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This is an incomplete '''list of Important Indian politicians who were [[Assassination|assassin]]ated''' mainly for ideological or political reasons.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Year
!Place
!Position
!Party
!class=unsortable|Ostensible reason
!class=unsortable|Reference
|-
|[[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]
|1948
|[[New Delhi]]
|Leader of the [[Indian Independence movement]]
|rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]
|The accumulating provocation of thirty-two years, culminating in his last pro-Muslim fast, at last goaded me to the conclusion that the existence of Gandhi should be brought to an end immediately: [[Nathuram Godse]] in court while on trial for murder.
|<ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/why-i-killed-gandhi-godses-final-address |title = Why I Killed Gandhiji? Godses final address.}}</ref>
|-
|[[Syama Prasad Mukherjee]]
|1953
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Minister of Industry and Supply]]
|Claimed murdered by S.C. Das
|<ref>{{Citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MczOO0f1DYEC |first=S.C |last=Das |date=2000 |title=The Biography of Bharat Kesri Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee with Modern Implications |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=9788170173878 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Pratap Singh Kairon]]
|1965
|[[Rohtak]]
|[[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
|Personal enimity
|<ref>{{Citation |url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/why-partap-singh-kairon-man-behind-punjabs-industrial-and-agricultural-growth-was-killed/344888/ |title = Why Partap Singh Kairon, man behind Punjab's industrial and agricultural growth, was killed?}}</ref>
|-
|[[Balwant Rai Mehta]]
|1965
|[[Kutch]]
|[[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]]
|Pakistani fighter plane, which shot down Mehta's aircraft while flying through [[Kutch]]
|<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-chief-minister-balwantrai-mehta-pakistani-fighter-pilot-1083749-2017-11-10 |title=When a Gujarat chief minister was shot dead by Pakistani fighter pilot}}</ref>
|-
|[[K. Kunhali]]
|1969
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party (Marxist)]]
|Rival party member, Congress
|<ref>{{Citation |url= https://malayalam.asiaville.in/article/who-killed-cpm-mla-k-kunjali-aryadan-muhammed-reveals-47611 |title=Gopalan kills Kunhali; 50 years later with revelation Aryadan Muhammad‌}}</ref>
|-
|[[Krishna Desai]]
|1970
|[[:Category:Maharashtra politician stubs|Maharashtra]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|Shivsena party members
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Azhikodan Raghavan]]
|1972
|[[Kerala]]
|The convener of the Left Front
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Unknown <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/220218/azhikodan-murder-still-remains-a-conundrum.html|title=Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum|date=22 February 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-22|title=Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/220218/azhikodan-murder-still-remains-a-conundrum.html|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[K B Sahay]]
|1974
|[[Hazaribag]]-[[Patna]] Highway in Sindoor, [[Bihar]]
|[[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Factional fight inside [[Indian National Congress|congress party]]
|
|-
|[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]
|1975
|[[Samastipur]], [[Bihar]]
|[[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|1984
|[[New Delhi]]
|[[Prime Minister of India]]
|
|Sikhs in protest against Operation Bluestar in Golden Temple, Amritsar
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Lalit Maken]]
|1985
|[[New Delhi]]
|[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]],
|
|[[Harjinder Singh Jinda]], [[Sukhdev Singh Sukha]] and Ranjit Singh Gill
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga]]
|1988
|[[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Devineni Rajasekhar (Nehru) TDP Party Leader
|{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
|-
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|rowspan=2|1991
|[[Sriperumbudur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of opposition]]
|
|Tamil Tigers in protest against sending Indian troops to Sri Lanka
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Nagina Rai]]
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Cabinet minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]]
|
|
|<ref>"It all started with the murder of Late Mr. Nagina Rai, former MP of Gopalganj in 1991." http://zeenews.india.com/BiharElection2010/story.aspx?aid=662790 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110607/jsp/bihar/story_14079722.jsp</ref>
|-
|[[Prem Kumar Sharma]]
|1993
|[[Bombay]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Beant Singh (chief minister)|Beant Singh]]
|1995
|[[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
|[[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Suspected Khalistani separatists in a car bombing in secretariat building in Chandigarh killing 17 others including 3 Indian commandos
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|-
|[[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]]
|2000
|[[Ghatkesar]], [[Telangana]]
|[[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayatiraj]], former [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|Killed By Naxals
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Abdul Ghani Lone]]
|rowspan=3|2001
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Kashmir]]i separatist leader.
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
| Ragya Naik || Maddimadugu village, [[Amrabad|Amrabad mandal]], [[Mahbubnagar district|Mahbubnagar]] || [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Devarakonda (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Devarakonda constituency]]|| Indian national Congress || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Tribal-legislator-shot-dead-by-naxalites/articleshow/1176388287.cms |title=Tribal legislator shot dead by naxalites |date=29 December 2001 |access-date=28 April 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Phoolan Devi]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Haren Pandya]]
|2003
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|Home Minister [[Gujarat]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Krishnanand Rai]]
|rowspan=2|2005
|[[Baswaria|Baswania]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Mukhtar Ansari]] alonwith eight other people are accused of killing Krishnanand Rai along with eight other peoples.
|<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/krishnanand-rai-murder-case-8-murders-500-bulets-ak-47-70-witness-all-acquits-then-who-culprit?pageId=2 |title=Krishnanand Rai massacre: 500 bullets, 8 murders and 70 witnesses, yet all acquitted, who murdered?}}</ref>
|-
|[[Paritala Ravindra]]
|[[Ananthapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|Killed in faction by his Rival Maddelacheruvu Suri
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Pramod Mahajan]]
|2006
|[[Mumbai]]
|former [[Cabinet minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Pravin Mahajan (Brother) killed Pramod Mahajan for personal reasons <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.rediff.com/news/2006/may/03mahajan1.htm|title = Pramod Mahajan passes away}}</ref>
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Madan Tamang]]
|2010
|[[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]]
|President, [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]]
|[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[T. P. Chandrasekharan]]
|2012
|[[Kerala]]
|Revolutionary Marxist
|[[Revolutionary Marxist Party]]
|
|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]
|rowspan=3|2013
|[[Sukma]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
|rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=3|Communist Insurgents waging war against the Indian Republic
|rowspan=3|{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|-
|[[Nand Kumar Patel]]
|[[Sukma]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]]
|-
|[[Mahendra Karma]]
|[[Sukma]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]]
|-
|[[Dilip Sarkar]]
|2013
|[[West Bengal]]
|Ex-MLA
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Shot dead at Kulpi in the Asansol subdivision by Trinamool Congress.
|<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2013-06-09|title=Former CPI(M) MLA shot dead in West Bengal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-cpim-mla-shot-dead-in-west-bengal/article4797699.ece|access-date=2020-09-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[Govind Pansare]]
|2015
|Maharashtra
|Politician
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|Pansare used to run an organisation which encouraged [[inter-caste marriage]]s. He had opposed the [[Putrakameshti]] [[yajna]], a Hindu ritual that supposed results in a male child. He had protested [[toll tax]]es. He had also criticised the glorification of [[Nathuram Godse]], the man who killed [[Gandhi]].
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[[Category:India crime-related lists|Assassinated politicians]]
[[Category:Assassinations in India]]

List of assassinated Indian politicians - Revision history

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