List of Home Ministers of India (1947 to 2024)
Check the full list of Home Ministers of India from 1947 to 2024 below:
Name | Tenure | Political Party |
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | 2 September 1946 – 15 December 1950 | Indian National Congress |
C. Rajagopalachari | 26 December 1950 – 25 October 1951 | Indian National Congress |
Kailash Nath Katju | 1951 – 1955 | Indian National Congress |
G. B. Pant | 1955 – 1961 | Indian National Congress |
Lal Bahadur Shastri | 4 April 1961 – 29 August 1963 | Indian National Congress |
Gulzarilal Nanda | 29 August 1963 – 14 November 1966 | Indian National Congress |
Yashwantrao Chavan | 14 November 1966 – 27 June 1970 | Indian National Congress |
Indira Gandhi | 27 June 1970 – 04 February 1973 | Indian National Congress |
Uma Shankar Dikshit | 4 February 1973 – 1974 | Indian National Congress |
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 1974 – 24 March 1977 | Indian National Congress |
Charan Singh | 24 March 1977 – 01 July 1978 | Janata Party |
Morarji Desai | 1 July 1978 – 28 July 1979 | Janata Party |
Yashwantrao Chavan | 01 July 1978 – 28 July 1979 | Janata Party (Secular) |
Giani Zail Singh | 14 January 1980 – 22 June 1982 | Indian National Congress |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 22 June 1982 – 02 September 1982 | Indian National Congress |
Prakash Chandra Sethi | 2 September 1982 – 19 July 1984 | Indian National Congress |
P. V. Narasimha Rao | 19 July 1984 – 31 December 1984 | Indian National Congress |
Shankarrao Chavan | 31 December 1984 – 12 March 1986 | Indian National Congress |
P. V. Narasimha Rao | 12 March 1986 – 12 May 1986 | Indian National Congress |
Sardar Buta Singh | 12 May 1986 – 02 December 1989 | Indian National Congress |
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 1989 – 10 November 1990 | Janata Dal |
Chandra Shekhar | 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party |
Shankarrao Chavan | 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | Indian National Congress |
Murli Manohar Joshi | 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Indrajit Gupta | 29 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 | Communist Party of India |
Lal Krishna Advani | 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Shivraj Patil | 22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008 | Indian National Congress |
P. Chidambaram | 30 November 2008 – 31 July 2012 | Indian National Congress |
Sushilkumar Shinde | 31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014 | Indian National Congress |
Rajnath Singh | 27 May 2014 – 29 May 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Amit Shah | 30 May 2019 – Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party |
list of home minister of india (1947-2024)
List of Home Ministers of India: The Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India is headed by the Home Minister, who is responsible for overseeing the country’s internal security and domestic policy. The Home Minister, currently Amit Shah, is supported by two Ministers of State and a team of civil servants, as well as advisors from various fields.
The Ministry comprises several departments, including the Department of Border Management, which handles borders, including coastal areas, and the Department of Internal Security, focusing on police, law, order, and rehabilitation.
In this article, we will take a look at the list of Home Ministers of India from 1947 to 2024. We will also delve into the responsibilities of a Home Minister.
Let’s delve right into it!
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