Shanno Devi

Shanno Devi (born 1 June 1901) was an Indian politician was the first woman speaker of a State Assembly in India. She was member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Punjab.[1] She was the speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 6 December 1966 to 17 March 1967,[2][3] and the deputy speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 19 March 1962 to 31 October 1966.

Shanno Devi
Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
6 December 1966 – 17 March 1967
Deputy speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
20 March 1951 – 26 March 1951
In office
19 March 1962 – 31 October 1966
Personal details
Born01 June 1901
Died17 July 1978
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Devi was from the Indian National Congress party and represented the Amritsar City West constituency (1951 to 1957) and the Jagadhri constituency (1962 to 1966) of the Indian state of Punjab. Devi was first elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly (then undivided India) in 1940 from Multan defeating the son of Ganga Ram by about 6000 votes. She was re-elected for the same seat in 1946 by defeating her closest rival candidate by 19000 votes.[4] In the following election of 1951, she contested on behalf of Indian National Congress and she won against Parkash Chand of the Bhartiya Jan Sangh by about 8000 votes,[5] and was elected again as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the 1962 assembly election on an Indian National Congress ticket by defeating Inder Sain of the JS by about 5000 votes.[6] On 6 December 1966, she joined Haryana legislative assembly as its first speaker, where she also served as a deputy speaker.[7]

Personal life

Devi was born in Multan, then undivided India. Her father Lal Sait Ram Khanna was a Government servant. Devi graduated from Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar and started indulging into politics as a student leader, holding posts as district president of the congress party. After the Partition of India she moved to Punjab, India. She was elected twice to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and then to Haryana Legislative Assembly.[8]

References
  1. Chander, Prakash (2003). first woman deputy speakers in India. ISBN 9788176484558. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. "Haryana Legislative Assembly speaker". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. "only woman to occupy a prominent position was Shanno Devi, the first Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. "1940 & 1946 election of Multan". 1950. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. "Election Results in Amritsar City West, Punjab". elections.traceall.in. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. "Election Results in Jagadhri, Punjab". elections.traceall.in. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. "Haryana Review, September 2009, Vol 23 Issue 8" (PDF). Haryana Review. p. 12. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. "List of Successful Candidates in Punjab Assembly Election in 1962". elections.in. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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