Jawaharlal Nehru
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |  | 3rd Prime Minister of India | [2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) | | 3rd Prime Minister of India | [2] |
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanti Desai |
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2 | Satyawati Singh | |||
| 3 | Gyanwati Singh | |||
| 4 | Vedwati Singh | |||
| 5 | Sharda Singh |
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neeraj Shekhar |  | Incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ballia | |
| 2 | Pankaj Shekhar |
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naresh Gujral |  | Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab | [6] [7] |
| 2 | Vishal Gujral | [8] |
| 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. | [9] |
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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