| Prasanni Devi Dhillon | |
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| State Minister Government of Haryana | |
| In office 1973 - 1977 | |
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| In office 1982 - 1987 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962 - 1977, 1982 - 1987, 2005 - 2009 | |
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| Born | 1932 Israna, Panipat district, Haryana |
| Died | 13 January 2015 (aged 83) New Delhi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Prasanni Devi (1932 – 13 January 2015) was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress who served as minister in the Government of Haryana. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for six terms in Punjab and Haryana. She became state minister in Haryana government for two terms during 1980s.
Political career
Prasanni Devi’s political career began in 1962 when she was first elected as an MLA from the Rajound Vidhan Sabha constituency in the then joint Punjab. She continued to serve as an MLA from various constituencies in Haryana, including Indri and Naultha, over the years.
During her political career, she held several significant ministerial positions in the Haryana government. From 1973 to 1977, she served as the Education, Transport, Excise, and Taxation Minister. Later, from 1982 to 1987, she became Public Health and Agriculture Minister.
She was also actively involved in the Indian National Congress women’s wing. She served as the president of the Haryana Women Congress from 1966 to 2000 and was the general secretary of the All India Mahila Congress from 2000 to 2002.
References
- ^ "Ex-minister Prasanni Devi passes away". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- Automation, Bhaskar. "सर्वप्रथम 1957 में राजौंद से प्रसन्नी देवी ने की थीं चुनाव लड़ने की शुरुआत". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- "Former Haryana minister and six time MLA Prasanni Devi passed away a Delhi's Apolo hospital". The Times of India. 2015-01-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- "PARSANNI DEVI(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Naultha(Panipat) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2025-01-01.