Sucheta Kripalani

Sucheta Kripalani
Kriplani in 1960
4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2 October 1963  13 March 1967
Preceded byChandra Bhanu Gupta
Succeeded byChandra Bhanu Gupta
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byN. Dandekar
Succeeded byAnand Singh
ConstituencyGonda, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1951–1961
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byBalraj Madhok
ConstituencyNew Delhi, Delhi
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Member of Constituent Assembly of India
In office
9 December 1946  24 January 1950
Personal details
Born(1908-06-25)25 June 1908
Ambala, Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
Died1 December 1974(1974-12-01) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 1938)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar) (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃut͡ʃeta]; 25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974) was an Indian politician and independence activist. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.