Chandrawati

Chandrawati (8 January 1928 – 15 November 2020) was an Indian politician. She was the first woman member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and also the first woman member of parliament from Haryana, where she served from 1977 to 1979. She was Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from 19 February 1990 to 18 December 1990.[1] She was a member of the Janata Party.

Chandrawati died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Rohtak, Haryana on 15 November 2020 at the age of 92.[2]

References

  1. "PONDICHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Haryana's first woman MP Chandrawati, 92, dies of Covid". Hindustan Times. 15 November 2020.