Marking a significant moment in the history, Phangnon Konyak, first woman member from Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha, presided over the House on Tuesday.

Earlier she had created history by becoming the first ever women member to be appointed to the panel of Vice- Chairpersons on July 17. In a remarkable move to bring about gender equality, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar last week had nominated four women members (50 per cent of the total number) to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons.

All the women members nominated to the panel are first term Parliamentarians and S Phangnon Konyak became the first ever woman from Nagaland nominated to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons. Konyak is also the first ever woman from Nagaland to be elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha.