who was the first woman to become a chief election commissioner of india

The first woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India was V. S. Ramadevi. She served as the 9th Chief Election Commissioner from November 26, 1990, to December 11, 1990, making her the first and, to date, the only woman to hold this position. Besides this, she was also the first female Governor of Karnataka and served as Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha