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| office = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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'''Grace Tucker''' was an Indian politician and a former [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] in [[Mysore State]] who represented [[Halasuru Assembly constituency|Halasuru]] from 1957 to 1967.<ref name="Second Karnataka Legislative Assembly">{{cite web |title=Second Karnataka Legislative Assembly |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/2assemblymemberslist.htm |publisher=Karnataka Legislative Assembly |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Third Karnataka Legislative Assembly">{{cite web |title=Third Karnataka Legislative Assembly |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/3assemblymemberslist.htm |publisher=Karnataka Legislative Assembly |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref> She was the first woman to get a cabinet post in Karnataka, serving as the Deputy Minister of Education during the [[First Nijalingappa ministry|Nijalingappa ministry]].<ref name="Kamble">{{cite journal |journal=Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities<br />
|last1=Kamble |first1=Shivanand Annappa |title=Political Participation and Dalit Women's Leadership in Karnataka: Analysis of 1952–2023 Election Results |url=https://jrtdd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/3014 |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref> As the Deputy Minister of Education, she was involved with the [[Kothari Commission]].<ref name="Kothari Commission Report">{{cite web |title=REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, 1964-66 |url=http://www.academics-india.com/Kothari%20Commission%20Report.pdf |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Grace Tucker was the second principal of [[Jyoti Nivas College]].<ref name="Jyoti Nivas College">{{cite web |title=Community of Jyoti Nivas |url=https://www.sjtbangalore.in/community-of-jyoti-nivas.html |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref> She served on the Board of Management and as the former Headmistress of C.E.Z.M. English Primary School.<ref name="CEZM School">{{cite web |title=School History |url=https://www.cezmschool.edu.in/school-history |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref> On 20 October 1963, she inaugurated the Wilcox Block at [[Clarence High School (India)|Clarence High School]].<ref name="Clarence High School">{{cite web |title=CLARENCE HIGH SCHOOL – A BRIEF HISTORY(1914 -1966) |url=https://chs65.in/wp-content/uploads/BRIEF-HISTORY-OF-CLARENCE.pdf |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/2assemblymemberslist.htm Second Karnataka Legislative Assembly]<br />
* [https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/3assemblymemberslist.htm Third Karnataka Legislative Assembly]<br />
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