Women Chief Ministers of Various States

Name	State	Party	Term
Sushma Swaraj	Delhi	BJP	13 Oct to 3 December 1998
Uma Bharti	MP	BJP	2003-2004
Vasundhara Raje	Rajasthan	BJP	2003-2008
Mamata Banerjee	W.Bengal	Trinamool Congress	2011 – present
Sheila Dikshit	Delhi	Congress	1998-present
Rabri Devi	Bihar	RJD	1997—1999, 1999—2000, 2000—2005
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal	Punjab	Congress	April 1996 to February 1997
Mayawati	Uttar Pradesh	BSP	13 June 1995 – 18 October 1995, 21 March 1997 – 21 September 1997, 2002–2003, 2007–2012
J Jayalalithaa	Tamilnadu	AIADMK	1991–1996, 14 May 2001 – 16 September 2001, 2002–2006, 2011 – present
Janaki Ramachandran	Tamilnadu	AIADMK	7 to 30 January 1988
Syeda Anwara Taimur	Assam	Congress	December 1980 to June 1981
Shashikala Kakodkar	GOA	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	12 August 1973 to 27 April 1979
Nandini Satpathy	Orissa	Congress	June 1972 to December 1976 & August 1973 to April 1979
Sucheta Kriplani	Uttar Pradesh	Congress	October 1963 to May 1967

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.