Violet Hari Alva | |
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 Joachim and Violet Alva on a 2008 stamp of India | |
| 2nd Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 19 April 1962 – 16 November 1969 | |
| Preceded by | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao |
| Succeeded by | B. D. Khobragade |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1960 | |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Violet Hari 24 April 1908 Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
| Died | 20 November 1969 (aged 61) New Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Known for | First Woman Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
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Violet Hari Alva (24 April 1908 – 20 November 1969) was an Indian lawyer, journalist and politician, and Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, and member of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1][2][3] She was the first woman lawyer to appear before a High Court in India and the first to preside over the Rajya Sabha.
- ^ "Violet Alva dead". The Indian Express. 20 November 1969. pp. 1, 6.
- ^ "Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha Official website.
- ^ "Violet Alva". veethi.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.