List of assassinated Indian politicians
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This is an incomplete list of Indian politicians who were assassinated mainly for ideological or political reasons.
- Brhadrata, (185 BCE), last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty.
- Abul-Fazel, (1602), vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar
- Mohandas Gandhi, (1948), Independence leader
- Indira Gandhi, (1984), Indian prime minister
- Rajiv Gandhi, (1991), former Indian prime minister, son of Indira
- Beant Singh(Chief Minister), (1995), chief minister of Punjab
- Phoolan Devi, (2001), bandit queen turned politician and activist for people of lower castes
- Abdul Ghani Lone, (2002), moderate leader of Kashmiri muslims
- Lalit Narayan Mishra, cabinet minister from Bihar
- Pratap Singh Kairon , Chief Minister of Punjab
- Harin Pandya, Minister from Gujarat
- Dr.Datta Samant,Clothing Mills Union Leader(Mumbai)Gulshan Kumar,Film casette industry
- Ramdas Naik, BJP leader,Mumbai,Vittal Chavan,Shiv Sena,Mumbai,Premkumar Sharma,Mumbai
- Pramod Mahajan, [2006] BJP leader from Mumbai, Killed by his own brother
- V.M.Ranga, Congress MLA from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
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