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The '''Minister of Home Affairs''' (or simply, the '''Home Minister''', short-form '''HM''') is the head of the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] of the [[Government of India]]. One of the senior-most officers in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]], the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of the [[internal security]] of India; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.
The '''minister of home affairs''' (or simply, the '''home minister''', short-form '''HM''') is the head of the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] of the [[Government of India]]. One of the senior-most officers in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]], the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of the [[internal security]] of India; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the minister of state of home affairs and the lower-ranked deputy minister of home affairs.


Ever since the time of independent India's first Home Minister, Sardar [[Vallabhbhai Patel]], the office has been seen as second in seniority only to the Prime Minister in the union cabinet. Like Patel, several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]. As of February 2020, three Home Ministers have gone on to become the Prime Minister: [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], [[Charan Singh]] and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]. L.K. Advani, serving from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004, has held the office of the Home Minister for the longest continuous period, as of February 2020.
Ever since the time of independent India's first home minister, Sardar [[Vallabhbhai Patel]], the office has been seen as second in seniority only to the prime minister in the union cabinet. Like Patel, several home ministers have since held the additional portfolio of [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|deputy prime minister]]. As of February 2020, three home ministers have gone on to become the prime minister: [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], [[Charan Singh]] and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]. L.K. Advani, serving from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004, has held the office of the home minister for the longest continuous period, as of February 2020.


On several occasions, the Prime Minister also held the additional portfolio of the Minister of Home Affairs. [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] briefly acted as home minister in 1950 following the demise of Vallabhbhai Patel, [[Indira Gandhi]] briefly served as home minister in 1966 following resignation of [[Gulzarilal Nanda]], [[Morarji Desai]] held the portfolio from 1978 till 1979, [[Chandra Shekhar]] throughout his prime ministerial tenure and [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] briefly served as home minister in 1996.
On several occasions, the prime minister also held the additional portfolio of the minister of home affairs. [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] briefly acted as home minister in 1950 following the demise of Vallabhbhai Patel, [[Indira Gandhi]] briefly served as home minister in 1966 following resignation of [[Gulzarilal Nanda]], [[Morarji Desai]] held the portfolio from 1978 till 1979, [[Chandra Shekhar]] throughout his prime ministerial tenure and [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] briefly served as home minister in 1996.


[[P. Chidambaram]] who served as the home minister from 2008 till 2012 has the rare distinction of serving as both cabinet minister and minister of state in the ministry. He served as minister of state from 1986 till 1989. The current minister is [[Amit Shah]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who has been in office since 31 May 2019 and succeeded his party colleague [[Rajnath Singh]] as the home minister.
[[P. Chidambaram]] who served as the home minister from 2008 till 2012 has the rare distinction of serving as both cabinet minister and minister of state in the ministry. He served as minister of state from 1986 till 1989. The current minister is [[Amit Shah]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who has been in office since 31 May 2019 and succeeded his party colleague [[Rajnath Singh]] as the home minister.


==Cabinet ministers==
==Cabinet Ministers<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=List of Home Ministers of India (1947 to 2022) |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-home-ministers-of-india-1641278371-1 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Jagranjosh.com |language=en}}</ref>==
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:{{note label|†|†|†}} Assassinated or died in office


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |No.
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(birth-death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
!style="width:7em"| From
! style="width:8em"| From
!style="width:7em"| To
! style="width:8em"| To
!style="width:6em"| Period
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
|-
!1
! 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:Sardar patel (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Sardar patel (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Vallabhbhai Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(1875{{ndash}}1950)<br>MCA for [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
| '''[[Vallabhbhai Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(1875{{ndash}}1950)<br>MCA for [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
|15 August<br>1947
| 15 August<br>1947
|12 December<br>1950{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 12 December<br>1950<br/>{{small|''(died in office)''}}
|'''{{ayd|1947|8|15|1948|12|12}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1947|8|15|1950|12|12}}'''
|rowspan="16"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="16"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
|rowspan="10"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan="10" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="10" style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
|-
! 2
!{{ndash}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:Jnehru.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|12 December<br>1950
| 12 December<br>1950
|26 December<br>1950
| 26 December<br>1950
|'''{{ayd|1950|12|12|1950|12|26}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1950|12|12|1950|12|26}}'''
|-
|-
!2
! 3
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:C Rajagopalachari 1944.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:C Rajagopalachari 1944.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[C. Rajagopalachari]]'''<br>{{small|(1878{{ndash}}1972)<br>''Unelected''}}
| '''[[C. Rajagopalachari]]'''<br>{{small|(1878{{ndash}}1972)<br>''Unelected''}}
|26 December<br>1950
| 26 December<br>1950
|5 November<br>1951
| 5 November<br>1951
|'''{{ayd|1950|12|26|1951|11|5}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1950|12|26|1951|11|5}}'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3
! rowspan="2"| 4
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Kailash Nath Katju]]'''<br>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1968)<br>MP for [[Mandsaur Lok Sabha constituency|Mandsaur]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Kailash Nath Katju]]'''<br>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1968)<br>MP for [[Mandsaur Lok Sabha constituency|Mandsaur]]}}
|5 November<br>1951
| 5 November<br>1951
|13 May<br>1952
| 13 May<br>1952
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1951|11|5|1955|1|10}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1951|11|5|1955|1|10}}'''
|-
|-
|13 May<br>1952
| 13 May<br>1952
|10 January<br>1955
| 10 January<br>1955
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 4
! rowspan="2"| 5
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Govind Ballabh Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1961)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Govind Ballabh Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1961)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|10 January<br>1955
| 10 January<br>1955
|17 April<br>1957
| 17 April<br>1957
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1955|1|10|1961|3|7}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1955|1|10|1961|3|7}}'''
|-
|-
|17 April<br>1957
| 17 April<br>1957
|7 March<br>1961{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 7 March<br>1961<br/>{{small|''(died in office)''}}
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 5
! rowspan="2"| 6
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|26 February<br>1961
| 26 February<br>1961
|10 April<br>1962
| 10 April<br>1962
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1961|2|26|1963|9|1}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1961|2|26|1963|9|1}}'''
|-
|-
|2 April<br>1962
| 2 April<br>1962
|1 September<br>1963
| 1 September<br>1963
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
!rowspan="5"| 6
! rowspan="5"| 7
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="5"| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="5"| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="5"| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
| rowspan="5"| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}<br/>(Prime Minister from<br/>27 May{{snd}}9 June 1964; and<br/>11{{snd}}24 January 1966)
|1 September<br>1963
| 1 September<br>1963
|27 May<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
|rowspan="5"| '''{{ayd|1963|9|1|1966|11|9}}'''
| rowspan="5"| '''{{ayd|1963|9|1|1966|11|9}}'''
|-
|-
|27 May<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
|9 June<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Self<br>{{small|(acting)}}
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|9 June<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
|11 January<br>1966
| 11 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''
|-
|-
|11 January<br>1966
| 11 January<br>1966
|24 January<br>1966
| 24 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Self<br>{{small|(acting)}}
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|24 January<br>1966
| 24 January<br>1966
|9 November<br>1966
| 9 November<br>1966
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
|rowspan="8"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="8"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
! 8
!{{ndash}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
|'''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|9 November<br>1966
| 9 November<br>1966
|13 November<br>1966
| 13 November<br>1966
|'''{{ayd|1966|11|9|1966|11|13}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1966|11|9|1966|11|13}}'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 7
! rowspan="2"| 9
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Nashik Lok Sabha constituency|Nashik]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Nashik Lok Sabha constituency|Nashik]]}}
|13 November<br>1966
| 13 November<br>1966
|13 March<br>1967
| 13 March<br>1967
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1966|11|13|1970|6|27}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1966|11|13|1970|6|27}}'''
|-
|-
|13 March<br>1967
| 13 March<br>1967
|27 June<br>1970
| 27 June<br>1970
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|'''Indira II''']]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| {{ndash}}
! rowspan="2"| (8)
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Rae Bareli]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Rae Bareli]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|27 June<br>1970
| 27 June<br>1970
|13 March<br>1971
| 13 March<br>1971
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1973|2|5}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1973|2|5}}'''
|-
|-
|13 March<br>1971
| 13 March<br>1971
|5 February<br>1973
| 5 February<br>1973
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| '''[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
|-
!8
! 10
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| [[File:Uma Shankar Dikshit Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|
|'''[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1991)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| '''[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1991)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|5 February<br>1973
| 5 February<br>1973
|10 October<br>1974
| 10 October<br>1974
|'''{{ayd|1973|2|5|1974|10|10}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1973|2|5|1974|10|10}}'''
|-
|-
!9
! 11
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
|[[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1994)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| '''[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1994)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
|10 October<br>1974
| 10 October<br>1974
|24 March<br>1977
| 24 March<br>1977
|'''{{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}'''
|-
|-
!10
! 12
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[File:Prime minister Charan Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Prime minister Charan Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Charan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
|24 March<br>1977
| 24 March<br>1977
|1 July<br>1978
| 1 July<br>1978
|'''{{ayd|1977|3|24|1978|7|1}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1977|3|24|1978|7|1}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#1F75FE"| '''[[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Morarji Desai]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''
|-
|-
! 13
!{{ndash}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|1 July<br>1978
| 1 July<br>1978
|24 January<br>1979
| 24 January<br>1979
|'''{{ayd|1978|7|1|1979|1|24}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1978|7|1|1979|1|24}}'''
|-
|-
!11
! 14
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| [[File:Hirubhai M. Patel Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|
|'''[[Hirubhai M. Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
| '''[[Hirubhai M. Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
|24 January<br>1979
| 24 January<br>1979
|28 July<br>1979
| 28 July<br>1979
|'''{{ayd|1979|1|24|1979|7|28}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1979|1|24|1979|7|28}}'''
|-
|-
!(7)
! (9)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |
|[[File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
| '''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
|28 July<br>1979
| 28 July<br>1979
|14 January<br>1980
| 14 January<br>1980
|'''{{ayd|1979|7|28|1980|1|14}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1979|7|28|1980|1|14}}'''
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|bgcolor="#6495ED"| '''[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan Singh]]'''
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |
|[[Charan Singh]]
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
!12
! 15
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India (cropped).png|70px]]
|'''[[Zail Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Hoshiarpur]]}}
| '''[[Zail Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Hoshiarpur]]}}
|14 January<br>1980
| 14 January<br>1980
|22 June<br>1982
| 22 June<br>1982
|'''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1982|6|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1982|6|22}}'''
|rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| '''[[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!13
! 16
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:R Venkataraman.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:R Venkataraman.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
| '''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|22 June<br>1982
| 22 June<br>1982
|2 September<br>1982
| 2 September<br>1982
|'''{{ayd|1982|6|22|1982|9|2}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1982|6|22|1982|9|2}}'''
|-
|-
!14
! 17
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
|2 September<br>1982
| 2 September<br>1982
|19 July<br>1984
| 19 July<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|1982|9|2|1984|7|19}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1982|9|2|1984|7|19}}'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 15
! rowspan="2"| 18
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hanamkonda Lok Sabha constituency|Hanamkonda]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hanamkonda Lok Sabha constituency|Hanamkonda]]}}
|19 July<br>1984
| 19 July<br>1984
|31 October<br>1984
| 31 October<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1984|7|19|1984|12|31}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1984|7|19|1984|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|31 October<br>1984
| 31 October<br>1984
|31 December<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!16
! 19
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nanded Lok Sabha constituency|Nanded]]}}
| '''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nanded Lok Sabha constituency|Nanded]]}}
|31 December<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
|12 March<br>1986
| 12 March<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|1984|12|31|1986|3|12}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1984|12|31|1986|3|12}}'''
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
|-
!(15)
! (18)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hanamkonda Lok Sabha constituency|Hanamkonda]]}}
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hanamkonda Lok Sabha constituency|Hanamkonda]]}}
|12 March<br>1986
| 12 March<br>1986
|12 May<br>1986
| 12 May<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|1986|3|12|1986|5|12}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|3|12|1986|5|12}}'''
|-
|-
!17
! 20
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Buta Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Jalore Lok Sabha constituency|Jalore]]}}
| '''[[Buta Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Jalore Lok Sabha constituency|Jalore]]}}
|12 May<br>1986
| 12 May<br>1986
|2 December<br>1989
| 2 December<br>1989
|'''{{ayd|1986|5|12|1989|12|2}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|5|12|1989|12|2}}'''
|-
|-
!18
! 21
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|[[File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Muzaffarnagar]]}}
| '''[[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Muzaffarnagar]]}}
|2 December<br>1989
| 2 December<br>1989
|10 November<br>1990
| 10 November<br>1990
|'''{{ayd|1989|12|2|1990|12|10}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1989|12|2|1990|12|10}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]'''
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|[[V. P. Singh]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''
|-
|-
! 22
!{{ndash}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" |
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|10 November<br>1990
| 10 November<br>1990
|21 June<br>1991
| 21 June<br>1991
|'''{{ayd|1990|11|10|1991|6|21}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1990|11|10|1991|6|21}}'''
|[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|style="background:#74C365"| '''[[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]'''
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" |
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''
|-
|-
!(17)
! (19)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2004)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| '''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2004)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
|21 June<br>1991
| 21 June<br>1991
|16 May<br>1996
| 16 May<br>1996
|'''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1996|5|16}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1996|5|16}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
|-
|-
!19
! 23
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| 16 May<br>1996
| 1 June<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|[[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|16 May<br>1996
|1 June<br>1996
|'''{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]'''
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
! 24
!{{ndash}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|[[File:H. D. Deve Gowda BNC.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:H. D. Deve Gowda BNC.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>''Unelected''}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>''Unelected''}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|1 June<br>1996
| 1 June<br>1996
|29 June<br>1996
| 29 June<br>1996
|'''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
|rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| rowspan="2"| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 20
! rowspan="2"| 25
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Indrajit Gupta.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Indrajit Gupta]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency|Midnapore]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indrajit Gupta]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency|Midnapore]]}}
|29 June<br>1996
| 29 June<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
| 21 April<br>1997
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1996|6|29|1998|3|19}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1996|6|29|1998|3|19}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Communist Party of India]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Communist Party of India]]
|-
|-
|21 April<br>1997
| 21 April<br>1997
|19 March<br>1998
| 19 March<br>1998
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 21
! rowspan="2"| 26
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Lkadvani.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Lkadvani.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[L. K. Advani]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1927)<br>MP for [[Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gandhinagar]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister<br>from 29 June 2002)
| rowspan="2"| '''[[L. K. Advani]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1927)<br>MP for [[Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gandhinagar]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister<br>from 29 June 2002)
|19 March<br>1998
| 19 March<br>1998
|13 October<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1998|3|19|2004|5|22}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1998|3|19|2004|5|22}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]'''
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
|13 October<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
|22 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2004
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
!22
! 27
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Shivraj Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1935)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| '''[[Shivraj Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1935)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
|23 May<br>2004
| 23 May<br>2004
|30 November<br>2008
| 30 November<br>2008
|'''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2008|11|30}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2008|11|30}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 23
! rowspan="2"| 28
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Palaniappan Chidambaram - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}
|30 November<br>2008
| 30 November<br>2008
|22 May<br>2009
| 22 May<br>2009
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2008|11|30|2012|7|31}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2008|11|30|2012|7|31}}'''
|-
|-
|23 May<br>2009
| 23 May<br>2009
|31 July<br>2012
| 31 July<br>2012
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan II''']]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
!24
! 29
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[File:Sushilkumar Shinde.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Sushilkumar Shinde.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Solapur Lok Sabha constituency|Solapur]]}}
| '''[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Solapur Lok Sabha constituency|Solapur]]}}
|31 July<br>2012
| 31 July<br>2012
|26 May<br>2014
| 26 May<br>2014
|'''{{ayd|2012|7|31|2014|5|26}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2012|7|31|2014|5|26}}'''
|-
|-
!25
! 30
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in February 2020 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:The official portrait of Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajnath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}
| '''[[Rajnath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}
|27 May<br>2014
| 27 May<br>2014
|30 May<br>2019
| 30 May<br>2019
|'''{{ayd|2014|5|27|2019|5|30}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2014|5|27|2019|5|30}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 31
!26
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Amit Shah photographed during the first Union Cabinet Meeting of the 18th Lok Sabha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Home Minister Sh Amit Anichandra Shah.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Amit Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gandhinagar]]}}
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Amit Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gandhinagar]]}}
|31 May<br>2019
| 31 May<br>2019
| 9 June<br>2024
|Incumbent
|'''{{ayd|2019|5|31}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2019|5|31|||}}'''
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| 10 June<br/>2024
| Incumbent
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Ministers of State==
==Ministers of state==
;Key
:{{note label|†|†|†}} Assassinated or died in office

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(birth-death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
!style="width:7em"| From
! style="width:8em"| From
!style="width:7em"| To
! style="width:8em"| To
!style="width:6em"| Period
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
|-
!1
! 1
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|
|'''Rustom Khurshedji Sidhwa'''<br>{{small|(1882{{ndash}}1957)}}
| '''Rustom Khurshedji Sidhwa'''<br>{{small|(1882{{ndash}}1957)}}
|11 October<br>1951
| 11 October<br>1951
|13 May<br>1952
| 13 May<br>1952
|'''{{ayd|1951|10|11|1952|5|13}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1951|10|11|1952|5|13}}'''
|rowspan="15"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="11"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Nehru ministry|'''Nehru I''']]
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="3"| 2
! rowspan="3"| 2
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="3"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:B. N. Datar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[B. N. Datar]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1963)<br>MP for [[Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency|Belgaum]]}}
| rowspan="3"| '''[[B. N. Datar]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1963)<br>MP for [[Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency|Belgaum]]}}
|14 February<br>1956
| 14 February<br>1956
|17 April<br>1957
| 17 April<br>1957
|rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1956|2|14|1963|2|13}}'''
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1956|2|14|1963|2|13}}'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Nehru ministry|'''Nehru II''']]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|-
|-
|17 April<br>1957
| 17 April<br>1957
|10 April<br>1962
| 10 April<br>1962
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Third Nehru ministry|'''Nehru III''']]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
|-
|16 April<br>1962
| 16 April<br>1962
|13 February<br>1963
| 13 February<br>1963
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|'''Nehru IV''']]
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
!3
! 3
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1976)<br>MP for [[Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency|Bhandara]]}}
| '''[[Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1976)<br>MP for [[Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency|Bhandara]]}}
|22 February<br>1963
| 22 February<br>1963
|10 March<br>1964
| 10 March<br>1964
|'''{{ayd|1963|2|22|1964|3|10}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1963|2|22|1964|3|10}}'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="5"| 4
! rowspan="5"| 4
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="5"| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
| rowspan="5"| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
|rowspan="5"| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| rowspan="5"| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|10 March<br>1964
| 10 March<br>1964
|27 May<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
|rowspan="5"| '''{{ayd|1964|3|10|1966|11|13}}'''
| rowspan="5"| '''{{ayd|1964|3|10|1966|11|13}}'''
|-
|-
|27 May<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
|9 June<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
|-
|9 June<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
|11 January<br>1966
| 11 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''
|-
|-
|11 January<br>1966
| 11 January<br>1966
|24 January<br>1966
| 24 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
|-
|24 January<br>1966
| 24 January<br>1966
|13 November<br>1966
| 13 November<br>1966
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!5
! 5
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency|Mahasamund]]}}
| '''[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency|Mahasamund]]}}
|13 March<br>1967
| 13 March<br>1967
|27 June<br>1970
| 27 June<br>1970
|'''{{ayd|1967|3|13|1970|6|27}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1967|3|13|1970|6|27}}'''
|-
|-
!6
! 6
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
| '''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
|27 June<br>1970
| 27 June<br>1970
|18 March<br>1971
| 18 March<br>1971
|'''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1971|3|18}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1971|3|18}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 7
! rowspan="2"| 7
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
|27 June<br>1970
| 27 June<br>1970
|18 March<br>1971
| 18 March<br>1971
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1973|11|9}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1973|11|9}}'''
|-
|-
|18 March<br>1971
| 18 March<br>1971
|9 November<br>1973
| 9 November<br>1973
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
|-
!8
! 8
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Om Mehta]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}<br>(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
| '''[[Om Mehta]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}<br>(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
|10 October<br>1974
| 10 October<br>1974
|24 March<br>1977
| 24 March<br>1977
|'''{{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}'''
|-
|-
!9
! 9
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
|
|'''S. D. Patil'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Erandol Lok Sabha constituency|Erandol]]}}
| '''S. D. Patil'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Erandol Lok Sabha constituency|Erandol]]}}
|14 August<br>1977
| 14 August<br>1977
|28 July<br>1979
| 28 July<br>1979
|'''{{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#1F75FE"| '''[[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 10
! rowspan="2"| 10
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jhanjharpur]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jhanjharpur]]}}
|14 August<br>1977
| 14 August<br>1977
|15 July<br>1979
| 15 July<br>1979
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1977|8|14|1980|1|14}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1977|8|14|1980|1|14}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|30 July<br>1979
| 30 July<br>1979
|14 January<br>1980
| 14 January<br>1980
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|bgcolor="#6495ED"| '''[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan Singh]]'''
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|[[Charan Singh]]
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
!11
! 11
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}
| '''[[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}
|14 January<br>1980
| 14 January<br>1980
|31 October<br>1984
| 31 October<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1984|10|31}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1984|10|31}}'''
|rowspan="14"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="14"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!12
! 12
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Yogendra Makwana]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Yogendra Makwana]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|14 January<br>1980
| 14 January<br>1980
|15 January<br>1982
| 15 January<br>1982
|'''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1982|1|15}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1982|1|15}}'''
|-
|-
!13
! 13
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Nihar Ranjan Laskar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency|Karimganj]]}}
| '''[[Nihar Ranjan Laskar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency|Karimganj]]}}
|15 January<br>1982
| 15 January<br>1982
|7 February<br>1984
| 7 February<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|1982|1|15|1984|2|7}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1982|1|15|1984|2|7}}'''
|-
|-
!14
! 14
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
|7 February<br>1984
| 7 February<br>1984
|31 October<br>1984
| 31 October<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|1984|2|7|1984|10|31}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1984|2|7|1984|10|31}}'''
|-
|-
!(11)
! (11)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}
| '''[[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}
|4 November<br>1984
| 4 November<br>1984
|31 December<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}'''
|'''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|rowspan="11"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="11" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="11"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| (14)
! rowspan="2"| (14)
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
|4 November<br>1984
| 4 November<br>1984
|31 December<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1985|9|25}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1985|9|25}}'''
|-
|-
|31 December<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
|25 September<br>1985
| 25 September<br>1985
|rowspan="9" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
| rowspan="9"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
|-
!15
! 15
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]}}
| '''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]}}
|12 August<br>1985
| 12 August<br>1985
|25 September<br>1986
| 25 September<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|1985|8|12|1985|9|25}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1985|8|12|1985|9|25}}'''
|-
|-
!16
! 16
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. A. Sangma]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]}}<br>(States)
| '''[[P. A. Sangma]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]}}<br>(States)
|rowspan="2"| 25 September<br>1985
| rowspan="2"| 25 September<br>1985
|rowspan="2"| 20 January<br>1986
| rowspan="2"| 20 January<br>1986
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|1|20}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|1|20}}'''
|-
|-
!17
! 17
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Arun Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Raebareli]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
| '''[[Arun Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Raebareli]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
|-
|-
!(6)
! (6)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|14 March<br>1986
| 14 March<br>1986
|14 June<br>1986
| 14 June<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|1986|3|14|1986|3|14}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|3|14|1986|3|14}}'''
|-
|-
!18
! 18
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)<br>MP for [[Washim Lok Sabha constituency|Washim]]}}<br>(States)
| '''[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)<br>MP for [[Washim Lok Sabha constituency|Washim]]}}<br>(States)
|12 May<br>1986
| 12 May<br>1986
|22 October<br>1986
| 22 October<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|1986|5|12|1986|10|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|5|12|1986|10|22}}'''
|-
|-
!19
! 19
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Palaniappan Chidambaram - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}
| '''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}
|24 June<br>1986
| 24 June<br>1986
|2 December<br>1989
| 2 December<br>1989
|'''{{ayd|1986|6|24|1989|12|2}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|6|24|1989|12|2}}'''
|-
|-
!20
! 20
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Chintamani Panigrahi.JPG|70px]]
| [[File:Chintamani Panigrahi.JPG|70px]]
|'''[[Chintamani Panigrahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency|Bhubaneswar]]}}
| '''[[Chintamani Panigrahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency|Bhubaneswar]]}}
|22 October<br>1986
| 22 October<br>1986
|25 June<br>1988
| 25 June<br>1988
|'''{{ayd|1986|10|22|1988|6|25}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1986|10|22|1988|6|25}}'''
|-
|-
!21
! 21
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Santosh Mohan Dev]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Silchar Lok Sabha constituency|Silchar]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
| '''[[Santosh Mohan Dev]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Silchar Lok Sabha constituency|Silchar]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
|25 June<br>1988
| 25 June<br>1988
|2 December<br>1989
| 2 December<br>1989
|'''{{ayd|1988|6|25|1989|12|2}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1988|6|25|1989|12|2}}'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 22
! rowspan="2"| 22
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:The Union Tourism Minister, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai addressing at the National Tourism Awards 2010-2011 presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on February 29, 2012.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:The Union Tourism Minister, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai addressing at the National Tourism Awards 2010-2011 presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on February 29, 2012.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Subodh Kant Sahay]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency|Ranchi]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Subodh Kant Sahay]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency|Ranchi]]}}
|23 April<br>1990
| 23 April<br>1990
|5 November<br>1990
| 5 November<br>1990
|'''{{ayd|1990|4|23|1990|11|5}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1990|4|23|1990|11|5}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[V. P. Singh ministry|V. P. Singh]]'''
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[V. P. Singh]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|21 November<br>1990
| 21 November<br>1990
|21 June<br>1991
| 21 June<br>1991
|'''{{ayd|1990|11|5|1991|6|21}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1990|11|5|1991|6|21}}'''
|[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|style="background:#74C365"| '''[[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]'''
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''
|-
|-
!23
! 23
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:M.M. Jacob photo.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:M.M. Jacob photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[M. M. Jacob]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Kerala]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[M. M. Jacob]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Kerala]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|21 June<br>1991
| 21 June<br>1991
|17 January<br>1993
| 17 January<br>1993
|'''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1993|1|17}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1993|1|17}}'''
|rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
| rowspan="6"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|rowspan="6"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="6"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
|-
|-
!24
! 24
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
| '''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(Internal Security)
|18 January<br>1993
| 18 January<br>1993
|rowspan="2"| 15 September<br>1995
| rowspan="2"| 15 September<br>1995
|'''{{ayd|1993|1|18|1995|9|15}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1993|1|18|1995|9|15}}'''
|-
|-
!25
! 25
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. M. Sayeed]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2005)<br>MP for [[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]}}
| '''[[P. M. Sayeed]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2005)<br>MP for [[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]}}
|19 January<br>1993
| 19 January<br>1993
|'''{{ayd|1993|1|19|1995|9|15}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1993|1|19|1995|9|15}}'''
|-
|-
!26
! 26
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Syed Sibtey Razi in 2015 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Syed Sibtey Razi in 2015 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Syed Sibtey Razi]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Syed Sibtey Razi]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|rowspan="3"| 15 September<br>1995
| rowspan="3"| 15 September<br>1995
|rowspan="3"| 16 May<br>1996
| rowspan="3"| 16 May<br>1996
|rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|5|16}}'''
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|5|16}}'''
|-
|-
!27
! 27
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Ram Lal Rahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency|Misrikh]]}}
| '''[[Ram Lal Rahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency|Misrikh]]}}
|-
|-
!28
! 28
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Meijinlung Kamson]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Manipur]]}}
| '''[[Meijinlung Kamson]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Manipur]]}}
|-
|-
!29
! 29
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Mohammad Taslimuddin (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Mohammad Taslimuddin (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kishanganj]]}}
| '''[[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kishanganj]]}}
|1 June<br>1996
| 1 June<br>1996
|9 June<br>1996
| 9 June<br>1996
|'''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|9}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|9}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Janata Dal]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
|rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"| 30
! rowspan="2"| 30
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Maqbool Dar]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Maqbool Dar]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag]]}}
|10 July<br>1996
| 10 July<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
| 21 April<br>1997
|'''{{ayd|1996|7|10|1997|4|21}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1996|7|10|1997|4|21}}'''
|-
|-
|1 May<br>1997
| 1 May<br>1997
|19 March<br>1998
| 19 March<br>1998
|'''{{ayd|1997|5|1|1998|3|19}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1997|5|1|1998|3|19}}'''
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''
|-
|-
!31
! 31
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Governor Ram Naik.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Governor Ram Naik.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Naik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North]]}}
| '''[[Ram Naik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North]]}}
|5 May<br>1999
| 5 May<br>1999
|13 October<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
|'''{{ayd|1999|5|5|1999|10|13}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1999|5|5|1999|10|13}}'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]'''
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="5" style="width:9em"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
!32
! 32
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:I. D. Swami at 52nd All India Police Athletic Championship 2003.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:I. D. Swami at 52nd All India Police Athletic Championship 2003.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[I. D. Swami]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Karnal Lok Sabha constituency|Karnal]]}}
| '''[[I. D. Swami]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Karnal Lok Sabha constituency|Karnal]]}}
|13 October<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
|22 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2004
|'''{{ayd|1999|10|13|2004|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1999|10|13|2004|5|22}}'''
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
!33
! 33
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:C. Vidyasagar Rao with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[File:C. Vidyasagar Rao with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).png|70px]]
|'''[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]}}
| '''[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]}}
|13 October<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
|29 January<br>2003
| 29 January<br>2003
|'''{{ayd|1999|10|13|2003|1|29}}'''
| '''{{ayd|1999|10|13|2003|1|29}}'''
|-
|-
!34
! 34
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Harin Pathak 2014-01-21 09-56.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Harin Pathak 2014-01-21 09-56.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Harin Pathak]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmedabad East]]}}
| '''[[Harin Pathak]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmedabad East]]}}
|29 January<br>2003
| 29 January<br>2003
|22 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2004
|'''{{ayd|2003|1|29|2004|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2003|1|29|2004|5|22}}'''
|-
|-
!35
! 35
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Swami Chinmayanand releasing a book in 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Swami Chinmayanand releasing a book in 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Chinmayanand (politician)|Chinmayanand Swami]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jaunpur]]}}
| '''[[Chinmayanand (politician)|Chinmayanand Swami]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jaunpur]]}}
|24 May<br>2003
| 24 May<br>2003
|22 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2004
|'''{{ayd|2003|5|24|2004|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2003|5|24|2004|5|22}}'''
|-
|-
!36
! 36
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manikrao Gavit taking office in 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Manikrao Gavit taking office in 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Manikrao Hodlya Gavit]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency|Nandurbar]]}}
| '''[[Manikrao Hodlya Gavit]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency|Nandurbar]]}}
|23 May<br>2004
| 23 May<br>2004
|6 April<br>2007
| 6 April<br>2007
|'''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2007|4|6}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2007|4|6}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
| rowspan="5"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|rowspan="10"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="10" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="10"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
!37
! 37
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Shriprakash Jaiswal delivering speech 2007 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shriprakash Jaiswal delivering speech 2007 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Shriprakash Jaiswal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Kanpur]]}}
| '''[[Shriprakash Jaiswal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Kanpur]]}}
|23 May<br>2004
| 23 May<br>2004
|22 May<br>2009
| 22 May<br>2009
|'''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}'''
|-
|-
!38
! 38
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:S. Regupathy in 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:S. Regupathy in 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. Regupathy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency|Pudukkottai]]}}
| '''[[S. Regupathy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency|Pudukkottai]]}}
|23 May<br>2004
| 23 May<br>2004
|15 May<br>2007
| 15 May<br>2007
|'''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2007|5|15}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2007|5|15}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|-
!38
! 38
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:V. Radhika Selvi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:V. Radhika Selvi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[V. Radhika Selvi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1976)<br>MP for [[Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchendur]]}}
| '''[[V. Radhika Selvi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1976)<br>MP for [[Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchendur]]}}
|18 May<br>2007
| 18 May<br>2007
|22 May<br>2009
| 22 May<br>2009
|'''{{ayd|2007|5|18|2009|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2007|5|18|2009|5|22}}'''
|-
|-
!39
! 39
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Shakeel Ahmad briefing media April 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shakeel Ahmad briefing media April 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Shakeel Ahmad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency|Madhubani]]}}
| '''[[Shakeel Ahmad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency|Madhubani]]}}
|6 April<br>2008
| 6 April<br>2008
|22 May<br>2009
| 22 May<br>2009
|'''{{ayd|2008|4|6|2009|5|22}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2008|4|6|2009|5|22}}'''
|rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
!40
! 40
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Mullappally Ramachandran.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Mullappally Ramachandran.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mullappally Ramachandran]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Vatakara]]}}
| '''[[Mullappally Ramachandran]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Vatakara]]}}
|29 May<br>2009
| 28 May<br>2009
|26 May<br>2014
| 26 May<br>2014
|'''{{ayd|2009|5|29|2014|5|26}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2014|5|26}}'''
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan II''']]
| rowspan="5"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
!41
! 41
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Ajay Maken (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ajay Maken (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ajay Maken]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|New Delhi]]}}
| '''[[Ajay Maken]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|New Delhi]]}}
|29 May<br>2009
| 28 May<br>2009
|19 January<br>2011
| 19 January<br>2011
|'''{{ayd|2009|5|29|2011|1|19}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}'''
|-
|-
!42
! 42
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Gurudas Kamat New Delhi on November 15, 2010.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Gurudas Kamat New Delhi on November 15, 2010.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Gurudas Kamat]]'''<br>{{small|(1954–2018)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North West]]}}
| '''[[Gurudas Kamat]]'''<br>{{small|(1954–2018)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North West]]}}
|19 January<br>2011
| 19 January<br>2011
|12 July<br>2011
| 12 July<br>2011
|'''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2011|7|12}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2011|7|12}}'''
|-
|-
!43
! 43
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Maharaja Jitendra Singh Naruka of Alwar.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Maharaja Jitendra Singh Naruka of Alwar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1971)|Jitendra Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Alwar Lok Sabha constituency|Alwar]]}}
| '''[[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1971)|Jitendra Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Alwar Lok Sabha constituency|Alwar]]}}
|12 July<br>2011
| 12 July<br>2011
|28 October<br>2012
| 28 October<br>2012
|'''{{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}'''
|-
|-
!44
! 44
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Mr. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meeting the Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh, in New Delhi on August 30, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Mr. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meeting the Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh, in New Delhi on August 30, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh|R. P. N. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Kushi Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Kushi Nagar]]}}
| '''[[Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh|R. P. N. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Kushi Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Kushi Nagar]]}}
|28 October<br>2012
| 28 October<br>2012
|26 May<br>2014
| 26 May<br>2014
|'''{{ayd|2012|10|28|2014|5|26}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2012|10|28|2014|5|26}}'''
|-
|-
!45
! 45
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kiren Rijiju]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}
| '''[[Kiren Rijiju]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}
|26 May<br>2014
| 26 May<br>2014
|30 May<br>2019
| 30 May<br>2019
|'''{{ayd|2014|5|26|2019|5|30}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2014|5|26|2019|5|30}}'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="9"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|rowspan="7"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="9" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="9"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|-
!46
! 46
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary taking charge as the Minister of State for Coal, in New Delhi on September 05, 2017.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary taking charge as the Minister of State for Coal, in New Delhi on September 05, 2017.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency|Banaskantha]]}}
| '''[[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency|Banaskantha]]}}
|9 November<br>2014
| 9 November<br>2014
|5 July<br>2016
| 5 July<br>2016
|'''{{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}'''
|-
|-
!47
! 47
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:HG Ahir Meets CM Fadnavis.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:HG Ahir Meets CM Fadnavis.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chandrapur]]}}
| '''[[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chandrapur]]}}
|5 July<br>2016
| 5 July<br>2016
|30 May<br>2019
| 30 May<br>2019
|'''{{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}'''
|-
|-
!48
! 48
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[G. Kishan Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| '''[[G. Kishan Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
|31 May<br>2019
| 31 May<br>2019
|7 July<br>2021
| 7 July<br>2021
|'''{{ayd|2019|5|31|2021|7|7}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2019|5|31|2021|7|7}}'''
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
|-
!49
! 49
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Rai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1966)<br>MP for [[Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Ujiarpur]]}}
| '''[[Nityanand Rai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1966)<br>MP for [[Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Ujiarpur]]}}
|31 May<br>2019
| 31 May<br>2019
| 9 June<br/>2024
|Incumbent
|'''{{ayd|2019|5|31}}'''
| '''{{ayd|2019|5|31|2024|6|9}}'''
|-
|-
!50
! 50
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Ajay Mishra Teni (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Ajay Mishra Teni (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ajay Mishra Teni]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Kheri Lok Sabha constituency|Kheri]]}}
| '''[[Ajay Mishra Teni]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Kheri Lok Sabha constituency|Kheri]]}}
|rowspan="2"| 7 July<br>2021
| rowspan="2"| 7 July<br>2021
|rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"| 9 June<br/>2024
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2021|7|7}}'''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2021|7|7|2024|6|9}}'''
|-
|-
!51
! 51
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nisith Pramanik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1986)<br>MP for [[Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency|Cooch Behar]]}}
| '''[[Nisith Pramanik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1986)<br>MP for [[Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency|Cooch Behar]]}}
|-
! (49)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Nityanand Rai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1966)<br>MP for [[Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Ujiarpur]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 10 June<br/>2024
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
! 52
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Sanjay Bandi Bjp.png|70px]]
| '''[[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1971)<br/>MP for [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Deputy Ministers==
==Deputy ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(birth-death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
! style="width:8em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
! style="width:8em"| To
!Period
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
|-
!1
! 1
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:B. N. Datar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|
|'''[[B. N. Datar]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1963)<br>MP for [[Belgaum North Lok Sabha constituency|Belgaum North]]}}
| '''[[B. N. Datar]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1963)<br>MP for [[Belgaum North Lok Sabha constituency|Belgaum North]]}}
|{{small|12 August}}<br>1952
| 12 August<br>1952
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1956
| 14 February<br>1956
!{{ayd|1952|8|12|1956|2|14}}
| '''{{ayd|1952|8|12|1956|2|14}}'''
|rowspan="12"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Nehru ministry|'''Nehru II''']]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6" style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
|-
! colspan="9"|
!2
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Violet Alva stamp (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Violet Alva]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1969)<br>MP for [[Bombay state|Bombay]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|23 April}}<br>1957
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
!{{ayd|1957|4|23|1962|4|10}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Third Nehru ministry|'''Nehru III''']]
|-
|-
!3
! 2
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Maragatham Chandrasekar Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| [[File:Violet Alva stamp (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Maragatham Chandrasekar]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]]}}
| '''[[Violet Alva]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1969)<br>MP for [[Bombay state|Bombay]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|8 May}}<br>1962
| 23 April<br>1957
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| 10 April<br>1962
!{{ayd|1962|5|8|1964|5|27}}
| '''{{ayd|1957|4|23|1962|4|10}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|'''Nehru IV''']]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
|-
! colspan="9"|
!4
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|26 February}}<br>1964
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
!{{ayd|1964|2|26|1964|5|27}}
|-
|-
!(3)
! 3
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Maragatham Chandrasekar Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| [[File:Maragatham Chandrasekar Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Maragatham Chandrasekar]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]]}}
| '''[[Maragatham Chandrasekar]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]]}}
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| 8 May<br>1962
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
!{{ayd|1964|5|27|1964|6|9}}
| '''{{ayd|1962|5|8|1964|5|27}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
| rowspan="9"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
! 4
!rowspan="3"| (4)
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| 26 February<br>1964
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| 27 May<br>1964
!rowspan="3"| {{ayd|1964|5|27|1966|1|24}}
| '''{{ayd|1964|2|26|1964|5|27}}'''
|-
|-
! (3)
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
| [[File:Maragatham Chandrasekar Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
| '''[[Maragatham Chandrasekar]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]]}}
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| 27 May<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
| '''{{ayd|1964|5|27|1964|6|9}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
|-
! rowspan="3"| (4)
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
| 27 May<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1964|5|27|1966|1|24}}'''
|-
|-
| 9 June<br>1964
!5
| 11 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|[[File:Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Lok Sabha image.gif|70px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Purnendu Sekhar Naskar]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency|Mathurapur]]}}
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
!{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
| 11 January<br>1966
!6
| 24 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
|[[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency|Mahasamund]]}}
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
!{{ayd|1966|2|14|1967|3|13}}
|-
|-
!7
! 5
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Lok Sabha image.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Purnendu Sekhar Naskar]]'''<br>{{small|(1921-1993)<br>MP for [[Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency|Mathurapur]]}}
| 24 January<br>1966
| 13 March<br>1967
| '''{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency|Mahasamund]]}}
| 14 February<br>1966
| 13 March<br>1967
| '''{{ayd|1966|2|14|1967|3|13}}'''
|-
! 7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|
|'''[[K. S. Ramaswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Madras state|Madras]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|'''[[K. S. Ramaswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Madras state|Madras]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1967
| 18 March<br>1967
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
| 18 March<br>1971
!{{ayd|1967|3|18|1971|3|18}}
| '''{{ayd|1967|3|18|1971|3|18}}'''
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
|-
! colspan="11"|
!8
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Fakruddinsab Hussensab Mohsin]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Dharwad South Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad South]]}}
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1971|5|2|1977|3|24}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|-
|-
!9
! 8
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Ram Lal Rahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency|Misrikh]]}}
| '''[[Fakruddinsab Hussensab Mohsin]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Dharwad South Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad South]]}}
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
| 2 May<br>1971
| 24 March<br>1977
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
!{{ayd|1991|6|21|1995|9|15}}
| '''{{ayd|1971|5|2|1977|3|24}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"|
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| '''[[Ram Lal Rahi]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency|Misrikh]]}}
| 21 June<br>1991
| 15 September<br>1995
| '''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1995|9|15}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Position not in use {{small|{{nobold|(since 15 September 1995)}}}}
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Position not in use since 1995''}}
|-
|-
|}
|}

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Minister of Home Affairs
Gr̥ha Mantrī
Incumbent
Amit Shah
since 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
Ministry of Home Affairs
AbbreviationMHA
Member ofCabinet of India
Cabinet Committee on Security
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Parliament of India
AppointerPresident of India
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India
Formation1947 (1947)
First holderVallabhbhai Patel
DeputyMinister of State for Home Affairs

The minister of home affairs (or simply, the home minister, short-form HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most officers in the Union Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of the internal security of India; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the minister of state of home affairs and the lower-ranked deputy minister of home affairs.

Ever since the time of independent India's first home minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the office has been seen as second in seniority only to the prime minister in the union cabinet. Like Patel, several home ministers have since held the additional portfolio of deputy prime minister. As of February 2020, three home ministers have gone on to become the prime minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri, Charan Singh and P. V. Narasimha Rao. L.K. Advani, serving from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004, has held the office of the home minister for the longest continuous period, as of February 2020.

On several occasions, the prime minister also held the additional portfolio of the minister of home affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru briefly acted as home minister in 1950 following the demise of Vallabhbhai Patel, Indira Gandhi briefly served as home minister in 1966 following resignation of Gulzarilal Nanda, Morarji Desai held the portfolio from 1978 till 1979, Chandra Shekhar throughout his prime ministerial tenure and H. D. Deve Gowda briefly served as home minister in 1996.

P. Chidambaram who served as the home minister from 2008 till 2012 has the rare distinction of serving as both cabinet minister and minister of state in the ministry. He served as minister of state from 1986 till 1989. The current minister is Amit Shah of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been in office since 31 May 2019 and succeeded his party colleague Rajnath Singh as the home minister.

Cabinet ministers

[edit]
No. Portrait Minister
(birth-death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1 Vallabhbhai Patel
(1875–1950)
MCA for Bombay

(Deputy Prime Minister)
15 August
1947
12 December
1950
(died in office)
3 years, 119 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964)
MP for United Provinces

(Prime Minister)
12 December
1950
26 December
1950
14 days
3 C. Rajagopalachari
(1878–1972)
Unelected
26 December
1950
5 November
1951
314 days
4 Kailash Nath Katju
(1887–1968)
MP for Mandsaur
5 November
1951
13 May
1952
3 years, 66 days
13 May
1952
10 January
1955
Nehru II
5 Govind Ballabh Pant
(1887–1961)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
10 January
1955
17 April
1957
6 years, 56 days
17 April
1957
7 March
1961
(died in office)
Nehru III
6 Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966)
MP for Allahabad
26 February
1961
10 April
1962
2 years, 187 days
2 April
1962
1 September
1963
Nehru IV
7 Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha

(Prime Minister from
27 May – 9 June 1964; and
11 – 24 January 1966)
1 September
1963
27 May
1964
3 years, 69 days
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
Nanda I Self
9 June
1964
11 January
1966
Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966
24 January
1966
Nanda II Self
24 January
1966
9 November
1966
Indira I Indira Gandhi
8 Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh

(Prime Minister)
9 November
1966
13 November
1966
4 days
9 Yashwantrao Chavan
(1913–1984)
MP for Nashik
13 November
1966
13 March
1967
3 years, 226 days
13 March
1967
27 June
1970
Indian National Congress (R) Indira II
(8) Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Rae Bareli

(Prime Minister)
27 June
1970
13 March
1971
2 years, 223 days
13 March
1971
5 February
1973
Indira III
10 Uma Shankar Dikshit
(1901–1991)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
5 February
1973
10 October
1974
1 year, 247 days
11 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909–1994)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
10 October
1974
24 March
1977
2 years, 165 days
12 Charan Singh
(1902–1987)
MP for Baghpat
24 March
1977
1 July
1978
1 year, 99 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
13 Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat

(Prime Minister)
1 July
1978
24 January
1979
207 days
14 Hirubhai M. Patel
(1904–1993)
MP for Sabarkantha
24 January
1979
28 July
1979
185 days
(9) Yashwantrao Chavan
(1913–1984)
MP for Satara

(Deputy Prime Minister)
28 July
1979
14 January
1980
170 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
15 Zail Singh
(1916–1994)
MP for Hoshiarpur
14 January
1980
22 June
1982
2 years, 159 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
16 Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(1910–2009)
MP for Chennai South
22 June
1982
2 September
1982
72 days
17 Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore
2 September
1982
19 July
1984
1 year, 321 days
18 P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Hanamkonda
19 July
1984
31 October
1984
165 days
31 October
1984
31 December
1984
Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
19 Shankarrao Chavan
(1920–2004)
MP for Nanded
31 December
1984
12 March
1986
1 year, 71 days Rajiv II
(18) P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Hanamkonda
12 March
1986
12 May
1986
61 days
20 Buta Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Jalore
12 May
1986
2 December
1989
3 years, 204 days
21 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
(1936–2016)
MP for Muzaffarnagar
2 December
1989
10 November
1990
1 year, 8 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
22 Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia

(Prime Minister)
10 November
1990
21 June
1991
223 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
(19) Shankarrao Chavan
(1920–2004)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
21 June
1991
16 May
1996
4 years, 330 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
23 Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad
16 May
1996
1 June
1996
16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
24 H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected

(Prime Minister)
1 June
1996
29 June
1996
28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
25 Indrajit Gupta
(1919–2001)
MP for Midnapore
29 June
1996
21 April
1997
1 year, 263 days Communist Party of India
21 April
1997
19 March
1998
Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
26 L. K. Advani
(born 1927)
MP for Gandhinagar

(Deputy Prime Minister
from 29 June 2002)
19 March
1998
13 October
1999
6 years, 64 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October
1999
22 May
2004
Vajpayee III
27 Shivraj Patil
(born 1935)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
23 May
2004
30 November
2008
4 years, 191 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
28 P. Chidambaram
(born 1945)
MP for Sivaganga
30 November
2008
22 May
2009
3 years, 244 days
23 May
2009
31 July
2012
Manmohan II
29 Sushilkumar Shinde
(born 1941)
MP for Solapur
31 July
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 299 days
30 Rajnath Singh
(born 1951)
MP for Lucknow
27 May
2014
30 May
2019
5 years, 3 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
31 Amit Shah
(born 1964)
MP for Gandhinagar
31 May
2019
9 June
2024
5 years, 220 days Modi II
10 June
2024
Incumbent Modi III

Ministers of state

[edit]
No. Portrait Minister
(birth-death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1 Rustom Khurshedji Sidhwa
(1882–1957)
11 October
1951
13 May
1952
215 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
2 B. N. Datar
(1894–1963)
MP for Belgaum
14 February
1956
17 April
1957
6 years, 364 days Nehru II
17 April
1957
10 April
1962
Nehru III
16 April
1962
13 February
1963
Nehru IV
3 Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
(1908–1976)
MP for Bhandara
22 February
1963
10 March
1964
1 year, 17 days
4 Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
10 March
1964
27 May
1964
2 years, 248 days
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
9 June
1964
11 January
1966
Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966
24 January
1966
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
24 January
1966
13 November
1966
Indira I Indira Gandhi
5 Vidya Charan Shukla
(1929–2013)
MP for Mahasamund
13 March
1967
27 June
1970
3 years, 106 days
6 Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha)

(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
27 June
1970
18 March
1971
264 days Indian National Congress (R)
7 K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for Nainital
27 June
1970
18 March
1971
3 years, 135 days
18 March
1971
9 November
1973
Indira II
8 Om Mehta
(1927–1995)
MP for Jammu and Kashmir

(Personnel and Administrative Reforms)
10 October
1974
24 March
1977
2 years, 165 days
9 S. D. Patil
MP for Erandol
14 August
1977
28 July
1979
1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
10 Dhanik Lal Mandal
(1932–2022)
MP for Jhanjharpur
14 August
1977
15 July
1979
2 years, 153 days
30 July
1979
14 January
1980
Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
11 Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
(1921–1993)
MP for Nandyal
14 January
1980
31 October
1984
4 years, 291 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira III Indira Gandhi
12 Yogendra Makwana
(born 1933)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
14 January
1980
15 January
1982
2 years, 1 day
13 Nihar Ranjan Laskar
(born 1932)
MP for Karimganj
15 January
1982
7 February
1984
2 years, 23 days
14 Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar
7 February
1984
31 October
1984
267 days
(11) Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
(1921–1993)
MP for Nandyal
4 November
1984
31 December
1984
57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
(14) Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar
4 November
1984
31 December
1984
325 days
31 December
1984
25 September
1985
Rajiv II
15 Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich
12 August
1985
25 September
1986
44 days
16 P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura

(States)
25 September
1985
20 January
1986
117 days
17 Arun Nehru
(1944–2013)
MP for Raebareli

(Internal Security)
(6) Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha)
14 March
1986
14 June
1986
0 days
18 Ghulam Nabi Azad
(born 1949)
MP for Washim

(States)
12 May
1986
22 October
1986
163 days
19 P. Chidambaram
(born 1945)
MP for Sivaganga
24 June
1986
2 December
1989
3 years, 161 days
20 Chintamani Panigrahi
(1922–2000)
MP for Bhubaneswar
22 October
1986
25 June
1988
1 year, 247 days
21 Santosh Mohan Dev
(1934–2017)
MP for Silchar

(Internal Security)
25 June
1988
2 December
1989
1 year, 160 days
22 Subodh Kant Sahay
(born 1951)
MP for Ranchi
23 April
1990
5 November
1990
196 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
21 November
1990
21 June
1991
228 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
23 M. M. Jacob
(1926–2018)
MP for Kerala (Rajya Sabha)
21 June
1991
17 January
1993
1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
24 Rajesh Pilot
(1945–2000)
MP for Dausa

(Internal Security)
18 January
1993
15 September
1995
2 years, 240 days
25 P. M. Sayeed
(1941–2005)
MP for Lakshadweep
19 January
1993
2 years, 239 days
26 Syed Sibtey Razi
(1939–2022)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
15 September
1995
16 May
1996
244 days
27 Ram Lal Rahi
(1934–2020)
MP for Misrikh
28 Meijinlung Kamson
(born 1939)
MP for Outer Manipur
29 Mohammed Taslimuddin
(1943–2017)
MP for Kishanganj
1 June
1996
9 June
1996
8 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
30 Maqbool Dar
(1943–2008)
MP for Anantnag
10 July
1996
21 April
1997
285 days
1 May
1997
19 March
1998
322 days Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
31 Ram Naik
(born 1934)
MP for Mumbai North
5 May
1999
13 October
1999
161 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
32 I. D. Swami
(1929–2019)
MP for Karnal
13 October
1999
22 May
2004
4 years, 222 days Vajpayee III
33 C. Vidyasagar Rao
(born 1941)
MP for Karimnagar
13 October
1999
29 January
2003
3 years, 108 days
34 Harin Pathak
(born 1947)
MP for Ahmedabad East
29 January
2003
22 May
2004
1 year, 114 days
35 Chinmayanand Swami
(born 1947)
MP for Jaunpur
24 May
2003
22 May
2004
364 days
36 Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
(1934–2022)
MP for Nandurbar
23 May
2004
6 April
2007
2 years, 318 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
37 Shriprakash Jaiswal
(born 1944)
MP for Kanpur
23 May
2004
22 May
2009
4 years, 364 days
38 S. Regupathy
(born 1950)
MP for Pudukkottai
23 May
2004
15 May
2007
2 years, 357 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
38 V. Radhika Selvi
(born 1976)
MP for Tiruchendur
18 May
2007
22 May
2009
2 years, 4 days
39 Shakeel Ahmad
(born 1956)
MP for Madhubani
6 April
2008
22 May
2009
1 year, 46 days Indian National Congress
40 Mullappally Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Vatakara
28 May
2009
26 May
2014
4 years, 363 days Manmohan II
41 Ajay Maken
(born 1964)
MP for New Delhi
28 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 236 days
42 Gurudas Kamat
(1954–2018)
MP for Mumbai North West
19 January
2011
12 July
2011
174 days
43 Jitendra Singh
(born 1971)
MP for Alwar
12 July
2011
28 October
2012
1 year, 108 days
44 R. P. N. Singh
(born 1964)
MP for Kushi Nagar
28 October
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 210 days
45 Kiren Rijiju
(born 1971)
MP for Arunachal West
26 May
2014
30 May
2019
5 years, 4 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
46 Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
(born 1954)
MP for Banaskantha
9 November
2014
5 July
2016
1 year, 239 days
47 Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
(born 1954)
MP for Chandrapur
5 July
2016
30 May
2019
2 years, 329 days
48 G. Kishan Reddy
(born 1964)
MP for Secunderabad
31 May
2019
7 July
2021
2 years, 37 days Modi II
49 Nityanand Rai
(born 1966)
MP for Ujiarpur
31 May
2019
9 June
2024
5 years, 9 days
50 Ajay Mishra Teni
(born 1960)
MP for Kheri
7 July
2021
9 June
2024
2 years, 338 days
51 Nisith Pramanik
(born 1986)
MP for Cooch Behar
(49) Nityanand Rai
(born 1966)
MP for Ujiarpur
10 June
2024
Incumbent 210 days Modi III
52 Bandi Sanjay Kumar
(born 1971)
MP for Karimnagar

Deputy ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(birth-death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1 B. N. Datar
(1894–1963)
MP for Belgaum North
12 August
1952
14 February
1956
3 years, 186 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Violet Alva
(1909–1969)
MP for Bombay (Rajya Sabha)
23 April
1957
10 April
1962
4 years, 352 days Indian National Congress Nehru III
3 Maragatham Chandrasekar
(1917–2001)
MP for Sriperumbudur
8 May
1962
27 May
1964
2 years, 19 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV
4 Lalit Narayan Mishra
(1923–1975)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
26 February
1964
27 May
1964
91 days
(3) Maragatham Chandrasekar
(1917–2001)
MP for Sriperumbudur
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
13 days Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
(4) Lalit Narayan Mishra
(1923–1975)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
1 year, 242 days
9 June
1964
11 January
1966
Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966
24 January
1966
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
5 Purnendu Sekhar Naskar
(1921-1993)
MP for Mathurapur
24 January
1966
13 March
1967
1 year, 48 days Indira I Indira Gandhi
6 Vidya Charan Shukla
(1929–2013)
MP for Mahasamund
14 February
1966
13 March
1967
1 year, 27 days
7 K. S. Ramaswamy
(1922–2004)
MP for Madras (Rajya Sabha)
18 March
1967
18 March
1971
4 years, 0 days Indira II
8 Fakruddinsab Hussensab Mohsin
(1923–1996)
MP for Dharwad South
2 May
1971
24 March
1977
5 years, 326 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
9 Ram Lal Rahi
(1934–2020)
MP for Misrikh
21 June
1991
15 September
1995
4 years, 86 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Position not in use since 1995

References

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