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=== Political career ===
=== Political career ===
In 1946, Khongmen participated in the provincial elections to the Assam legislative assembly, contesting and winning the Shillong reserved seat, which was then part of Assam.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Making of the Indian union: merger of princely states and excluded areas|last=Nag|first=Sajal|publisher=Akansha Publishing House|year=2007|isbn=|location=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3UMAQAAMAAJ&q=Making+of+the+Indian+union:+merger+of+princely+states+and+excluded+areas&dq=Making+of+the+Indian+union:+merger+of+princely+states+and+excluded+areas&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8g7KSh67VAhULvo8KHQT1AnYQ6AEIJTAA|pages=177}}</ref> She was subsequently elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, the first woman to serve in that position.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Proceedings of North East India History Association (Volume 21)|last=|first=|publisher=|year=2000|isbn=|location=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=bonily+khongmen&dq=bonily+khongmen&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y|pages=203}}</ref> Khongmen contested the first Lok Sabha election in 1951 from the Autonomous District constituency of Assam.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha|last=|first=|publisher=Election Commission of India|year=|isbn=|location=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|pages=68}}</ref>  She won the election with 54% of the vote, defeating Wilson Reade of the KJD who was runner-up with 30% of the votes.<ref name=":1" />
In 1946, Khongmen participated in the provincial elections to the Assam legislative assembly, contesting and winning the Shillong reserved seat, which was then part of Assam.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Making of the Indian union: merger of princely states and excluded areas|last=Nag|first=Sajal|publisher=Akansha Publishing House|year=2007|isbn=9788183701105|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3UMAQAAMAAJ&q=Making+of+the+Indian+union:+merger+of+princely+states+and+excluded+areas|pages=177}}</ref> She was subsequently elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, the first woman to serve in that position.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Proceedings of North East India History Association (Volume 21)|last=|first=|publisher=|year=2000|isbn=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=bonily+khongmen|pages=203}}</ref> Khongmen contested the first Lok Sabha election in 1951 from the Autonomous District constituency of Assam.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha|last=|first=|publisher=Election Commission of India|year=|isbn=|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|pages=68}}</ref>  She won the election with 54% of the vote, defeating Wilson Reade of the KJD who was runner-up with 30% of the votes.<ref name=":1" />


=== Other career ===
=== Other career ===
After serving as an MP in the first Lok Sabha, Khongmen served as the first female Chairperson of the Assam Public Service Commission.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public Service Commissions: A Study|last=Hazarika|first=Niru|publisher=Leeladevi Publications|year=1979|isbn=|location=https://books.google.com/books?id=CwwIAAAAMAAJ&q=bonily+khongmen&dq=bonily+khongmen&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y|pages=47}}</ref>
After serving as an MP in the first Lok Sabha, Khongmen served as the first female Chairperson of the Assam Public Service Commission.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public Service Commissions: A Study|last=Hazarika|first=Niru|publisher=Leeladevi Publications|year=1979|isbn=9780391018471|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CwwIAAAAMAAJ&q=bonily+khongmen|pages=47}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Latest revision as of 09:32, 28 November 2021

Bonily Khongmen
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952-1957
Succeeded byGeorge Gilbert Swell
ConstituencyAutonomous District, Assam
Personal details
Born(1912-06-25)25 June 1912
Jowai ,West Jaintia ,Assam ,British India (present-day Meghalaya, India)
Died17 March 2007(2007-03-17) (aged 94)
Political partyIndian National Congress

Bonily Khongmen (25 June 1912 – 17 March 2007) was an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress Party.[1] She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Autonomous District constituency Assam in 1952. She was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha.She was also the Deputy Speaker in Assam assembly.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Khongmen was educated at Welsh Mission Girls' High School, Shillong, and Diocesan College, Calcutta.[6] Between 1932 and 1946, she worked in education, as headmistress of Golaghat Girls' School (1932–33), Assamese Girls School, Shillong (1935-1940), and Lady Reid School, Shillong (1940-1946).[6]

Political career[edit | edit source]

In 1946, Khongmen participated in the provincial elections to the Assam legislative assembly, contesting and winning the Shillong reserved seat, which was then part of Assam.[7] She was subsequently elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, the first woman to serve in that position.[8] Khongmen contested the first Lok Sabha election in 1951 from the Autonomous District constituency of Assam.[9] She won the election with 54% of the vote, defeating Wilson Reade of the KJD who was runner-up with 30% of the votes.[9]

Other career[edit | edit source]

After serving as an MP in the first Lok Sabha, Khongmen served as the first female Chairperson of the Assam Public Service Commission.[10]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She played the violin, and took an interest in spinning and weaving clothes, collecting books, gardening, reading, and knitting.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kabon Neli (Khongmen) Timungpi: the first woman from Northeast India to be a Member of Parliament (M.P.)
  2. ↑ Name of Deputy Speakers of Assam Legislative Assembly since 1937 . http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html(2012-08-13) Archived 13 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
  3. ↑ 1st Lok Sabha Assam (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-08-13. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Woman MP of first Parliament passes away (2007-03-18) . Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
  5. ↑ Khongmen, first woman MP from NE, passes away (2007-03-18) . Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Nag, Sajal (2007). Making of the Indian union: merger of princely states and excluded areas. Akansha Publishing House. p. 177. ISBN 9788183701105.
  8. ↑ Proceedings of North East India History Association (Volume 21). 2000. p. 203.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 68.
  10. ↑ Hazarika, Niru (1979). Public Service Commissions: A Study. Leeladevi Publications. p. 47. ISBN 9780391018471.

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