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{{Year in India|1994}}
Events in the year '''1994 in the Republic of India'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of India]] – [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
* [[Vice President of India]] – [[K. R. Narayanan]]
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah]] until 24 October, [[Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi]]

===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Krishan Kant]]
* [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]] – [[Mata Prasad]]
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[Loknath Mishra]]
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
* [[List of governors of Goa|Goa]] –
** until 3 April: [[Bhanu Prakash Singh]]
** 4 April-3 August: [[B. Rachaiah]]
** starting 3 August: [[Gopala Ramanujam]]
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] – [[Sarup Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] – [[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] – [[Sudhakarrao Naik]] (starting 30 July)
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] – [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] – [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[B. Rachaiah]]
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[P.C. Alexander]]
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] – [[V. K. Nayar]] (until 22 December), [[Oudh Narayan Shrivastava|O. N. Shrivastava]] (starting 23 December)
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] – [[Madhukar Dighe]]
* [[List of governors of Mizoram|Mizoram]] – [[P. R. Kyndiah]]
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] – [[V. K. Nayar]] (until 4 August), [[Oudh Narayan Shrivastava|O. N. Shrivastava]] (starting 4 August)
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
** until 9 July: [[Surendra Nath]]
** 9 July-18 September: [[Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar]]
** starting 18 September: [[B. K. N. Chhibber|Bakshi Krishan Nath Chhibber]]
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] – [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]] (until 20 September), [[P. Shiv Shankar]] (starting 20 September)
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] – [[Romesh Bhandari]]
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Motilal Vora]]
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]

==Events==
* National income - {{INR}}10,275,701 million

* 26 January – India rolls out the short-range [[Prithvi missile]] at [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] in [[New Delhi]].
* 27 January - [[1994 Kupwara massacre|Kupwara massacre]]
* 22 February - [[Encounter killing]] of five youth including an [[All Assam Students' Union]] worker in [[Dangari]] by [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karmakar |first=Rahul |date=2018-10-14 |title=1994 Assam fake encounter: Major General, six others get life term |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/1994-assam-fake-encounter-major-general-six-others-get-life-term/article25221579.ece |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Parliament of India]] passes resolution that declares [[Kashmir]] as an integral part of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India bound by 1994 Parliament resolution to reclaim PoK: J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/mar/07/india-bound-by-1994-parliament-resolution-to-reclaim-pok-jk-lt-governor-manoj-sinha-2553894.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* 11 March - [[S. R. Bommai v. Union of India]] verdict by [[Supreme Court of India]].
* 20 May – [[Sushmita Sen]] was crowned Miss Universe 1994 in Manila, Philippines.
* 26 August - [[1994 plague in India|Plague breakout in India]] from [[Surat]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Mohana |date=2020-03-14 |title=1994 Surat plague has many lessons for India on how to beat coronavirus |url=https://theprint.in/health/1994-surat-plague-has-many-lessons-for-india-on-how-to-beat-coronavirus/379531/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 7 October - [[1994 anti-Urdu riots|Anti-Urdu news bulletin riots]] cause 25 deaths in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=urdu news broadcast triggers 3day riot in which 23 die in bangalore |url=https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/1994/10/12/urdu-news-broadcast-triggers-3day-riot-in-which-23-die-in-bangalore&post_id=46107#google_vignette |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=ucanews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urdu news bulletin on Bangalore Doordarshan sparks off riots |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19941031-urdu-news-bulletin-on-bangalore-doordarshan-sparks-off-riots-809868-1994-10-30 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* 19 November – [[Aishwarya Rai]] was crowned Miss World 1994 in Sun City, South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=Watch Aishwarya Rai tear up during Miss World 1994 crowning, speak of looking beyond nationalities in winning answer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-aishwarya-rai-tear-up-during-miss-world-1994-crowning-speak-of-looking-beyond-nationalities-in-winning-answer-101637313055635.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* 25 November - [[Koothuparamba firing]] in [[Kerala]]
* 30 November - [[Nambi Narayanan]] arrested in connection with [[ISRO espionage case]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. Vijay |date=2022-07-31 |title=Scientists deserve immunity from arbitrary police action: Nambi Narayanan |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/scientists-deserve-immunity-from-arbitrary-police-action-nambi-narayanan/article65707805.ece |access-date=2022-09-14 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 5 December - [[G. Krishnaiah|G. Krishnaiah IAS]], [[District magistrate]] of [[Gopalganj district, India]] lynched to death by a mob which was instigated by politician [[Anand Mohan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inspiring success story of Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19941231-inspiring-success-story-of-gopalganj-district-magistrate-g-krishnaiah-810103-1994-12-30 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* 13 December - [[Janata Dal]] emerged victorious in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].

==Law==
* [[Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994]]
* [[Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994]]
* [[Airports Authority of India|Airports Authority of India Act 1994]]

==Births==
[[File:Urvashi Rautela at the promotion for 'Hate Story 4' in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|167x167px|[[Urvashi Rautela]]]][[File:Bajrang Punia receiving Arjuna Award-2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[Bajrang Punia]]]]
*08 January - Ankit Boora, Model Actor Athlete
* 18 Feb [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]], cricketer
*25 Feb {{ndash}} [[Urvashi Rautela]], actress
*26 Feb - [[Bajrang Punia]], Olympic medalist
*[[File:Mohammed.siraj.jpg|thumb|119x119px|[[Mohammed Siraj]]]]13 March – [[Mohammed Siraj]], cricketer
[[File:Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.jpg|thumb|117x117px|[[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]]]]
*13 June – [[Deepika Kumari]], archer<ref>{{cite web|date=20 November 2016|title=Deepika KUMARI - Olympic Archery {{!}} India|url=https://www.olympic.org/deepika-kumari|access-date=23 April 2019|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en}}</ref>
*8 August – [[Mirabai Chanu]], weightlifter
*3 November – [[Sanusha]], actress
*11 November - [[Sanju Samson]], cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanju Samson|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/425943.html|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
*20 November {{ndash}} [[Priyanka Arul Mohan]], actress.
*6 December – [[Shreyas Iyer]], cricketer
*[[File:Kuldeep Yadav.jpg|thumb|131x131px|[[Kuldeep Yadav]]]]14 December – [[Kuldeep Yadav]], cricketer
*20 December – [[Nazriya Nazim]], anchor, model and actress
*21 December {{ndash}} [[Athulya Ravi]], actress.
* 22 December [[Michael Dabhi (Politician)|Michael Dabhi]], Politician

==Deaths==
[[File:Rahul Dev Burman.jpg|thumb|178x178px|[[R. D. Burman]]]]
*4 January – [[Rahul Dev Burman]], music director.
*8 January - [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati|Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Shankaracharya]], 99, 68th guru of [[Kanchi Mutt]] (born 1894).
*9 June – [[Dhirendra Brahmachari]], [[Yoga]] [[guru]] and [[mentor]] of [[Indira Gandhi]] (born [[1924 in India|1924]]).
* 22 June – [[L. V. Prasad]], actor, producer and director (born [[1908 in India|1908]]).
*11 November - [[Kuvempu]], poet, writer and playwright (born [[1904 in India|1904]]).

==See also==
* [[Bollywood films of 1994]]

==References==
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