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Sanjay Gandhi | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 18 January 1980 – 23 June 1980 | |
Preceded by | Ravindra Pratap Singh |
Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
Constituency | Amethi |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] New Delhi, Delhi, India | 14 December 1946
Died | 23 June 1980 New Delhi, India | (aged 33)
Cause of death | Aircraft accident |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | |
Relations | Nehru–Gandhi family |
Children | Varun Gandhi (son) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Rajiv Gandhi (brother) Rahul Gandhi (nephew) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (niece) Jawaharlal Nehru (grandfather) Kamala Nehru (grandmother) |
Profession | Politician |
Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980)[1] was an Indian politician. He was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi.
He was a member of parliament, Lok Sabha and the Nehru–Gandhi family. During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress, but following his early death in a plane crash his elder brother Rajiv became their mother's political heir and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India after her assassination. His wife Maneka Gandhi and son Varun Gandhi are politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carol Dommermuth-Costa (2002). Indira Gandhi: Daughter of India. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8225-4963-5.
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