Violet Hari Alva | |
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2nd Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 19 April 1962 – 16 November 1969 | |
Speaker | Zakir Hussain |
Preceded by | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao |
Succeeded by | B. D. Khobragade |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1960 | |
Constituency | Karnataka |
Personal details | |
Born | Violet Hari 24 April 1908 Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
Died | 20 November 1969 New Delhi, India | (aged 61)
Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
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Known for | First Woman Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
Violet Hari Alva (24 April 1908 – 20 November 1969) was an Indian lawyer, journalist and politician, and Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, and member of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1][2][3] She was the first woman lawyer to appear before a High Court in India and the first to preside over the Rajya Sabha.