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The events in [[India]] during 1970{{Year in India|1970}}<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
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=== Union Government ===<br />
* [[President of India]] – [[V. V. Giri]]<br />
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Mohammad Hidayatullah]] (until 16 December), [[Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah]] (starting 17 December)<br />
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===States: Governors===<br />
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[Braj Kumar Nehru]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Nityanand Kanungo]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] – [[Shriman Narayan]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] – [[Birendra Narayan Chakraborty]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] – [[Bhagwan Sahay]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] – [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[V. Viswanathan]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[P V Cherian]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] – [[Braj Kumar Nehru]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] – [[B.K. Nehru]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Shaukatullah Shah Ansari]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[D. C. Pavate|Dadappa Chintappa Pavate]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Sardar Hukam Singh]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[Sardar Ujjal Singh]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]] <br />
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]]<br />
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==Events==<br />
* National income - {{INR}}468,169 million<br />
* 21 January - A state transport bus was torched by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] workers at [[Chavassery]], [[Kannur district]] killing four passengers.<br />
* 4 March – New [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]] formed in the state of [[Maharashtra]]<br />
* 7 September – [[MPCB|Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]] is established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969.<br />
* 17 September - [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] in which [[Communist Party of India]] and [[Indian National Congress]] contested as a [[United Front (1970–1979, Kerala)|United Front]] against a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] led coalition were held.<br />
* 31 October - ''[[Mangalore Mail]]'' crashes into a stationary Cochin Mail at 8:10&nbsp;p.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) at the [[Perambur railway station|Perambur station]], [[Chennai]], killing 16 and injuring 108.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QIJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ep4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2416,1012514|access-date=2022-01-23|website=news.google.com}}</ref><br />
* [[Bajaj Auto]] rolls out its 100,000th vehicle.<br />
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==Law==<br />
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==Births==<br />
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===January to June===<br />
*29 January – [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], politician and [[Lists of Olympic medalists|Olympic medalist]][[File:Rajyavardhan Rathore with the school children - TEDxShekhavati 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|184x184px|[[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]]]]<br />
*21 February – [[Karunas]], comedian-actor.<br />
*21 March – [[Shobana]], actress and dancer.<br />
*16 April – [[Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)|Mukesh Kumar]], field hockey player.<br />
*19 June – [[Rahul Gandhi]], Indian politician and leader of the [[Indian National Congress]].[[File:Rahul Gandhi (portrait crop).jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[Rahul Gandhi]]]]<br />
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===July to December===<br />
*9 July – [[Neil Nongkynrih]], pianist and conductor (d. 2022)<br />
*19 July – [[P. Amudha]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer<br />
*22 July – [[Devendra Fadnavis]], Politician, [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|18th chief minister of Maharashtra]].<br />
*6 August – [[M. Night Shyamalan]], [[Indian American]] writer -director.<br />
*16 August – [[Saif Ali Khan]], actor.[[File:Saif Ali Khan snapped at Imperial Hotel, New Delhi 05.jpg|thumb|187x187px|[[Saif Ali Khan]]]]<br />
<!--*4 September – [[Sagarika]], Indian singer and actress--><br />
*10 October – [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], actor.<br />
*17 October – [[Anil Kumble]], cricketer.[[File:Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble.jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[Anil Kumble]]]]<br />
*27 November – [[Thirumal Valavan]], field hockey player.<br />
*12 December – [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], director and actor.<br />
*20 December – [[Sohail Khan]], actor, producer and director.<br />
*25 December – [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], Indian military officer. (d. 1999)<br />
*28 December – [[Sajid Khan]], actor.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*24 June – [[Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur]], last ruling [[Maharaja]] of [[Jaipur]] (b. 1911).<br />
*24 July – [[Peter de Noronha]], businessman, philanthropist and civil servant (b. 1897).<br />
*21 November – [[C. V. Raman]], [[physicist]], awarded the 1930 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] (b. 1888).[[File:Sir CV Raman.JPG|thumb|180x180px|[[C. V. Raman|C.V. Raman]]]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bollywood films of 1970]]<br />
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{{Years in India}}<br />
{{Year in Asia|1970}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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