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There were members from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Parsi communities represented in India's first ministry. There were two members from the Dalit community represented as well. [3] [4] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the only female Cabinet minister. The following is a list of the ministers in the first Cabinet. [1] Key † Died in office; RES ...
After India's independence, Amrit Kaur became part of Jawaharlal Nehru's first Cabinet; she was the first woman to hold Cabinet rank, serving for ten years. In January 1949, she was appointed a Dame of the Order of Saint John (DStJ). [29] She was assigned the Ministry of Health. [13]
13 May 1952 12 years, 107 days H. J. Kania: 1950 – Indian National Congress: 1 13 May 1952 13 May 1957 M. Patanjali Sastri: 1952: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: 13 May 1957 13 May 1962 Sudhi Ranjan Das: 1957: 2 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) Tamil Nadu: Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha ...
The year 1951 is often misleadingly associated with the election for first Lok Sabha. That is because polling for 3-4 constituencies was held in late 1951 before snow would cover that region. Polling for rest of the seats (97-98%) was conducted in December 1951 and January 1952, a few seats voted in February 1952, and Lok Sabha was constituted ...
Map representing the number of female chief ministers in different states and union territories of India. The chief minister is the chief executive of the Indian state. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.
Photo Division; Image title: Studio/Mar.’52, A22a(I)Members of Hyderabad’s first popular ministry with H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad after their assumption of office on March 5, 1952. Shri B. Ramakrishna Rao, Chief Minister is standing third from left and Shri M.K. Velodi, Adviser is standing third from right. Software used: Google: Exif ...
She was also the first woman to be elected to the Standing Committee of the All India Newspaper Editors Conference in 1952. [ 4 ] In 1952, Alva was elected to the Rajya Sabha , the Upper House of the Indian Parliament , where she made significant contributions to family planning, rights of animals subjected to research and defence strategy ...
8 May 1952 27 Feb 1956 1,390 M.A. Ayyangar: 8 Mar 1956 10 May 1957 428 02: Deputy Speaker: M. A. Ayyangar. Sardar Hukam Singh. 30 May 1952 20 Mar 1956 7 Mar 1956 4 Apr 1957 1,377 380 03: Secretary-General: M. N. Kaul: 17 Apr 1952: 4 Apr 1957: 1,813 04: Leader of the House: Jawaharlal Nehru: 17 Apr 1952: 4 Apr 1957: 1,813 05: Leader of the ...