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Name
Birth-Death
Enforce
Comment
first.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
(1889 – 1964)
August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964
16 years 286 days
The first Prime Minister of India and longest serving Prime Minister of India, the first to die in office.
2.
Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)
(1898-1998)
May 27, 1964 to June 9, 1964,
13 days
India’s First Acting Prime Minister
3.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904 – 1966)
June 9, 1964 to January 11, 1966
1 year 216 days
He came up with the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak War of 1965.
4.
Gulzari Lal Nanda (acting)
(1898-1998)
11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966
13 days
–
5.
Indira Gandhi
(1917 – 1984)
January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977
11 years 59 days
India’s first female prime minister
6.
Moraji Desai
(1896 – 1995)
March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979
2 years 126 days
The oldest person to become prime minister (81 years old) and the first to resign
7.
Charan Singh
(1902 – 1987)
July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980
170 days
The only Prime Minister who did not face Parliament
8.
Indira Gandhi
(1917 – 1984)
January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984
4 years 291 days
First Lady as Prime Minister for 2nd term
9.
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944 – 1991)
October 31, 1984 to December 2, 1989
5 years 32 days
Youngest Prime Minister (40 years old)
ten.
VP Singh
(1931 – 2008)
December 2, 1989 to November 10, 1990
343 days
First Prime Minister to resign after a vote of no confidence
11.
Chandra Shekhari
(1927 – 2007)
November 10, 1990 to June 21, 1991
223 days
He belongs to the Samajwadi Janata Party
twelfth.
Reporter Narasimha Rao
(1921 – 2004)
June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996
4 years 330 days
First Prime Minister from South India
13.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924 – 2018)
May 16, 1996 to June 1, 1996
16 days
Prime Minister in the shortest time
14.
HD Deve Gowda
(born in 1933)
June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997
324 days
He belongs to Janata Dal
15.
Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919 – 2012)
April 21, 1997 to March 19, 1998
332 days
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16.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924-2018)
March 19, 1998 to May 22, 2004
6 years and 64 days
First non-parliamentary prime minister to complete his term as prime minister
17.
Manmohan singh
(born in 1932)
May 22, 2004 to May 26, 2014
10 years and 4 days
First Sikh Prime Minister
18.
Narendra Modi
(born in 1950)
May 26, 2014 – today
4th Prime Minister of India to serve two consecutive terms
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn