Prasanni Devi Dhillon

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.^[1][2][3]

Prasanni Devi Dhillon
State Minister Government of Haryana
In office 1973 - 1977
Departments	Education Transport Excise Taxation
In office 1982 - 1987
Departments	Public health Agriculture
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1962 - 1977, 1982 - 1987, 2005 - 2009
Personal details
Born	1932 Israna, Panipat district, Haryana
Died	13 January 2015 (aged 83) New Delhi
Political party	Indian National Congress

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.^[4]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]