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Khongmen, first woman MP from NE, passes away
Shillong,
Mar
18:
Former
member
of
Parliament
and
educationist
Bonily
Khongmen
passed
away
here
yesterday.
She
was
92.
The
first
woman
MP
from
the
North
Eastern
region,
Ms
Khongmen,
also
served
as
Deputy
Speaker
of
Assam
Legislative
Assembly
from
1946
to
1951.
She
was
also
unanimously
elected
twice
as
a
member
of
the
Gauhati
University
and
served
in
important
committees
and
selected
committees
of
the
Assembly.
In
1953,
she
attended
the
10th
session
of
the
United
Nations
as
delegate
and
worked
in
the
Committee
of
Human
Rights.
In
1957,
after
the
dissolution
of
Parliament,
she
was
elected
Member
and
Chairman
of
the
Assam
Public
Service
Commission
for
a
term
of
six
years.
She
was
appointed
member
of
the
Union
Public
Service
Commission
in
1963
till
1970.
She
was
also
the
Chairman
of
the
first
Nagaland
Public
Service
Commission
from
1970
to
1974
and
appointed
Chairman
of
the
first
Pay
Commission
in
the
government
of
Nagaland
in
1975.
Apart
from
her
service
career,
she
was
an
social
worker
and
member
of
Young
Women's
Christian
Association,
Chairman
of
the
Eastern
Indian
Women's
Association,
Chairman
of
Meghalaya
chapter
of
the
Indian
Council
of
Child
Welfare.
She
will
be
laid
to
rest
in
the
All
Saints'
Church
cemetery
near
the
official
residence
of
General
Officer
Commanding
101
Area.
UNI
