Name
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Tenure
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1
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Pt Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964)
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15th August 1947 to 27th May 1964 –
First Prime Minister of India, also the longest tenure (17 years)
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2
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Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898 – 1997)
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27th May 1964 to 9th June 1964 –
First Acting Prime Minister
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3
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Lal Bhadur Shastri (1904 – 1966)
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9th June 1964 to 11th January 1966 –
First Prime Minister to die abroad during an official visit
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4
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Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898 – 1997)
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11th January 1966 to 24th January
1966 – First to become Acting Prime Minister twise
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5
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Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984)
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24th January 1966 to 24th March 1977
– First Lady Prime Minister, First to lose elections
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6
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Morarji Desai (1869 – 1995)
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24th March 1977 to 28th June 1979 –
Oldest to become Prime Minister and the first to resign from office
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7
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Charan Singh (1902 – 1987)
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28th July 1979 to 14th January 1980 –
The only Prime Minister who did not face the Parliament
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8
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Indiar Gandhi (1917 – 1984)
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14th January 1980 to 31st October
1984 – First Prime Minister to be assassinated
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9
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Rajiv Gandhi (1944 – 1991)
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31st October 1984 to November 1989 – Youngest to
become Prime Minister (40 Years)
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10
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V.P.Singh (B.1931)
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December 1989 to 7th November 1990 – First Prime
Minister to step down after vote of no-confidence
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11
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Chandra Shekhar (B.1927)
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10th November 1990 to June 1992
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12
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P V Narasimha Roa (B.1921)
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20th June 1992 to 16th May 1996 –
First Prime Minister from South India
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13
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A B Vajpayee (B.1926)
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16th May 1996 to 1st June 1996 – Shortest
tenure (13 days)
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14
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H D Deve Gowda (B.1933)
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1st June 1996 to 21st April 1997 –
Leader of United Front Parliamentary Group
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15
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Inder Kumar Gujral (B.1933)
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21st April 1999 to 18th March 1998
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16
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A B Vajpayee (B.1926)
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19th March 1998 to 13th October 1999
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17
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A B Vajpayee (B.1926)
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13th October 1999 to 22nd May 2004 –
Only one become prime Minister of India thrice
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18
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Dr Manmohan Singh (B.1932)
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22nd May 2004 to 18th May 2009 –
First Non-Hind Prime Minister of India
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19
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Dr Manmohan Singh (B.1932)
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22nd May 2009 to 26th May 2014 – Second
term as prime Minister
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20
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Narendra damodardas Modi (B.1950)
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Present Prime Minister of India - 26th May 2014 to till date
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