The children of prime ministers of India have been the subject of widespread public attention. There are 41 children of former prime ministers of India.[citation needed]
Several of the children of former prime ministers have entered politics. Two have become prime ministers themselves, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
P. V. Narasimha Rao had 8 children, the most of any prime minister. Two prime ministers - Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi - have had no biological children. However, Vajpayee had an adoptive daughter while Modi has raised a Nepalese boy.[1]
Jawaharlal Nehru edit
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India | [2] |
Lal Bahadur Shastri edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Kusum Shastri | |||
2 | Hari Krishna Shastri | Former Union Minister, Government of India | ||
3 | Suman Shastri | |||
4 | Anil Shastri | Former Union Minister, Government of India | ||
5 | Sunil Shastri | Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||
6 | Ashok Shastri |
Indira Gandhi edit
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) |
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India | [2] | |
2 | Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980) |
Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India |
Morarji Desai edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Kanti Desai |
Charan Singh edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Ajit Singh | 35th Union Minister for Civil Aviation 27th Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 27th Union Minister for Commerce and Industry |
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2 | Satyawati Solanki | |||
3 | Gyanwati Singh | |||
4 | Vedwati Singh | |||
5 | Sharda Singh |
Rajiv Gandhi edit
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Priyanka Gandhi (1972–) |
General Secretary of the Indian National Congress | ||
2 | Rahul Gandhi (1970–) |
Member of Parliament of the Republic of India | [2] |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Ajeya Pratap Singh | [3] | ||
2 | Abhay Pratap Singh | Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh |
Chandra Shekhar edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Neeraj Shekhar | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ballia |
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2 | Pankaj Shekhar |
P. V. Narasimha Rao edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | P. V. Ranga Rao | Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh | [4] | |
2 | Jaya Nandan | |||
3 | Saraswathi | |||
4 | P. V. Rajeshwar Rao | Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad | [5] | |
5 | P. V. Prabhakar Rao | |||
6 | Sharada Vedanta Krishna Rao | |||
7 | Vani Dayakar Rao | |||
8 | Vijaya Prasad |
H. D. Deve Gowda edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Former Chief Minister of Karnataka | ||
2 | H. D. Revanna | Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | ||
3 | H. D. Balakrishna | |||
4 | H. D. Ramesh | |||
5 | H. D. Anasuya | |||
6 | H. D. Shailaja |
Inder Kumar Gujral edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Naresh Gujral | Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab | [6][7] | |
2 | Vishal Gujral | Settled in Los Angeles | [8] |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Namita Kaul Bhattacharya | Atal Bihari Vajpayee had no biological children. He raised Namita Kaul Bhattacharya as his adoptive daughter. | [9] |
Manmohan Singh edit
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Daman Singh | Indian writer | [10] | |
2 | Upinder Singh | former head, University of Delhi (History Department). | [11] | |
3 | Amrit Singh |
Narendra Modi edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Meet PM Modi's godson from Nepal". India Today. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "The making of the Gandhi dynasty". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Chawla, Prabhu (15 October 1989). "Ajeya Singh seizes advantage in St Kitts controversy, publicly declares his assets". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Rajeev, M. (1 August 2013). "Narasimha Rao's son passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead". The Times of India. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Hebbar, Nistula (16 December 2013). "Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 1 December 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "My father should write his autobiography: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman Singh". The Economic Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Aurora, Bhavna Vij (16 April 2014). "My father is a tough man, he's not embarrassed or apologetic: Manmohan Singh's daughter". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.