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Jawaharlal Nehru (/ ˈ n eɪ r u / NAY-roo or / ˈ n ɛ r u / NERR-oo, [1] Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
Age when assumed office Term of office & elections Duration in years and days Concurrent ministerial positions Party Government Head of State (Tenure) 1 Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) 57 years, 274 days: 15 August 1947 27 May 1964: 16 years, 286 days –
Chairman of the Labour Party Anthony Greenwood said, "Mr. Nehru was an outstanding power in working for peace and the world is much poorer for his loss. Our thoughts go out to the Indian people at this tragic moment." He added that he had known Nehru "for more than 30 years" and that his death was "a great loss" [25]
Gangadhar Nehru (1827–1861), a direct descendant of Raj Kaul. He was the last Kotwal of Delhi (equivalent to Chief of Police), prior to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was the father of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru and grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first prime minister of India, thus part of the Nehru family.
Kamala Nehru (née Kaul; pronunciation ⓘ; 1 August 1899 – 28 February 1936) was an Indian independence activist and the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. Their daughter Indira Gandhi would go on to become the first and to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.
Lord Mountbatten swears in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. There were members from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Parsi communities represented in India's first ministry. There were two members from the Dalit community represented as well. [3] [4] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the only female Cabinet ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru: Uttar Pradesh: 1889-1964 Nehru was an independence activist and politician, who was the first and the longest-serving Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. [59] [93] 1957 Govind Ballabh Pant: Uttar Pradesh: 1887-1961