India got freedom on 15 August 1947 from British rule. Since then we have had 14 Prime Ministers of India. Under the leadership of our Prime Ministers, India stands on the world map with full potential. We are the world’s largest democracy with more than 1.3 billion people.
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| List of Prime Ministers of India |
If you are looking for the Prime Ministers of India list from 1947 to 2019 you can collect it from here.
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S.N. |
NAME |
TENURE |
TOTAL |
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1 |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964Â |
16 years, 286 days |
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2 |
Gulzari Lal Nanda |
27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964, |
13 days |
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3 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966 |
1 year, 216 days |
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4 |
Gulzari Lal Nanda |
11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966 |
13 days |
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5 |
Indira Gandhi |
24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 |
11 years, 59 days |
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6 |
Morarji Desai |
24 March 1977 to 28 July 1979 |
2 year, 126 days |
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7 |
Charan Singh |
28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980 |
170 days |
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8 |
Indira Gandhi |
14 January 1980 to 31 October 1984 |
4 years, 291 days |
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9 |
Rajiv Gandhi |
31 October 1984 to 2 December 1989 |
5 years, 32 days |
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10 |
V. P. Singh |
2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990 |
343 days |
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11 |
Chandra Shekhar |
10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991 |
223 days |
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12 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days |
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13 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996 |
16 days |
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14 |
H.D. Deve Gowda |
1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997 |
324 days |
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15 |
Inder Kumar Gujral |
21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998Â |
332 days |
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16 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004 |
6 years, 64 days |
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17 |
Manmohan Singh |
22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 |
10 years, 4 days |
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18 |
Narendra Modi |
26 May 2014 – Present |
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Introduction to the Prime Ministers of India
1. Jawahar Lal Nehru (1889–1964)
Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, the first to die in office.
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| First Prime Minister of India |
2. Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1998)
Gulzari Lal Nanda is the first and only acting Prime Minister of India.
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966)
He is the 2nd Prime Minister of India. He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1965.
4. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
She is the 3rd Prime Minister of India. First female Prime Minister of India. The first lady who served as PM for the second term
5. Morarji Desai (1896–1995)
He is the 4th Prime Minister of India. Morarji Desai was the oldest Prime Minister of India and became PM at the age of 81 years and 23 days. He was the first to resign from office. His full name is Morarji Ranchhodji Desai.
6. Charan Singh (1902–1987)
He is the 5th Prime Minister of India. Only the PM did not face the Parliament.
7. Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)
He is the 6th Prime Minister of India. Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime minister of India and became PM at the age of 40 years and 72 days.
8. V. P. Singh (1931–2008)
He is the 7th Prime Minister of India. First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence.
9. Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007)
He is the 8th Prime Minister of India. He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party.
10. P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004)
He was the 9th Prime Minister of India and the first PM from South India.
11. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924- 2018)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the 10th Prime Minister of India. He is also the PM for the shortest tenure. He is the first non-congress Prime Minister who completed a full term as Prime Minister of India. He was a great leader and a great poet. He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan’.
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| Tenth Prime Minister of India |
12. H. D. Deve Gowda (Born 1933)
He was the 11th Prime Minister of India. He belongs to Janata Dal.
13. Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012)
Inder Kumar was the 12th Prime Minister of India.
14. Manmohan Singh (born 1932)
 Manmohan Singh was the 13th Prime Minister of India. He is the first Sikh Prime Minister of India. He was the 3rd Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures. He also served as finance minister of the Narasimha Rao cabinet. He is also the most educated prime minister of India.
15. Narendra Modi (born 1950)
Narendra Modi is the current and 14th Prime Minister of India. He is the 4th Prime Minister of India who would serve two consecutive terms as Prime Minister of India and would be the first Non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India who would complete two consecutive terms. He is the first prime minister of India to be born after the Independence of India. He is the 4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures.
Manmohan Singh and H. D. Deve Gowda is the only surviving former prime minister of India
Till today we have 14 prime ministers of India. Some are elected twice. They are listed below
·       Atal Bihari Vajpayee
·       Indira Gandhi
·       Narendra Modi
·       Manmohan Singh
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FAQs:-
Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India.
Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India. He served from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964.
Who is the first Prime Minister of India?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
Who is the female Prime Minister of India?
Indira Gandhi was the first and only female Prime Minister of India.
Who served the shortest tenure as a Prime Minister of India?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served for the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister of India.
