BJP’s S Phangnon Konyak became the first woman member from Nagaland to preside over Rajya Sabha.
On July 17, she became the first ever woman member of Rajya Sabha to be appointed to the panel of vice-chairpersons.
She is also the first woman to be elected to Rajya Sabha from Nagaland (April 2022) and the second woman from the state to be elected to either house of the Parliament or the state assembly.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar nominated four women members (50% of the total) to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons to promote gender equality.
All the nominated women members are first time MPs.
The reconstituted panel now comprises a total of eight members, half of whom are women, a first in the history of the Upper House.
