| V. S. Ramadevi | |
| Office: | 8th Governor of Karnataka |
| Term Start: | 2 December 1999 |
| Term End: | 20 August 2002 |
| Predecessor: | Khurshed Alam Khan |
| Successor: | T.N. Chaturvedi |
| Office1: | 12th Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 26 July 1997 |
| Term End1: | 1 December 1999 |
| Predecessor1: | Mahabir Prasad |
| Successor1: | Vishnu Kant Shastri |
| Office2: | Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha |
| Term Start2: | 1 July 1993 |
| Term End2: | 25 July 1997[1] |
| Predecessor2: | Sudarshan Agarwal |
| Successor2: | S. S. Sohoni |
| Office3: | Chief Election Commissioner of India |
| Term Start3: | 26 November 1990 |
| Term End3: | 12 December 1990 |
| Predecessor3: | R. V. S. Peri Sastri |
| Successor3: | T. N. Seshan |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Chebrolu, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Death Cause: | Cardiac arrest |
| Occupation: | Civil servant |
| Nationality: | Indian |
V. S. Ramadevi (15 January 1934 – 17 April 2013) was an Indian politician who was the first lady to become the 8th Governor of Karnataka and 9th Chief Election Commissioner of India from 26 November 1990 to 11 December 1990. She was the first woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India. She was succeeded by T. N. Seshan. Ramadevi was the first (and to date, only) woman to serve as Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, from 1 July 1993 to 25 September 1997. And also she was the first and to date only female Governor of Karnataka, from 2 December 1999 to 20 August 2002.[1]
Ramadevi was born in Chebrolu of West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India on 15 January 1934 (which happens to be the date of the Sankranti harvest festival). She was educated in Eluru. She registered her name as advocate after completing M.A. LLB in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. She served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh[2] from 26 July 1997 to 1 December 1999 and as the Governor of Karnataka from 2 December 1999 to 20 August 2002.
She died on 17 April 2013 in her residence in HSR Layout Bangalore.[3]