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# First in Administration and Governance in India - Complete Guide

## First in Indian Administration and Government

## Firsts in the Presidency and Constituent Assembly

| Milestone / First | Person | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First Temporary President of the Constituent Assembly | Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha | Presided over the first sitting in December 1946 |
| First President of the Indian Republic | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | In office 1950–1962 |
| Only President to Serve Two Terms | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Re-elected in 1957 |
| First Muslim President of India | Dr. Zakir Husain | In office 1967–1969 |
| First President to Die in Office | Dr. Zakir Husain | Died in 1969; Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed followed in 1977 |
| First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to Become Acting President | Justice M. Hidayatullah | Acted as President in 1969 |
| First President Elected Unopposed | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Elected in 1977 |
| First Sikh President of India | Giani Zail Singh | In office 1982–1987 |
| First Woman President of India | Pratibha Devisingh Patil | Took office in 2007 |
| First Dalit President of India | K.R. Narayanan | In office 1997–2002 |
| First President from West Bengal | Pranab Mukherjee | Took office in 2012 |
| First Tribal Woman President of India | Droupadi Murmu | Took office in 2022 |

## Firsts in Administration, Judiciary and Constitutional Offices

| Milestone / First | Person | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First Chief Justice of India | Justice H.J. Kania | Took office in 1950 |
| First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court | Justice M. Fathima Beevi | Appointed in 1989 |
| First Chief Election Commissioner of India | Sukumar Sen | Conducted the first general election, 1951–52 |
| First Woman Chief Election Commissioner | V.S. Ramadevi | Served in 1990 |
| First Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) | V. Narahari Rao | Appointed in 1948 |
| First Cabinet Secretary of India | N.R. Pillai | Head of the civil services |
| First Attorney General of India | M.C. Setalvad | Appointed in 1950 |
| First Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Sir Ross Barker | Headed the pre-Independence Public Service Commission |
| First Speaker of the Lok Sabha | G.V. Mavalankar | Known as the 'Father of the Lok Sabha' |
| First Woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar | Elected in 2009 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Also held the Home portfolio |
| First Home Minister of Independent India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Integrated the princely states |
| First Finance Minister of Independent India | R.K. Shanmukham Chetty | Presented the first Union Budget in 1947 |
| First Woman Governor of an Indian State | Sarojini Naidu | Governor of the United Provinces, 1947 |
| First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State | Sucheta Kripalani | Uttar Pradesh, 1963 |
| First Woman IAS Officer | Anna Rajam Malhotra | Joined the service in 1951 |
| First Woman IPS Officer | Kiran Bedi | Joined the service in 1972 |
| First Chairman of the NITI Aayog Governing Council | The Prime Minister (ex-officio) | NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 |
| First Chairman of the Planning Commission | Jawaharlal Nehru | Set up in 1950; PM served as ex-officio chairman |
| First Lokpal of India | Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose | Appointed in 2019 |
| First Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | Sir Osborne Smith | Took office in 1935 |
| First Indian Governor of the RBI | Sir C.D. Deshmukh | Took office in 1943 |

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