| Office | Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
|
|---|---|
| Term start | 1962 |
| Term end | 1968
|
| Constituency | Kerala
|
| Born | 1918
|
| Died | 1973
|
| Political party | Indian National Congress
|
Devaki Gopidas (1918-1973) was an Indian politician from Kerala.[1] She was a Member of Parliament, representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress from 1962 - 1968.[2][3][4][5]
Education
She completed schooling from Kottayam and college education from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She entered into Congress politics in college. Later she studied law from Kolkata.
Personal life
She was born in an Ezhava family at Karappuzha, Kottayam district on 10 May 1918 to Arangaserry Narayanan and T K Narayani.[6]
She married Gopidas from Vezhapra and settled in Kolkata.
Death
She died due to crash of Indian Airlines Flight 440 in 1973.[7]
References
- ↑ Is CPI paying mere lip service to gender equality?. www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003. Rajya Sabha.
- ↑ Women Members of Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha.
- ↑ Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications(1 January 1993). ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5
- ↑ Parliamentary Debate{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ A Social History of India{{#if:Sadasivan|, Sadasivan}. APH Publishing(2000). ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0
- ↑ Win back people's trust: Chandy tells politicians. The Hindu(2004-06-01). Retrieved 2021-07-23.