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
• Datta Samant, Union Leader from Mumbai
• Ramdas Naik, BJP leader, Mumbai,
• Vittal Chavan, Shiv Sena, Mumbai,
• Prem Kumar Sharma,Mumbai
• Sri Alimenti Madhav Reddy Garu,Panchayatiraj/Home Minister, Andhra Pradesh.
• Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, Congress MLA from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
• Krishnanand Rai, BJP MLA from UP
• Nagina Rai, Congress minister from Bihar
• Paritala Ravindra, TDP MLA from Penukonda, Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh.