V. S. Rama Devi was India’s first and only woman Chief Election Commissioner till date (ie. April 18, 2013) for a brief periond November 26, 1990 to December 11, 1990. She was succeeded by T. N. Seshan.

She did her M.A and then obtained her LLM. Subsequently enrolled as an Advocate in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Then joined the Central Government Service as an officer belonging to the Group A service.

V.S. Rama Devi held several important assignments in her career. She was Governor of Himachal Pradesh (July 26, 1997 to December 01, 1999). Next she served as the First Woman Governor of Karnataka (December 02, 1999 to August 02, 2002).

Other key assignments of the talented Telugu bureaucrat were Honorary Advisor to the National Commission for Women(NCW), Member, Secretary – National Law Commission and Secretary General, Rajya Sabha (July 01, 1993 to July 25, 1997).

Rama Devi co-authored the book ‘Rajya Sabha at Work’.

V. S. Rama Devi was born in Chebrolu of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Born January 15, 1934 – Tuesday , April 17, 2013 – age 79 years, Bangalore.