# Akkamma Devi
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'''Akkamma Devi''' (c. 1918 – 23 November 2012) was an Indian politician and member of the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) political party under Indira Gandhi. Devi served in the [3rd Lok Sabha](/source/3rd_Lok_Sabha) for the [Nilgiris](/source/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) from 1962 to 1967, becoming the first woman to represent that constituency.[{{cite web |title=Akkamma Devi Biodata |url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/smt-akkamma-devi-member-of-parliament-mp-from-nilgiris-madras-biodata/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929110528/https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/smt-akkamma-devi-member-of-parliament-mp-from-nilgiris-madras-biodata/ |url-status=dead }}]
==Background==
Devi was the first woman from the Nilgiris to graduate from college.[ Akkamma Devi served in the national [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) representing the [Nilgiris](/source/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) constituency from 1962 to 1967, the first woman to hold that seat. She was chosen to run for the seat by [Chief Minister of Madras](/source/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu) (now known as [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu)) [K. Kamaraj](/source/K._Kamaraj).][{{cite news|title=Former Congress MP Akkamma Devi passes away |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/former-congress-mp-akkamma-devi-passes-away/article4126410.ece |work=[The Hindu Business Line](/source/The_Hindu_Business_Line) |date=2012-11-23 |access-date=2012-12-08}}] Devi died at her home in [hubbathalai](/source/hubbathalai), Tamil Nadu, India, from a long illness on 23 November 2012, at the age of 94.