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First Women Chief Minister of Orissa

  1. Syeda Anwara Taimur

  2. Rabri Devi

  3. Nandini Satpathy

  4. Vandana Desai
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Nandini Satpathy became the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha (then Orissa) in 1972, serving until 1976. She was from the Indian National Congress and the daughter of notable poet and politician Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi. Syeda Anwara Taimur was Assam's first woman CM. Rabri Devi served as Bihar's CM. Vandana Desai is not a recognized Chief Minister.

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