Facts about female chief ministers of Indian States

• Sucheta Kriplani is the first woman to be chief minister of any state in India.


• Syeda Anwara Taimur is the first muslim female who became the chief minister.


• J. Jayalalithaa is a film actress who became CM.


• Mayawait is the first dalit CM of any Indian state.


• Mamata Banerjee became CM after uprooting 34 year old Left front rule in the state.


• Vasundhara Raje belongs to royal Maratha Scindia family.


• Sheila Dikshit is the only woman chief minister to lead a government for a third consecutive term.


• Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is the first and only Female CM of Punjab till date.


• Janaki Ramachandran was CM only for 23 days.


• Shashikala Kakodkar is the first female CM of GOA.