Rukmini Lakshmipathi
Rukmini Lakshmipathi | |
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ருக்மிணி லட்சுமிபதி | |
Photograph of Rukmini Lakshmipathi from
Modern Review (March 1936) | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 July 1937 – 29 October 1939 / 1942 | |
| Speaker | Bulusu Sambamurti |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Chodagam Ammanna Raja (1946-52) |
| Minister for Public Health, Madras Province | |
| In office 1 May 1946 – 23 March 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Tanguturi Prakasam (1946-47) |
| Preceded by | R. M. Palat (1937) T. S. S. Rajan (1937-39) |
| Succeeded by | A. B. Shetty (1947-49) |
| Member of Madras Legislative Council | |
| In office November 1934 – January 1937 | |
| Chairperson | B. Ramachandra Reddi (1930-37) |
| Member of Madras Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 1937 – 29 October 1939 / 1942 | |
| Speaker | Bulusu Sambamurti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1892 |
| Died | 6 August 1951 (aged 58) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Achanta Lakshmipathi |
| Relatives | Raja T. Ramrao (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Women's Christian College, Madras (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Veena player, social activist, politician |
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Rukmini Laxmipathi (also spelled as Rukmani Lakshmipathi; 6 December 1892 – 6 August 1951) was an Indian independence activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the Madras Presidency.