Rosamma Punnoose
1913–2013
- Nationality
- India
- Occupation
- politician
Rosamma Punnoose (12 May 1913 â 28 December 2013) was an Indian independence activist, politician and lawyer.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Central Prison, PoojappuraDates unknown
Biography
Rosamma Punnoose (12 May 1913 â 28 December 2013) was an Indian independence activist, politician and lawyer. She was the first person to be sworn in as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. She was also the first MLA in India to lose her seat following a court order, and the first person to be elected in the first-ever by-election to the assembly in 1958. Punnoose was also the first pro tem Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
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