Anasuyabai Kale
Anasuyabai Kale | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1959 | |
| Succeeded by | Madhav Shrihari Aney |
| Constituency | Nagpur |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Purushottam Balakrishna Kale |
| Children | 3 sons and 2 daughters |
| Source: [1] | |
Anasuyabai Kale was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Nagpur as a member of the Indian National Congress in 1952. She was re-elected as a member of the 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957.[1][2]
Prior to her election to the Lok Sabha, Kale had been a member of the Assembly of the Central Provinces and Berar, to which she was nominated in 1928. She also served in 1937 as Deputy Speaker of the Central Provinces Legislative Assembly.[1] In 1948, she was president of the All India Women's Conference.[3]
She was a descendant of The Diwan of Aundh state. She married into the cadet branch of Kale of Waghere, Nashik. She was educated at Hujur Paga High School and Fergusson College in Poona and then at Baroda College, Baroda. She was married to Purushottam Balakrishna Kale. She had three sons and two daughters.[1] After winning Lok Sabha election from Nagpur in 1957, she died mid-term two years later.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Anasuyabai Kale Profile". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ S.R. Bakshi And O.P. Ralhan (2008). Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-81-7625-806-7. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Past Presidents". All India Women's Conference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "The Parallel Force". StreeShakti. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ The Times of India Directory & Yearbook, Including Who's who. Times of India Press. 1958. p. 1120. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- India MPs 1952–1957
- India MPs 1957–1962
- Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
- Fergusson College alumni
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni
- Women in Maharashtra politics
- Women members of the Lok Sabha
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
- Politicians from Nagpur
- 1959 deaths