14 Facts About Sucheta Kripalani

Sucheta Kripalani was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

Sucheta Kripalani was born in Ambala, Punjab into a Bengali Brahmo family.

Sucheta Kripalani was a shy child, self-conscious about her appearance and intellect, as she points out in her book, An Unfinished Autobiography.

Sucheta Kripalani studied at Indraprastha College and Punjab University before becoming a professor of Constitutional History at Banaras Hindu University.

Sucheta Kripalani later worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi during the Partition riots.

Sucheta Kripalani was one of the few women who were elected to the Constituent Assembly of India.

Sucheta Kripalani was elected as the first woman CM of state of Uttar Pradesh from the Kanpur constituency and was part of the subcommittee that drafted the Indian Constitution.

Sucheta Kripalani became a part of the subcommittee that laid down the charter for the constitution of India.

Sucheta Kripalani was the founder of the All India Mahilla Congress, established in 1940.

Sucheta Kripalani was elected one last time to the Lok Sabha in 1967, from Gonda constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Sucheta Kripalani relented only when the employees' leaders agreed to compromise.

Sucheta Kripalani kept her reputation as a firm administrator by refusing their demand for a pay hike.

Sucheta Kripalani lost 1971 election as NCO candidate from Faizabad.

Sucheta Kripalani retired from politics in 1971 and remained in seclusion till her death in 1974.