KNC501/KNC601 Constitution of India, Law and Engineering
Chapter 5: Prime Minister of India
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Appendix
List of all the Prime Ministers of India
S.N. | Name | Born-Dead | Term of office | Remark |
1. | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889–1964) | 5 August 1947-27 May 1964 16 years, 286 days | The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, first to die in office. |
2. | Gulzarilal Nanda | (1898–1998) | 27 May,1964 to 9 June 1964, 13 days | First acting PM of India |
3. | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904–1966) | 9 June, 1964 to 11 January 1966 1 year, 216 days | He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during Indo-Pak war of 1965 |
4. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 11 years, 59 days | First lady Prime Minister of India |
5. | Morarji Desai | (1896–1995) | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 2 year, 116 days | Oldest to become PM @ 81 and first to resign from office |
6. | Charan Singh | (1902–1987) | 28 July, 1979 to 14 Jan. 1980 170 days | Only PM who did not face the Parliament |
7. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 14 Jan.1980 to 31 Oct. 1984 4 years, 291 days | The first lady who served as PM for the second term |
8. | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944–1991) | 31 Oct, 1984 to 2 Dec. 1989 5 years, 32 days | Youngest to become PM @ 40 year |
9. | V. P. Singh | (1931–2008) | 2 Dec. 1989 to 10 Nov. 1990 343 days | First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence |
10. | Chandra Shekhar | (1927–2007) | 10 November, 1990 to 21 June 1991 223 days | He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party |
11. | P. V. Narasimha Rao | (1921–2004) | 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days | First PM from south India |
12. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (born 1924) | 16 May, 1996 to 1 June 1996 16 days | PM for shortest tenure |
13. | H. D. Deve Gowda | (born 1933) | 1 June, 1996 to 21 April 1997 324 days | He belongs to Janata Dal |
14. | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919–2012) | 21 April 1997 to 19 March, 1998 332 days | His tenure lasted for less than a year. |
15. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (born 1924) | 19 March, 1998 to 22 May 2004 6 years, 64 days | The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM |
16. | Manmohan Singh | (born 1932) | 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 10 years, 4 May 2 days | First Sikh PM |
17. | Narendra Modi | (born 1950) | 26 May 2014, Incumbent | 4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures |
The results of the 17th Lok Sabha elections have been declared on 23 May. 2019. Narendra Modi will be the 15th Prime Minister (in person) of India. He is the 4th Prime Minister of India who would serve two consecutive terms as Prime Minister of India and the first Non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India who would complete two consecutive terms.