# Lakshmi Sahgal

> Lakshmi Sahgal was an Indian politician and activist. She was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army (INA), and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind Government. She is commonly referred to in India as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her participation in the INA's Rani Jhansi Regiment during the Second World War. A prominent member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), she was a founding member of the All India Democratic Women's Association. In 1998, Sahgal was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award. Following this, in the 2002 Indian presidential election, she was nominated as the presidential candidate opposite A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. A medical doctor by profession, she practiced till her death in Kanpur in 2012.

*Officer in the Indian National Army (INA) and former presidential candidate of India*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1914-10-24
- **Died:** 2012-07-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 19.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [لاكشمي ساهجال](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84)
- [لاكشمى ساهجال](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%89_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84)
- [লক্ষ্মী সেহগল](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2)
- [লক্ষ্মী সেহগল](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2)
- [Lakshmi Sahgal](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal)
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- [Lakshmi Sahgal](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal)
- [લક્ષ્મી સહેગલ](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%80_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%B2)
- [लक्ष्मी सहगल](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2)
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- [ლაქშმი საჰგალი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98)
- [ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಸೆಹೆಗಲ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%80_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D)
- [Lakshmi Sahgal](https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal)
- [ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ ലക്ഷ്മി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BF)
- [कॅप्टन लक्ष्मी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80)
- [ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ସହଗଲ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B7%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AE%E0%AD%80_%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%97%E0%AC%B2)
- [ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਸਹਿਗਲ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%B2)
- [Lakshmi Sahgal](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465051)

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