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	\| name = Jothi Venkatachalam		\| name = Jothi Venkatachalam
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	\| occupation = [[Governor of Kerala\|Governor]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]]		\| occupation = [[Governor of Kerala\|Governor]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]]
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1917\|10\|27}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1917\|10\|27}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~Pyin_Oo_Lwin~~ \| Maymyo]], [[~~British_rule_in_Burma~~\| British Burma]], Now [[Myanmar]]		\| birth_place = [[Pyin Oo Lwin\|Maymyo]], [[British rule in Burma\|British Burma]], Now [[Myanmar]]
	\| death_date =		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1992\|11\|28\|1917\|10\|27}}
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	\|awards = [[Padma Shri]] {{small\|(1974)}}		\|awards = [[Padma Shri]] {{small\|(1974)}}
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	'''Jothi Venkatachalam''' was an Indian politician who served as [[List of Governors of Kerala\|Governor of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].		'''Jothi Venkatachalam''' (27 October 1917 - 28 November 1992) was an Indian politician who served as [[List of Governors of Kerala\|Governor of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

	Jothi Venkatachalam was born in [[~~Pyin_Oo_Lwin~~ \| Maymyo]], ~~Hill~~ city of British Burma (now Myanmar), in 27 October 1917 to G. Kuppuram and MeenaPai. Her father was appointed to serve in Secretary office of British Burma, resigned and came to back to Chennai in 1930 due to political turmoil during that time in Burma. Jothi continued her study in [[C.S.I.~~_Ewart_Matriculation_Higher_Secondary_School~~ \| Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School]], Veppery, Chennai, ~~Tamilnadu~~.		==Life and career==
			Jothi Venkatachalam was born in [[Pyin Oo Lwin\|Maymyo]], hill city of British Burma (now Myanmar), on 27 October 1917 to G. Kuppuram and MeenaPai.{{citation needed\|date= September 2022}} Her father was appointed to serve in Secretary office of British Burma, resigned and came back to Chennai in 1930 due to political turmoil during that time in Burma. Jothi continued her study in [[C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School\|Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School]], Veppery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed\|date= September 2022}}

	~~She got acclaimed as good speaker and expert in history subject in her schooling days itself. IN her youth she~~ was ~~very much interested~~ in ~~serving for improvement~~ of ~~socially suppressed, under privileged society people~~. She ~~did many social work~~ for ~~them~~ in ~~many manner~~. ~~In 1935~~ Jothi ~~married P~~.V.S.~~Venkatachalam, a famous pickle and masala (popularly branded as 'Madras Curry Powder') business family member. This marriage was talk~~ of ~~the town in those days~~, ~~as it was a inter-caste marriage between a higher caste bride and a lower caste caste groom. Jothi and Venkatachalam Couples ignored~~ the ~~society criticism and continued their social works for under privileged people~~.		Jothi was more involved in social works and came to the attention of Congress party. She was appointed minister for Liquor Prohibition and Women's Welfare in the [[C. Rajagopalachari]] cabinet between 10 October 1953 and 12 April 1954. Thus Jothi Venkatachalam became the first woman to be minister in Tamil Nadu state in the republic of India.<ref>{{Cite book \| title = முதல் பெண்கள் - ஜோதி வெங்கடாசலம் \| publisher = Vikatan \| year = 2020 \| url= https://www.vikatan.com/lifestyle/women/jothi-venkatachalam-the-first-women-minister-of-tamil-nadu}}</ref> In that very brief stint, she clubbed the liquor prohibition department with Police department.

	~~Her husband Venkatachalam became~~ [[~~Sheriff_of_Madras~~ \| ~~Sheriff~~]], ~~Jothii was more involved~~ in ~~social works and got into the attention~~ of ~~Congress party~~. ~~She was~~ appointed as minister for ~~Liquor Prohibition and Women's Welfare~~ in ~~the~~ [[C. ~~Rajagopalachari~~]] cabinet ~~between 10 October 1953~~ and ~~12 April 1954~~. ~~Thus Jothi Venkatachalam became the first woman to be minister in Tamil Nadu state in the republic of India~~.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ book \| title = ~~முதல் பெண்கள் - ஜோதி வெங்கடாசலம்~~ \| publisher = ~~Vikatan~~ \| year = ~~2020~~ \| url= https://~~www~~.~~vikatan~~.com/~~lifestyle/women/jothi-venkatachalam-the-first-women-minister-of-tamil-nadu~~}}</ref> ~~In that very brief stint~~, ~~she clubbed the liquor prohibition department with Police department~~.		Later she was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)\|Egmore constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1962]] election, and as an [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] candidate from [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)\|Srirangam constituency]] in [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1971]] election.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> This time Chief Minister [[K. Kamaraj]] appointed her as minister for public health in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinet from 1962 and continued in [[M. Bhaktavatsalam\|M. Bhakthavatchalam]]'s ministry till 1967.<ref name="kan1">{{cite book \|author=Kandaswamy. P\|title=The political Career of K. Kamaraj\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|year=2008 \|pages=62–64 \|isbn=8170228018 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20&%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session]</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session]</ref>

	Later ~~She was elected to~~ the [[~~Tamil Nadu legislative assembly~~]] from [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)\|Egmore constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1962]] election, and as an [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] candidate from [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)\|Srirangam constituency]] in [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1971]] election.<ref>[http://~~eci.nic~~.~~in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962~~.~~pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci~~.~~nic~~.in/~~eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71~~.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> This time Chief Minister [[K. Kamaraj]] appointed as minister for public health in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinet between from 1962 and continued in [[M._Bhaktavatsalam \| M. Bhakthavatchalam]]'s ministry till 1967.<ref name=~~"kan1">{{cite book \|author~~=~~Kandaswamy. P~~\|title=~~The political Career~~ of ~~K. Kamaraj~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Concept Publishing Company\|year=2008 \|pages=62–64 \|isbn=8170228018~~ \|url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC}}<~~/~~ref><ref>[~~http://www.~~assembly~~.tn.gov.in/~~archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20~~&~~%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session]</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/~~archive~~/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session]~~</ref>		Later she served as the governor of [[Kerala]] from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|title=Governors of Kerala \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042814/http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|archive-date=13 August 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	~~Later she served as the Governor of~~ [[~~Kerala~~]] ~~from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982~~.~~<ref>~~{{~~Cite web \|url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41~~ \|~~title=Governors of Kerala \|access-~~date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042814/http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|archive-date=13 August 2012 \|url-status=dead }}~~</ref>~~		In 1974, Jothi Venkatachalam was conferred with a '[[Padma Shri]]' award for her dedicated contribution in the field of Public Affairs.{{citation needed\|date= September 2022}}

	~~In 1974 Jothi Venkatachalam was conferred with a '[[Padma Shri]]' award for her dedicated contribution in the field of Public Affairs.~~		On 19 July 1961, her husband was killed in a road accident. Jothi Venkatachalam is also deceased.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trailblazers-from-another-era/article4889525.ece Trailblazers from another era]</ref>

	In 19 July 1961, her husband ~~Venkatachalam~~ was killed in a road accident.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trailblazers-from-another-era/article4889525.ece Trailblazers from another era]</ref>

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	'''Jothi Venkatachalam''' ~~(born 27 October 1917, date of death unknown)~~ was an Indian politician who served as [[List of Governors of Kerala\|Governor of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].		'''Jothi Venkatachalam''' was an Indian politician who served as [[List of Governors of Kerala\|Governor of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

	Venkatachalam was born in [[~~Rangoon~~]] in October 1917. ~~She~~ was ~~elected~~ to ~~the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)\|Egmore constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate~~ in ~~[[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1962]] election~~, and ~~as an [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] candidate from [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)\|Srirangam constituency]]~~ in ~~[[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1971]] election.<ref>[http://eci.nic.~~in~~/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic~~.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> She briefly served as a minister for Prohibition and Women's Welfare in the [[C. ~~Rajagopalachari~~]] ~~cabinet between 10 October 1953 and 12 April 1954.<ref>{{Cite book \| last = Nehru \| first = Jawaharlal \| author-link = Jawaharlal Nehru \| title = Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru~~, Volume 24 \| publisher = Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund \| year = 1984 \| isbn = 0-19-565275-4 \| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=y22aAAAAIAAJ&q=jothi+venkatachalam&dq=jothi+venkatachalam&client=firefox-a&cd=2		Jothi Venkatachalam was born in [[Pyin_Oo_Lwin \| Maymyo]], Hill city of British Burma (now Myanmar), in 27 October 1917 to G. Kuppuram and MeenaPai. Her father was appointed to serve in Secretary office of British Burma, resigned and came to back to Chennai in 1930 due to political turmoil during that time in Burma. Jothi continued her study in [[C.S.I._Ewart_Matriculation_Higher_Secondary_School \| Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School]], Veppery, Chennai, Tamilnadu.
	~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir~~, ~~1968 \| publisher = Justice Party \| year = 1968 \| pages =58 \| id = ISBN \| url= https://books.google~~.~~com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=20&id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22jothi+Vencatachellum%22+minister&q=%22jothi+Vencatachellum%22+#search_anchor~~
	~~}}</ref>~~

	She was ~~also~~ the minister for public health in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinet between 1962 and ~~1963~~.<ref name="kan1">{{cite book \|author=Kandaswamy. P\|title=The political Career of K. Kamaraj\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|year=2008 \|pages=62–64 \|isbn=8170228018 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20&%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session]</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session]</ref> Later she served as the Governor of [[Kerala]] from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|title=Governors of Kerala \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042814/http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|archive-date=13 August 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		She got acclaimed as good speaker and expert in history subject in her schooling days itself. IN her youth she was very much interested in serving for improvement of socially suppressed, under privileged society people. She did many social work for them in many manner. In 1935 Jothi married P.V.S.Venkatachalam, a famous pickle and masala (popularly branded as 'Madras Curry Powder') business family member. This marriage was talk of the town in those days, as it was a inter-caste marriage between a higher caste bride and a lower caste caste groom. Jothi and Venkatachalam Couples ignored the society criticism and continued their social works for under privileged people.

			Her husband Venkatachalam became [[Sheriff_of_Madras \| Sheriff]], Jothii was more involved in social works and got into the attention of Congress party. She was appointed as minister for Liquor Prohibition and Women's Welfare in the [[C. Rajagopalachari]] cabinet between 10 October 1953 and 12 April 1954. Thus Jothi Venkatachalam became the first woman to be minister in Tamil Nadu state in the republic of India.<ref>{{Cite book \| title = முதல் பெண்கள் - ஜோதி வெங்கடாசலம் \| publisher = Vikatan \| year = 2020 \| url= https://www.vikatan.com/lifestyle/women/jothi-venkatachalam-the-first-women-minister-of-tamil-nadu}}</ref> In that very brief stint, she clubbed the liquor prohibition department with Police department.

			Later She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)\|Egmore constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1962]] election, and as an [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] candidate from [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)\|Srirangam constituency]] in [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1971]] election.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> This time Chief Minister [[K. Kamaraj]] appointed as minister for public health in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinet between from 1962 and continued in [[M._Bhaktavatsalam \| M. Bhakthavatchalam]]'s ministry till 1967.<ref name="kan1">{{cite book \|author=Kandaswamy. P\|title=The political Career of K. Kamaraj\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|year=2008 \|pages=62–64 \|isbn=8170228018 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20&%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session]</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session]</ref>

			Later she served as the Governor of [[Kerala]] from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|title=Governors of Kerala \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042814/http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 \|archive-date=13 August 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	In 1974 Jothi Venkatachalam was conferred with a '[[Padma Shri]]' award for her dedicated contribution in the field of Public Affairs.		In 1974 Jothi Venkatachalam was conferred with a '[[Padma Shri]]' award for her dedicated contribution in the field of Public Affairs.

	~~She~~ was killed in a road accident, and subsequently Atkinson Road in [[Chennai]] was named after her.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101103083104/http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/gosdb/departorders.php?depid=21 TN Ms.No.106 October 25, 1999]</ref> Her husband a famous businessman Vencatachellum was the Sherrif of Madras.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trailblazers-from-another-era/article4889525.ece Trailblazers from another era]</ref>		In 19 July 1961, her husband Venkatachalam was killed in a road accident.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trailblazers-from-another-era/article4889525.ece Trailblazers from another era]</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''Jothi Venkatachalam''' (born 27 October 1917, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician who served as [[List of Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

Venkatachalam was born in [[Rangoon]] in October 1917. She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1962]] election, and as an [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] candidate from [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srirangam constituency]] in [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]] election.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> She briefly served as a minister for Prohibition and Women's Welfare in the [[C. Rajagopalachari]] cabinet between 10 October 1953 and 12 April 1954.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Nehru | first = Jawaharlal | author-link = Jawaharlal Nehru | title = Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Volume 24 | publisher = Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund | year = 1984 | isbn = 0-19-565275-4 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=y22aAAAAIAAJ&q=jothi+venkatachalam&dq=jothi+venkatachalam&client=firefox-a&cd=2
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968 | publisher = Justice Party | year = 1968 | pages =58 | id = ISBN | url= https://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=20&id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22jothi+Vencatachellum%22+minister&q=%22jothi+Vencatachellum%22+#search_anchor
}}</ref>

She was also the minister for public health in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinet between 1962 and 1963.<ref name="kan1">{{cite book |author=Kandaswamy. P|title=The political Career of K. Kamaraj|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=2008 |pages=62–64 |isbn=8170228018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20&%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session]</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session]</ref> Later she served as the Governor of [[Kerala]] from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 |title=Governors of Kerala |access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042814/http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=41 |archive-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1974 Jothi Venkatachalam was conferred with a '[[Padma Shri]]' award for her dedicated contribution in the field of Public Affairs.

She was killed in a road accident, and subsequently Atkinson Road in [[Chennai]] was named after her.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101103083104/http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/gosdb/departorders.php?depid=21 TN Ms.No.106 October 25, 1999]</ref> Her husband a famous businessman Vencatachellum was the Sherrif of Madras.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trailblazers-from-another-era/article4889525.ece Trailblazers from another era]</ref>

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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Public Affairs}}
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[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Governors of Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in public affairs]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministers]]
[[Category:Women in Kerala politics]]
[[Category:Women in Tamil Nadu politics]]
[[Category:Women state governors of India]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians]]

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