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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==


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| rowspan="3"| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''
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==Ministers of State==
==Ministers of state==
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Minister of Home Affairs
Gr̥ha Mantrī
Emblem of India
Flag of India
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
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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 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

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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

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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

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