Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
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 ...
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...
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 ...
26 July - Commencement of 1952 Mulkhi Agitation at Warangal. [1] 16 October - The first ever Test cricket match of India national cricket team post independence was held at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground against Pakistan national cricket team. [2] December - Jawaharlal Nehru's visit to Travancore–Cochin results in commencement of Nehru Trophy Boat ...
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
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.