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 while Modi has raised a Nepalese boy.[1]
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |
3rd Prime Minister of India | [2] |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Kusum Shastri | |||
2 | Hari Krishna Shastri | Former Union Minister, Government of India | ||
3 | Suman Shastri | |||
4 | Anil Shastri | Former Union Minister, Government of India | ||
5 | Sunil Shastri |
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||
6 | Ashok Shastri |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) |
6th Prime Minister of India | [2] | |
2 | Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980) |
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Amethi |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Kanti Desai |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Ajit Singh (1939–2021) |
35th Union Minister for Civil Aviation 27th Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 27th Union Minister for Commerce and Industry |
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2 | Satyawati Singh | |||
3 | Gyanwati Singh | |||
4 | Vedwati Singh | |||
5 | Sharda Singh |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1. | Rahul Gandhi (1970–) |
Incumbent Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | [2] | |
2. | Priyanka Gandhi (1972–) |
General Secretary of the Indian National Congress |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Ajeya Pratap Singh | Titular head of Manda Estate | [3] | |
2 | Abhay Pratap Singh | Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Neeraj Shekhar | Incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ballia |
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2 | Pankaj Shekhar |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | P. V. Ranga Rao | Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh | [4] | |
2 | Jaya Nandan Rao | |||
3 | Saraswathi Rao | |||
4 | P. V. Rajeshwar Rao | Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad | [5] | |
5 | P. V. Prabhakar Rao | |||
6 | Sharada Vedanta Krishna Rao | |||
7 | Surabhi Vani Devi | Artist | ||
8 | Vijaya Prasad Rao |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Namita Kaul Bhattacharya | Atal Bihari Vajpayee had no biological children. He raised Namita Kaul Bhattacharya as his adoptive daughter. | [6] |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Incumbent Union Minister of Steel | ||
2 | H. D. Revanna | Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | ||
3 | H. D. Balakrishna | |||
4 | H. D. Ramesh | |||
5 | H. D. Anasuya | |||
6 | H. D. Shailaja |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Naresh Gujral | Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab | [7][8] | |
2 | Vishal Gujral | [9] |
No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
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1 | Daman Singh | Writer | [10] | |
2 | Upinder Singh | Dean, Ashoka University History Department
Former Dean, Delhi University History Department. |
[11] | |
3 | Amrit Singh |
Narendra Modi has no biological children.