Kamla Beniwal
Kamla Beniwal | |
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Beniwal in 2009 | |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 25 January 2003 – 4 December 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Preceded by | Banwari Lal Bairwa |
| Succeeded by | Sachin Pilot |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 18 June 1980 – 14 July 1981 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Jagannath Pahadia |
| In office 19 July 1981 – 23 February 1985 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Shiv Charan Mathur |
| In office 23 February 1985 – 10 March 1985 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Hira Lal Devpura |
| In office 11 March 1985 – 20 January 1988 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Hari Dev Joshi |
| In office 4 December 1989 – 4 March 1990 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Hari Dev Joshi |
| In office 5 December 1998 – 25 January 2003 | |
| Ministry and departments | List
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| Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Governor of Gujarat | |
| In office 27 November 2009 – 6 July 2014 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Nawal Kishore Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Governor of Mizoram | |
| In office 9 July 2014 – 6 August 2014 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Vakkom Purushothaman |
| Succeeded by | Vinod Kumar Duggal |
| Governor of Tripura | |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 26 November 2009 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Nandan Sahay |
| Succeeded by | D. Y. Patil |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Constituency | Amber, Rajasthan |
| In office 1962–1967, 1980–1990, 1995 – 2003 | |
| Constituency | Bairath, Rajasthan |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Constituency | Dudu, Rajasthan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1927 Khetri, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan |
| Died | 15 May 2024 (aged 97) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Ramchandra Beniwal |
| Children | 5 |
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As of 7 April 2025 Source: | |
Kamla Beniwal (Hindi pronunciation: [kəmlaː beːn̪iːʋaːl]; 12 January 1927 – 15 May 2024) was an Indian independence activist and veteran politician who served as the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. A leader of the Indian National Congress, she was the first female minister and held cabinet ministerial positions in the state government of Rajasthan for more than two decades between 1980 and 2003.
Beniwal was one of the most powerful women politician of Rajasthan as she served as minister for almost 50 years in the state government. She also served as the governor of three states – Tripura, Gujarat, and Mizoram, between 2009 and 2014, becoming the first woman governor of a northeastern state. She was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for seven terms between 1954 and 2003. She was honoured with the Tamra Patra from former prime minister Indira Gandhi for her contributions to the freedom struggle.