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Politics & governance

Famous people in Politics & governance

Short, sourced profiles — sector, state, honours, facts and quotes. Money figures always name their source and year; estimates are marked.

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Politics & governance Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004 1924–2018 · Madhya Pradesh Politics & governance Basappa Danappa Jatti Indian politician (1912-2002) 1912–2002 · Karnataka Politics & governance Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vice President of India from 2002 to 2007 1923–2010 · Rajasthan Politics & governance C. Joseph Vijay Indian politician and former actor (born 1974) b. 1974 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance C. N. Annadurai Indian film writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1909-1969) 1909–1969 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister of India (1990-1991) 1927–2007 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Charan Singh Prime Minister of India (1979-1980) 1902–1987 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Chhatrapal Singh Member of Lok Sabha b. 1956 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Chidambaram Subramaniam Indian politician (1910-2000) 1910–2000 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance Droupadi Murmu President of India since 2026 b. 1958 · Odisha Politics & governance Ela Bhatt Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) 1933–2022 · Gujarat Politics & governance Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Politician, fifth President of India (1905-1977) 1905–1977 · Delhi Politics & governance Flora MacDonald Canadian politician (1926-2015) 1926–2015 Politics & governance Gulzarilal Nanda Indian politician (1898-1998) 1898–1998 Politics & governance Gurujyoti Das Indian politician Assam Politics & governance H. D. Deve Gowda Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997 b. 1933 · Karnataka Politics & governance Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984) 1917–1984 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964 1889–1964 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Jayaram Jayalalithaa Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016) 1948–2016 · Karnataka Politics & governance Jyoti Basu Indian politician (1914-2010) 1914–2010 · West Bengal Politics & governance K.Kamarajar Indian politician (1903-1975) 1903–1975 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance Karpoori Thakur Indian politician 1924–1988 · Bihar Politics & governance L. K. Advani Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004) b. 1927 Politics & governance Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 1904–1966 · Uttar Pradesh

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Net worth and income come from official records (election affidavits, company filings) or recognised rich lists (Forbes, Hurun), each with its year. News-report figures are shown only as marked estimates. We never guess anyone's gender: it is shown only as the person states it.

Reliability 1–5 on each profile is the weakest source behind what the page shows: 5 official record, 4 strong sources (Forbes, major publications), 3 encyclopedic sources, 2 or less weak.

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