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.
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.
Jawaharlal Nehru
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |
|
3rd Prime Minister of India |
Lal Bahadur Shastri
| 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 |
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| 6 | Ashok Shastri |
Indira Gandhi
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) |
|
6th Prime Minister of India | |
| 2 | Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980) |
|
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Amethi |
Morarji Desai
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanti Desai |
Charan Singh
| 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 |
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| 2 | Satyawati Singh | |||
| 3 | Gyanwati Singh | |||
| 4 | Vedwati Singh | |||
| 5 | Sharda Singh |
Rajiv Gandhi
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rahul Gandhi (1970–) |
|
Incumbent Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | |
| 2. | Priyanka Gandhi (1972–) |
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Incumbent Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Wayanad |
V. P. Singh
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajeya Pratap Singh (1956–) |
|
Titular head of Manda Estate | |
| 2 | Abhay Pratap Singh | Former Physician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
Chandra Shekhar
| 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 |
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| 2 | Pankaj Shekhar |
P. V. Narasimha Rao
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. V. Ranga Rao (1940–2013) |
Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh | ||
| 2 | P. V. Jaya Nandan Rao | |||
| 3 | P. V. Saraswati Rao | |||
| 4 | P. V. Rajeshwar Rao (1946–2016) |
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad | ||
| 5 | P. V. Prabhakar Rao | |||
| 6 | P. V. Sharada Vedanta Krishna Rao | |||
| 7 | Surabhi Vani Devi (1952–) |
Artist | ||
| 8 | P. V. Vijaya Prasad Rao |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| 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. |
H. D. Deve Gowda
| 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 | |
| 3 | H. D. Balakrishna | |||
| 4 | H. D. Ramesh | |||
| 5 | H. D. Anasuya | |||
| 6 | H. D. Shailaja |
Inder Kumar Gujral
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naresh Gujral (1948–) |
|
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab | |
| 2 | Vishal Gujral |
Manmohan Singh
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upinder Singh (1959–) |
Dean, Ashoka University History Department
Former Dean, Delhi University History Department |
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| 2 | Daman Singh (1963–) |
Writer | ||
| 3 | Amrit Singh |
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi has no biological children.
See also
- List of prime ministers of India
- Nehru–Gandhi family
- Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
- List of children of presidents of the United States
References
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- ^ "The making of the Gandhi dynasty". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Chawla, Prabhu (15 October 1989). "Ajeya Singh seizes advantage in St Kitts controversy, publicly declares his assets". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Rajeev, M. (1 August 2013). "Narasimha Rao's son passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead". The Times of India. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Hebbar, Nistula (16 December 2013). "Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 1 December 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- 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.
- "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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