| 1 |
|
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Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964) |
Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Indian National Congress |
15 August 1947 |
15 April 1952 |
16 years, 286 days |
Constituent Assembly[e] |
Nehru I |
Lord Mountbatten |
| 15 April 1952 |
17 April 1957 |
1st |
Nehru II |
Rajendra Prasad |
| 17 April 1957 |
2 April 1962 |
2nd |
Nehru III |
| 2 April 1962 |
27 May 1964† |
3rd |
Nehru IV |
| 2 |
|
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Gulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
(1898–1998) |
Sabarkantha, Gujarat |
Indian National Congress |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
13 days |
Nanda I |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 3 |
|
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966) |
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Indian National Congress |
9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966† |
1 year, 216 days |
Shastri I |
| 4 |
|
|
Gulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
(1898–1998) |
Sabarkantha, Gujarat |
Indian National Congress |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
13 days |
Nanda II |
| 5 |
|
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Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984) |
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
Indian National Congress |
24 January 1966 |
4 March 1967 |
11 years, 59 days |
Indira I |
| Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh |
Indian National Congress (R) |
4 March 1967 |
15 March 1971 |
4th |
| 15 March 1971 |
24 March 1977 |
5th |
Indira II |
V. V. Giri |
| (6) |
|
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Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984) |
Medak, Andhra Pradesh
(now Telangana) |
Indian National Congress (I) |
14 January 1980[§] |
31 October 1984† |
4 years, 291 days |
7th |
Indira III |
| 7 |
|
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Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991) |
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh |
Indian National Congress (I) |
31 October 1984 |
31 December 1984 |
5 years, 32 days |
Rajiv |
Zail Singh |
| 31 December 1984 |
2 December 1989 |
8th |
| 8 |
|
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P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004) |
Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh |
Indian National Congress (I) |
21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days |
10th |
Rao |
| 9 |
|
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Manmohan Singh
(1932–) |
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam |
Indian National Congress
(UPA) |
22 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 |
10 years, 4 days |
14th |
Manmohan I |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 22 May 2009 |
26 May 2014 |
15th |
Manmohan II |
Pratibha Patil |
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