituencyNew Delhi
Member of Constituent Assembly of India
In office
9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950
Personal details
Born(1908-06-25)25 June 1908
Ambala, Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
Died1 December 1974(1974-12-01) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
Political partyINC
SpouseJ. B. Kripalani[1]
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar; 25 June 1908[2] – 1 December 1974[3][4]) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

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  2. ^ S K Sharma (2004), Eminent Indian Freedom Fighters, Anmol Publications PVT. LTD., p. 560, ISBN 978-81-261-1890-8
  3. ^ "Stories of Change". Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Indian Coast Guard". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.