Bonily Khongmen
Kabonmili Timungpi also known as Bonily Khongmen | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952-1957 | |
| Succeeded by | George Gilbert Swell |
| Constituency | Autonomous District, Assam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1912 Umswai, Amri, West Karbi Anglong, Assam, British India (present-day Assam, India) |
| Died | 17 March 2007 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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Kabonmili Timungpi later known as Bonily Khongmen (25 June 1912 – 17 March 2007) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was Assam's first female Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, the first karbi person and was also among the first woman Indian politician in the Indian National Congress Party in the then North-East India. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Autonomous District constituency Assam in 1952. She was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha.She was also the Deputy Speaker in Assam assembly.