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Maydeo was actively involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). In 1933, she joined the Maharashtra division of [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]].<ref name="LS" /> She was the most prominent women member of the party in Pune (then in [[Bombay State]]) and when the [[Indian general election, 1951–52|first general elections]] of independent India were held, the INC made her its official candidate for [[Pune (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pune South]] constituency. Maydeo obtained roughly 64% of the votes cast and defeated the [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]] candidate Shridhar Limaye to become the first women representative of Pune in the house.<ref name="IE">{{cite news|title=1951: When Pune elected a woman — Indirabai Maydeo — to first Lok Sabha|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/1951-when-pune-elected-a-woman-indirabai-maydeo-to-first-lok-sabha/|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=D.G.|first=Supriya|title=Vinita Deshmukh: From Journalism to Politics|url=http://www.nripulse.com/vinita-deshmukh-from-journalism-to-politics/|publisher=NRI Pulse|date=16 January 2014|accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref> She still holds this record.<ref name="IE" /> As a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], she brought a bill in the Lok Sabha concerning divorce but it was not discussed and eventually lapsed.<ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Joginder Kumar|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA35|year=1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|page=56}}</ref> Maydeo became the president of [[National Students' Union of India]] in 1952.<ref name="LS" /> | Maydeo was actively involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). In 1933, she joined the Maharashtra division of [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]].<ref name="LS" /> She was the most prominent women member of the party in Pune (then in [[Bombay State]]) and when the [[Indian general election, 1951–52|first general elections]] of independent India were held, the INC made her its official candidate for [[Pune (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pune South]] constituency. Maydeo obtained roughly 64% of the votes cast and defeated the [[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]] candidate Shridhar Limaye to become the first women representative of Pune in the house.<ref name="IE">{{cite news|title=1951: When Pune elected a woman — Indirabai Maydeo — to first Lok Sabha|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/1951-when-pune-elected-a-woman-indirabai-maydeo-to-first-lok-sabha/|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=D.G.|first=Supriya|title=Vinita Deshmukh: From Journalism to Politics|url=http://www.nripulse.com/vinita-deshmukh-from-journalism-to-politics/|publisher=NRI Pulse|date=16 January 2014|accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref> She still holds this record.<ref name="IE" /> As a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], she brought a bill in the Lok Sabha concerning divorce but it was not discussed and eventually lapsed.<ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Joginder Kumar|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA35|year=1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|page=56}}</ref> Maydeo became the president of [[National Students' Union of India]] in 1952.<ref name="LS" /> | ||
[[File:ABMP.jpg|thumb|333x333px|All India Women's Conference Meeting 1953. L-R: Mrs Indira Anant Maydeo (Secretary), Mrs Renuka Ray (President), Mrs Meherbeen Zhabwala (Treasurer)]] | |||
She then served as the secretary of the All India Women's Conference from 1953-1954. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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[[Category:1903 births]] | [[Category:1903 births]] | ||
[[Category:Year of death missing]] | [[Category:Year of death missing]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]] | ||
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]] | [[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]] | ||
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:05, 28 February 2026
Indira Anant Maydeo | |
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| Member of the 1st Lok Sabha for Pune South | |
| In office 1951–1957 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Ganesh Gore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1903 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Indira Anant Maydeo was an Indian parliamentarian who represented Pune South in the 1st Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born on 7 September 1903, Maydeo attended the Fergusson College, from where she received her B.Sc. degree.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Maydeo was actively involved in the Indian independence movement and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1933, she joined the Maharashtra division of Harijan Sevak Sangh.[1] She was the most prominent women member of the party in Pune (then in Bombay State) and when the first general elections of independent India were held, the INC made her its official candidate for Pune South constituency. Maydeo obtained roughly 64% of the votes cast and defeated the Socialist Party candidate Shridhar Limaye to become the first women representative of Pune in the house.[2][3] She still holds this record.[2] As a Member of Parliament, she brought a bill in the Lok Sabha concerning divorce but it was not discussed and eventually lapsed.[4] Maydeo became the president of National Students' Union of India in 1952.[1]
She then served as the secretary of the All India Women's Conference from 1953-1954.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Indira married Anant Govind Maydeo in 1927, from whom she had one son and three daughters.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Members Bioprofile: Maydeo, Shrimati Indira Anant". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1951: When Pune elected a woman — Indirabai Maydeo — to first Lok Sabha". The Indian Express. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ D.G., Supriya (16 January 2014). "Vinita Deshmukh: From Journalism to Politics". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ Chopra, Joginder Kumar (1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. p. 56. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5.