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List of children of prime ministers of India

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The children of prime ministers of India have been the subject of widespread public attention. There are 41 children of former prime ministers of India.[citation needed]

Several of the children of former prime ministers have entered politics. Two have become prime ministers themselves, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

P. V. Narasimha Rao had 8 children, the most of any prime minister. Two prime ministers – Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi – have had no biological children. However, Vajpayee had an adoptive daughter.[1]

Jawaharlal Nehru

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984) 		3rd Prime Minister of India [2]

Lal Bahadur Shastri

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Kusum Shastri
2 Hari Krishna Shastri
(1938–1997) 		21st Union Minister of State for Agriculture
3 Suman Shastri
4 Anil Shastri
(1948–) 		12th Union Deputy Minister of Finance
5 Sunil Shastri
(1950–)

Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh

6 Ashok Shastri

Indira Gandhi

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991) 		6th Prime Minister of India [2]
2 Sanjay Gandhi
(1946–1980) 		Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Amethi

Morarji Desai

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Virumati Desai
2 Indu Desai
3 Kantilal Morarji Desai

Charan Singh

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajit Singh
(1939–2021) 		35th Union Minister of Civil Aviation
27th Union Minister of Agriculture
6th Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
27th Union Minister of Industry
2 Satyawati Singh
3 Gyanwati Singh
4 Vedwati Singh
5 Sharda Singh

Rajiv Gandhi

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No. Name Image Notes References
1. Rahul Gandhi
(1970–) 		Incumbent Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha [2]
2. Priyanka Gandhi
(1972–) 		Incumbent Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Wayanad

V. P. Singh

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajeya Pratap Singh
(1956–) 		Titular head of Manda Estate [3]
2 Abhay Pratap Singh Former Physician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Chandra Shekhar

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Neeraj Shekhar
(1968–) 		Incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh

Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ballia

2 Pankaj Shekhar

P. V. Narasimha Rao

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 P. V. Ranga Rao
(1940–2013) 		Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh [4]
2 P. V. Jayanandan Rao
3 P. V. Saraswati Rao
4 P. V. Rajeshwar Rao
(1946–2016) 		Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad [5]
5 P. V. Prabhakar Rao
6 P. V. Sharad Vedanta Krishna Rao
7 Surabhi Vani Devi
(1952–) 		Artist
8 P. V. Vijaya Prasad Rao

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Namita Kaul Bhattacharya Atal Bihari Vajpayee had no biological children. He raised Namita Kaul Bhattacharya as his adoptive daughter. [6]

H. D. Deve Gowda

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 H. D. Revanna
(1957–) 		Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
2 H. D. Kumaraswamy
(1959–) 		Incumbent Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Union Minister of Steel

18th Chief Minister of Karnataka

3 H. D. Balakrishna
4 H. D. Ramesh
5 H. D. Anasuya
6 H. D. Shailaja

Inder Kumar Gujral

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Naresh Gujral
(1948–) 		Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab [7][8]
2 Vishal Gujral [9]

Manmohan Singh

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No. Name Image Notes References
1 Upinder Singh
(1959–) 		Dean, Ashoka University History Department

Former Dean, Delhi University History Department

[10]
2 Daman Singh
(1963–) 		Writer [11]
3 Amrit Singh

Narendra Modi

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Narendra Modi has no biological children.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet PM Modi's godson from Nepal". India Today. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The making of the Gandhi dynasty". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Chawla, Prabhu (15 October 1989). "Ajeya Singh seizes advantage in St Kitts controversy, publicly declares his assets". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Rajeev, M. (1 August 2013). "Narasimha Rao's son passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead". The Times of India. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. ^ "SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (16 December 2013). "Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 1 December 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ Aurora, Bhavna Vij (16 April 2014). "My father is a tough man, he's not embarrassed or apologetic: Manmohan Singh's daughter". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. ^ "My father should write his autobiography: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman Singh". The Economic Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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