The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister), in India, is the head of Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. He is one of the senior-most offices in Union Cabinet, with chief responsibility of maintenance of nation’s internal security. India’s large police force comes under Home Minister’s ambit. He is assisted by Minister of State of Home Affairs and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Home Minister of independent India. Below is the list of Home Ministers of India. He served as Central Cabinet Home Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party. He is famous as Iron Man Of India. Amit Shah is the current Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Narendra Modi government of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The Updated List of Home Ministers of India
№ | Name | In Office | |
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From | To | ||
1 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | 2 September 1946 | 15 December 1950 |
2 | C. Rajagopalachari | 26 December 1950 | 25 October 1951 |
3 | Kailash Nath Katju | 1951 | 1955 |
4 | G. B. Pant | 10 January 1955 | 7 March 1961 |
5 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 4 April 1961 | 29 August 1963 |
6 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 29 August 1963 | 14 November 1966 |
7 | Yashwantrao Chavan | 14 November 1966 28 July 1979 |
27 June 1970 14 January 1980 |
8 | Indira Gandhi | 27 June 1970 | 4 February 1973 |
9 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 4 February 1973 | 1974 |
10 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 1974 | 24 March 1977 |
11 | Charan Singh | 24 March 1977 | 1 July 1978 |
12 | Morarji Desai | 1 July 1978 | 28 July 1979 |
13 | Giani Zail Singh | 14 January 1980 | 22 June 1982 |
14 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 22 June 1982 | 2 September 1982 |
15 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 2 September 1982 | 19 July 1984 |
16 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 19 July 1984 12 March 1986 |
31 December 1984 12 May 1986 |
17 | Shankarrao Chavan | 31 December 1984 | 12 March 1986 |
17 | Sardar Buta Singh | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 |
18 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 1989 | 10 November 1990 |
19 | Chandra Shekhar | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 |
21 | Murli Manohar Joshi | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 |
22 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 |
23 | Indrajit Gupta | 29 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 |
24 | Lal Krishna Advani | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 2004 |
25 | Shivraj Patil | 22 May 2004 | 30 November 2008 |
26 | P. Chidambaram | 30 November 2008 | 31 July 2012 |
27 | Sushilkumar Shinde | 31 July 2012 | 26 May 2014 |
28 | Rajnath Singh | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 |
29 | Amit Shah | 30 May 2019 | Incumbent |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Father: Jhaverbhai Patel
Mother: Ladba
Spouse: Jhaverba
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (born 31 October 1875 – died 15 December 1950) was born in Gujjar family and raised in the countryside of Gujarat. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party. He is famous as Iron Man Of India. Patel was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1991 (posthumously). 31 October is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) in name of him.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Father: Chakravarti Venkataryan
Mother: Singaramma
Spouse: Alamelu Mangalamma
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (born 10 December 1878 – died 25 December 1972) was born in a devout Iyengar family of Thorapalli in Madras Presidency. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party. Rajagopalachari was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1954.
Kailash Nath Katju
Father: Tribhuvan Nath Katju
Mother: Ram Pyari Katju
Spouse: Roopan (Lakshmi Rani) Katju (Kaul)
Kailash Nath Katju (born 17 June 1887 – died 17 February 1968), belonged to Kashmiri Pandits community, was born in princely state of Jaora. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party.
Govind Ballabh Pant
Father: Manorath Pant
Mother: Govindi Pant
Govind Ballabh Pant (born 10 September 1887 – died 7 March 1961) was born in Khoont village on the slopes of Shyahi Devi hill near Almora (Uttarakhand) in a Brahmin family having their roots in Maharashtra. Pant was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1957. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Father: Sharada Prasad Shastri
Mother: Ramdulari Devi
Spouse: Lalita Devi
Lal Bahadur Shastri (born 2 October 1904 – died 11 January 1966) was born at Mughalsarai, Varanasi in a Hindu family. Shastri was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1966 (Posthumous). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Jawaharlal Nehru government of Indian National Congress party.
Gulzarilal Nanda
Father: Bulaqi Ram Nanda
Mother: Ishwari Devi
Spouse: Lakshmi
Gulzarilal Nanda (born 4 July 1898 – died 15 January 1998) was born in Sialkot, now in Pakistan, into a Punjabi Hindu family. Nanda was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1997. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Nehru, Shastri and Indira Gandhi governments of Indian National Congress party.
Yashwantrao Chavan
Father: Balwantrao Chavan
Mother: Vithabai Chavan
Spouse: Venutai Chavan
Yashwantrao Chavan (born 12 March 1913 – died 25 November 1984) was born in a Maratha Hendre Patil family in Devrashtre village (now in Sangli District), Maharashtra. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Charan Singh government of Indian National Congress party.
Indira Gandhi
Father: Jawaharlal Nehru
Mother: Kamala Kaul
Spouse: Feroze Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (born 19 November 1917 – died 31 October 1984), born as Indira Nehru, in a Kashmiri Pandit family in Allahabad. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in her government of Indian National Congress party. In 1999, Indira was named “Woman of the Millennium” in a poll organised by BBC.
Uma Shankar Dikshit
Father: Ram Sarup
Mother: Shiv Pyari
Uma Shankar Dikshit (born 12 January 1901 – died 30 May 1991) was born in Ugoo, Unnao district (Uttar Pradesh). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Indira Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India in 1989.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Spouse: Kasu Raghavamma
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (born 28 July 1909 – died 20 May 1994) was born in Chirumamilla, Guntur District (Andhra Pradesh). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Indira Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party.
Charan Singh
Father: Meer Singh
Mother: Netra Kaur
Spouse: Gayatri Devi
Chaudhary Charan Singh (born 23 December 1902 – died 29 May 1987) was born in Jat family in village Bhadola, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Morarji Desai government of Janata party.
Morarji Desai
Father: Ranchhodji Desai
Mother: Vajiaben Desai
Spouse: Gujraben
Morarji Desai (born 29 February 1896 – died 10 April 1995) was born at Bhadeli village, in Bombay Presidency (now in Gujarat). He was awarded with Nishan-e-Pakistan. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in his own government of Janata party.
Giani Zail Singh
Father: Kishan Singh
Mother: Ind Kaur
Spouse: Pardhan Kaur
Giani Zail Singh (born 5 May 1916 – died 25 December 1994) was born in Sandhwan, Faridkot. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Indira Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Father: K. Ramaswami lyer
Spouse: Janaki Venkataraman
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (born 4 December 1910 – died 27 January 2009) was born in Rajamadam village, near Tanjore district in Tamil Nadu. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Indira Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party.
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Father: P. Sitarama Rao
Mother: Rukminiamma
Spouse: Satyamma Rao
Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (born 28 June 1921 – died 23 December 2004) was born in a village of Warangal (now in Telangana) in agrarian family. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi governments of Indian National Congress party.
Shankarrao Chavan
Father: Bhavrao Chavan
Spouse: Kusumtai S. Chavan
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (born 14 July 1920 – died 26 February 2004) was born at Paithan Village, Aurangabad District. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Rajiv Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party.
Sardar Buta Singh
Father: Sardar Bir Singh
Mother: Beant Singh
Spouse: Manjit Kaur
Sardar Buta Singh (born 21 March 1934) was born in Mustafapur village, Jalandhar, Punjab. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Rajiv Gandhi government of Indian National Congress party.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Spouse: Gulshan Nazir
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (born 12 January 1936 – died 7 January 2016) was born at Bijbehara town of Anantnag (J&K) to a family of clerics. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in V.P Singh government of Janata Dal (National Front).
Chandra Shekhar
Spouse: Smt. Duja Devi
Chandra Shekhar Singh (born 1 July 1927 – died 8 July 2007) was born at Ibrahimpatti village, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in his own government of Samajwadi Janata Party (National Front).
Murli Manohar Joshi
Father: Man Mohan Joshi
Spouse: Tarla Joshi
Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) was born at Kumaon Hills region of Nainital (Uttarakhand). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government of Bharatiya Janata Party.
H. D. Deve Gowda
Father: Dodde Gowda
Mother: Devamma
Spouse: Chennamma Deve Gowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (born 18 May 1933) was born in Haradanahalli village, Hassan (Karnataka) in a Vokkaliga caste family. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in his own government of Janata Dal (United Front).
Indrajit Gupta
Father: Satish Gupta
Mother: Priyabala
Spouse: Suraiya
Indrajit Gupta (born 18 March 1919 – died 20 February 2001) was born to a Brahmo family of Calcutta (Kolkata). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Deve Gowda & I.K Gujral government of Communist Party of India (United Front).
Lal Krishna Advani
Father: Kishanchand D. Advani
Mother: Gyani Devi
Spouse: Kamla Advani
Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) was born in a Hindu Sindhi (Lohana caste) family of businessmen at Karachi (now in Pakistan). He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government of Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance).
Shivraj Patil
Father: Vishwanath Patil
Spouse: Vijaya Patil
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) was born in Lingayat community, in Chakur village of Latur district. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Manmohan Singh government of Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance).
P. Chidambaram
Father: Kandanur L. Ct. L. Palaniappa Chettiar
Mother: Lakshmi Achi
Spouse: Nalini Chidambaram
Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945) was born at Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Manmohan Singh government of Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance).
Sushilkumar Shinde
Father: Sambhajirao Shinde
Mother: Sakhu Bai
Spouse: Ujwala Shinde
Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde (born 4 September 1941) was born at Solapur, Maharashtra in a Marathi family. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Manmohan Singh government of Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance).
Rajnath Singh
Father: Ram Badan Singh
Mother: Gujarati Devi
Spouse: Savitri Singh
Rajnath Singh (born 10 July 1951) was born in Puttur village, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) in a Hindu Rajput family. He served as Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs in Narendra Modi government of Bharatiya Janata Party. Rajnath Singh had been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1964, at the age of 13.
This list of Home Ministers of India will be updated in a timely manner.
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