New Delhi: Rekha Gupta took oath as the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi on Thursday. The LG administered the oath of office and secrecy to her. Along with her, 6 cabinet Ministers also took the oath of office and secrecy.
How many and who all women have become Chief Ministers in Delhi and other states of the country so far? Let's take a look...
Women Chief Ministers of Delhi
* Sushma Swaraj (BJP)
12 October 1998 to 3 December 1998
* Sheila Dixit (Congress)
3 December 1998 to 28 December 2013
* Atishi (AAP)
21 September 2024 to 20 February 2025
* Rekha Gupta (BJP)
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Women Chief Ministers in the country so far
* Sucheta Kriplani (Congress) Uttar Pradesh, 2 October 1963
* Nandini Satpathy (Congress) Odisha, 14 June 1972
* Shashikala Kakodkar (MGP) Goa, 12 August 1973
* Syeda Anwara Taimur (Congress) Assam, 6 December 1980
* Janaki Ramachandran (AIADMK) Tamil Nadu, 7 January 1988
* Jayalalithaa (AIADMK), Tamil Nadu, 24 June 1991
* Mayawati (BSP), Uttar Pradesh, 13 June 1995
* Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Congress), Punjab, 21 November 1996
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* Rabri Devi (RJD) Bihar, 25 July 1997
* Sushma Swaraj (BJP) Delhi, 12 October 1998
* Sheila Dikshit (Congress) Delhi, 3 December 1998
* Uma Bharti (BJP) Madhya Pradesh, 8 December 2003
* Vasundhara Raje (BJP) Rajasthan, 8 December 2003
* Mamata Banerjee (Trinamool Congress) W. Bengal, May 20, 2011
* Anandiben Patel (BJP) Gujarat, May 22, 2014
* Mehbooba Mufti (PDP) Jammu and Kashmir, April 4, 2016
* Atishi (AAP) Delhi, September 21, 2024
* Rekha Gupta (BJP) Delhi, February 20, 2025
