Great Indian Leaders
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Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Allahabad, present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India19 November 1917

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About
Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1984. A Congress leader, she was India's first woman Prime Minister.
Early life and family

Born in 1917, Gandhi was Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter. She participated in independence activities and married Feroze Gandhi in 1942. They had two sons.

Political career

She was Congress president in 1959 and Information and Broadcasting Minister before becoming Prime Minister in 1966. She returned as Prime Minister in January 1980 and represented Medak in the seventh Lok Sabha.

The Emergency

The Emergency lasted from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977. The period involved press censorship, detention of opponents and restrictions on civil liberties. Congress lost the 1977 election.

Final term

Her second period as Prime Minister ended on 31 October 1984, when she was assassinated.

Positions held
PeriodPositionOrganisationRegion
24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977Prime Minister of IndiaGovernment of IndiaIndia
14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984Prime Minister of IndiaGovernment of IndiaIndia
—Minister of Information and BroadcastingGovernment of IndiaIndia
—Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaLok SabhaMedak
—Member of Parliament, Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha—
Election history
YearElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes receivedMargin
1967Lok SabhaRae BareliIndian National Congresswon——
1971Lok SabhaRae BareliIndian National Congresswon——
1977Lok SabhaRae BareliIndian National Congresslost——
1980Lok SabhaMedakIndian National Congress (I)won——
1980Lok SabhaRae BareliIndian National Congress (I)won——
Awards & achievements
  • 1966India's first woman Prime Minister

    Took office as Prime Minister in January 1966.

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