16 Powerful Female Chief Ministers in India

The position of the Chief Minister of a State is that of power and execution. Since Independence, there have been only 16 Female Chief Ministers in India. The drastic contrast is due to factors such as gender bias, cultural and historical factors and lack of support for female leaders. Additionally, the first woman Chief Minister was Sucheta Kripalani in Uttar Pradesh from 1963 to 1967 who was also a part of the Constituent Assembly. Furthermore, the current Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee is the only female CM in in 2024. This blog also includes a detailed list of all the 16 Female Chief Ministers in India! 

The 16 Female Chief Ministers in India 

Additionally, the 16 Female Chief Ministers in India are as follows: 

16 Female Chief Ministers in India
Name of Female CM	State	Term in Office as CM
Sucheta Kripalani	Uttar Pradesh	3 years and 162 days
Nandini Satpathy	Odisha	4 years and 185 days
Shashikala Kakodkar	Goa	5 years and 258 days
Anwara Taimur	Assam	206 days
Vaikom Narayani Janaki Ramachandran	Tamil Nadu	23 days
Jayaram Jayalalithaa	Tamil Nadu	14 years and 124 days
Mayawati	Uttar Pradesh	7 years and 5 days
Rajindra Kaur Bhattal	Punjab	83 days
Rabri Devi	Bihar	7 years and 190 days
Sushma Swaraj	National Capital Territory of Delhi	52 days
Sheila Dikshit	National Capital Territory of Delhi	15 years and 25 days
Uma Bharti	Madhya Pradesh	259 days
Vasundhara Raje Scindia	Rajasthan	10 years and 9 days
Mamata Banerjee (current)	West Bengal	14 years and 44 days
Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel	Gujarat	2 years and 77 days
Mehbooba Mufti Sayed	Jammu and Kashmir	2 years and 76 days

Interesting Facts about the Chief Ministers

Here are a few interesting facts about the Female Chief Ministers in India:

• Sheila Dikshit, a member of the Indian National Congress, holds the record for the longest-serving female CM. Moreover, she led the National Capital Territory of Delhi for over 15 years. 
• Jayaram Jayalalithaa of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam comes next with the second-longest tenure. Additionally, she was the first female Chief Minister to pass away while in office.
  • On the other hand, Vaikom Narayani Janaki Ramachandran of the same state and party had the shortest tenure, serving only 23 days. 
• Furthermore, out of India’s 28 states and 3 union territories with legislative systems, only 12 states and 1 union territory have had female CMs. 
• Currently, Mamata Banerjee is the sole female incumbent Chief Minister in India, serving in West Bengal.

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