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Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. [a] Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister, serving as prime minister of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 until 26 January 1950, and thereafter of the Republic of India until his death in May 1964. (India conducted its first post-independence general elections in 1952).
General elections were held in India on 24, 27 and 28 December 1984 soon after the assassination of previous Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing insurgency.
8 August - PT Usha misses Olympic medal by 1/100 of a second in 1984 Summer Olympics. [4] 24 August - The first 3D film in India My Dear Kuttichathan was released. 24 October - India's first metro Kolkata metro started. 31 October – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: [ˈɪn̪d̪ɪɾɑː ˈɡɑːn̪d̪ʱiː] ⓘ; née Indira Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
[1] [2] Although vested with these powers by the Constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the prime minister. [ 3 ] The president is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha , and also members of ...
Voting was held immediately after the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in November and most of India supported Congress. [1] The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first two seats, in Hanamkonda and Mahesana. Congress wins 24 seats, Janata party and BJP wins only one each.
The Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry was formed on 14 January 1980 after the Congress (I)'s victory in the 1980 general election. Indira Gandhi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time and also marked her return to the premiership after three years since her defeat in 1977.
Indira Gandhi, also the first and so far the only woman Prime Minister of India, served the second-longest term as a prime minister. [353] Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1989. He took office on the day of the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984 after the Sikh riots and at age 40 was the youngest PM of India.