who is the first woman governor in india
List of female Indian governors Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state.[2] She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving governor with 11-year tenure in West Bengal.[3] Draupadi Murmu was recently appointed as the first woman governor of Jharkhand.[4]