| Name |
Year |
Place |
Position |
Party |
Assassin(s) |
Reference |
|---|
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
1948 |
New Delhi |
Leader of the Indian Independence movement |
Indian National Congress |
Nathuram Godse, who blamed Gandhi for the partition of India. |
[1] |
| Pratap Singh Kairon |
1965 |
Rohtak, East Punjab |
Chief Minister of Punjab |
Personal enmity |
[2] |
| Balwant Rai Mehta |
1965 |
Kutch, Gujarat |
Chief Minister of Gujarat |
A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet piloted by Qais Hussain, shot down Mehta's aircraft in Kutch during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. |
[3] |
| K. Kunhali |
1969 |
Kerala |
MLA |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Congress affiliated trade union member |
[4] |
| Krishna Desai |
1970 |
Maharashtra |
Communist Party of India |
Shiv Sena party members |
[5] |
| Azhikodan Raghavan |
1972 |
Kerala |
Convener of the Left Front |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Unknown. Most probably K. Karunakaran group of congress(INC) |
[6][7] |
| Manzurul Hasan Khan |
1972 |
Chitarpur, Jharkhand |
MLA |
Communist Party of India |
Strongly raised his voice against the Mahajani Pratha across Bihar and West Bengal. |
[8] |
| K B Sahay |
1974 |
Hazaribag-Patna Highway in Sindoor, Bihar |
Chief Minister of Bihar |
Indian National Congress |
Opposite Faction of Indian National Congress. |
[citation needed] |
| Lalit Narayan Mishra |
1975 |
Samastipur, Bihar |
Minister of Railways |
Unknown |
[9] |
| Lala Jagat Narain |
1981 |
Jalandhar, Punjab |
MLA, MP, former Punjab minister |
Nacchitar Singh Rode, Sawaran Singh Rode, and Dalbir Singh (Babbar Khalsa claimed) |
[10][11][12] |
| Mohinder Paul |
Kapurthala, Punjab |
General Secretary of Kapurthala District |
Janta Party |
Sikh Militants |
[13][14] |
| Harbans Singh Machanda |
1984 |
New Delhi |
President of DSGMC |
Indian National Congress |
Surinder Singh Sodhi (Sikh Militants) |
[15][16] |
| Harbans Lal Khanna |
Punjab |
MLA |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
[17] |
| V.N. Tiwari |
Chandigarh |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
Indian National Congress |
[15][16] |
| Omparkash Bagga |
Punjab |
Janta Party Punjab head, ex MLA |
Janta Party |
Sikh Militants |
[18] |
| Hardyal Singh |
Party President of Jalandhar |
Indian National Congress |
|
| Indira Gandhi |
New Delhi |
Prime Minister of India |
Beant Singh and Satwant Singh (aided by Kehar Singh), Sikh bodyguards, in protest against Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. (Sikh militants) |
[19] |
| Balbir Singh Chaudhary |
1985 |
Hoshiarpur, Punjab |
Former MP; Party President |
Punjab Lok Dal |
Sikh militants |
[20] |
| Bhisham Parkash |
Punjab |
Party district President |
Indian National Congress |
| Neta Hakimuddin |
Meerut, Utter Pradesh |
Party President of Meerut |
| Lalit Maken |
New Delhi |
Member of cut, |
Harjinder Singh Jinda, Sukhdev Singh Sukha and Ranjit Singh "Kuki" Gill (Sikh militants) |
[21] |
| Arjan Daas |
Congress (I) Leader and member of Delhi Metropolitan Council |
Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha over involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots (Sikh militants) |
[22] |
| Harchand Singh Longowal |
Sherpur, Punjab |
President of the Akali Dal |
Akali Dal (L) |
Sikh militants |
[23] |
| Ram Labbaya |
South of Amritsar, Punjab |
Leader |
Indian National Congress |
[24] |
| Raj Pal Kang |
Fatehgarh Chaurian, Punjab |
Secretary of local branch |
| Kalicharan Sharma |
1986 |
Punjab |
Leader |
[25][26] |
| Balbir Chand |
Local party leader |
[27] |
| Sudesh Kumar |
Party activist |
Babbar Khalsa (Sikh militants) |
| Sant Singh |
Lodhar, Punjab |
MLA |
Harjinder Singh Jinda (Khalistan Commando Force) |
[28] |
| Darshan Singh |
Punjab |
MLA; Party leader |
Communist party of India |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[29] |
| Baldev Singh Mann |
Amritsar, Punjab |
Political Leader |
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
[29][30] |
| Harjinder Singh |
All India Sikh Student Federation |
Opposing party members |
[29] |
| Amarjit Singh |
1987 |
Chandigarh |
MLA |
Akali Dal (B) |
Sikh militants |
[31] |
| Hans Raj Sethi |
New Delhi |
Party repersenitive on Delhi Metropolitan Council |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan (Sikh militantns) |
[32] |
| Sudarshan Munjal |
Party member |
| Joginder Pal Pandey |
Ludhiana, Punjab |
General Secretary of Punjab Congress; Former Minister; Former MLA |
Indian National Congress |
Sikh militants |
[33] |
| Satnam Singh Bajwa |
Punjab |
Local leader |
[34] |
| Krishnan Mahajan |
Amritsar, Punjab |
Party official |
Shiv Sena |
|
| Deepak Dhawan |
Punjab, Sanghe |
Politician |
Communist Party of India (Marxist). |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[35][36][37][38][39] |
| Sawaran Signh |
Punjab |
CPI Vice president of Amritsar district |
Communist Party of India |
[40][41] |
| Gurdial Singh |
Politician |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
[42][43] |
| Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga |
1988 |
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
MLA |
Indian National Congress |
|
[44] |
| Hit Abhilashi |
Punjab |
Punjab wing president, former state minister, and former MLA |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Sikh militants |
[45] |
| Khushi Ram Sharma |
Punjab wing vice-president |
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants) |
[46] |
| Ramkat Jalota |
Punjab wing president |
Shiv Sena |
[47][48][49] |
| Pawan Kumar Jain |
Sikh militants |
[48] |
| Jaimal Singh Padda |
Political Leader and Activist |
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[50] |
| Sudhir Sharma |
Ropar, Punjab |
Youth Wing district President |
Indian National Congress |
Sikh militants |
[51] |
| Tarlochan Singh Riyasti |
Ludhiana, Punjab |
Former State Minister and Party leader |
[52][53] |
| Jagat Ram |
Punjab |
State Party Vice-President and State Labor Minister |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (Khalistan Liberation Force) (Sikh militants) |
| Vilayati Ram Kaytal |
Kanpur, UP |
MLA |
Sikh militants |
[54][55] |
| Lala Bhagwan Daas |
Punjab |
Punjab Congress Vice-president |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (Khalistan Liberation Force) (Sikh militants) |
[56][57] |
| Sohan Singh Desi |
1989 |
State Secretary of Punjab Democratic Youth Federation of India |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[58][59] |
| Sat Pal Parashar |
MLA |
Indian National Congress |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (Khalistan Liberation Force) (Sikh militants) |
[60][61][62][63] |
| Das Raj Sahota |
Politician |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Sikh militants |
[58][59] |
| Balwant Singh |
1990 |
Former treasurer of Punjab, former Deputy Chief Minister, former MLA |
Akali Dal (L) |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (Khalistan Liberation Force) (Sikh militants) |
[57][64] |
| Harminder Singh Sandhu |
Amritsar, Punjab |
General Secretary |
All India Sikh Student Federation |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[65] |
| Malkiat Singh Sidhu |
1991 |
Moga, Punjab |
Planning Minister of Punjab |
Shiromani Akali Dal |
Suspected Sikh militants |
[66] |
| Nagina Rai |
Bihar |
Cabinet Minister |
Indian National Congress |
|
[67] |
| Rajiv Gandhi |
Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu |
Prime Minister of India |
Thenmozhi Rajaratnam of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in protest against Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War. |
[68] |
| Gagandeep |
Punjab |
Politician |
Communist Party of India |
Sikh militants |
[69] |
| Varinder Kumar Gagan |
Politician; Election Candidate |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Gurdeep Singh Deepa (Khalistan Commandos Force) (Sikh militants) |
[70][71][72] |
| Sarwan Singh Cheema |
MLA |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[73][74] |
| Mohinder Kumar Ranjan |
Haryana |
Party District President |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Sikh militants |
[75] |
| Sher Singh |
1992 |
Punjab |
President |
Shiromani Akali Dal (Youth Wing) |
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants) |
[76] |
| Balwant Singh Sahral |
MLA |
Shiromani Akali Dal |
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants) |
[77] |
| Darshan Singh Kaypee |
Jalandhar, Punjab |
Congress party |
[76][78] |
| Prem Kumar Sharma |
1993 |
Bombay |
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
D-Company |
[79] |
| Ramdas Nayak |
1994 |
|
[80] |
| Thakur Ji Pathak |
Jharkhand, Bihar |
Activist, politician |
Janata Party
Janata Dal |
Political reasons/Mafia |
[81] |
| Beant Singh |
1995 |
Chandigarh, Punjab |
Chief Minister of Punjab |
Indian National Congress |
Dilawar Singh Babbar, Jagtar Singh Hawara, Jagtar Singh Tara, Balwant Singh Rajoana and more. (Sikh militants) (Khalistan Commando Force and Babbar Khalsa) |
[82] |
| Brij Behari Prasad |
1998 |
Patna, Bihar |
Politician |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Surajbhan Singh, Shri Prakash Shukla, Vijay Kumar Shukla |
|
| Alimineti Madhava Reddy |
2000 |
Ghatkesar, Telangana |
Panchayatiraj, former Home Minister |
Telugu Desam Party |
Naxals |
[83] |
| Abdul Ghani Lone |
2001 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Kashmiri separatist leader |
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
Kashmiri militants |
[84] |
| Phoolan Devi |
New Delhi |
Member of Parliament |
Samajwadi Party |
Sher Singh Rana |
[85] |
| Ragya Naik | Maddimadugu, Amrabad, Mahbubnagar | MLA, Devarakonda constituency | Indian National Congress | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War | [86] |
| Haren Pandya |
2003 |
Ahmedabad |
Home Minister Gujarat |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
[87] |
| Krishnanand Rai |
2005 |
Baswania, Uttar Pradesh |
MLA |
Mukhtar Ansari and eight others (accused). |
[88] |
| Paritala Ravindra |
Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu Desam Party |
Faction rival Maddelacheruvu Suri |
[89] |
| Rajo Singh |
Sheikhpura, Bihar |
Indian National Congress |
Ashok Mahto gang |
|
| Pramod Mahajan |
2006 |
Mumbai |
Former Cabinet Minister |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Pravin Mahajan (brother) for personal reasons. |
[90] |
| Rulda Singh |
2009 |
Punjab |
Punjab wing President |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants) |
[91] |
| Madan Tamang |
2010 |
Darjeeling, West Bengal |
President of the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
|
[92] |
| T. P. Chandrasekharan |
2012 |
Kerala |
Revolutionary Marxist |
Revolutionary Marxist Party |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
[93] |
| Mahendra Karma |
2013 |
Sukma, Chhattisgarh |
Leader of the Opposition of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
Indian National Congress |
Communist Party of India (Maoist) insurgents |
|
| Nand Kumar Patel |
Home Minister |
[94] |
| Vidya Charan Shukla |
Former Minister of External Affairs |
|
| Dilip Sarkar |
West Bengal |
Former MLA |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Trinamool Congress members. |
[95] |
| Govind Pansare |
2015 |
Maharashtra |
Politician |
Communist Party of India |
|
| Durga Prasad Gupta |
2016 |
Punjab |
Head of Labour Wing |
Shiv Sena (Punjab) |
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants) |
[96] |
| Jagdish Gagneja |
Political Leader and state party Vice-president |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
[97] |
| Satpal Kumar |
2017 |
Shiv Sena |
[98][99][100] |
| Amit Sharma |
Politician |
Indian National Congress |
[101] |
| Ravinder Gosai |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
[102] |
| Vipan Sharma |
District Leader |
Hindu Sangharsh Sena |
[103][104] |
| Kidari Sarveswara Rao |
2018 |
Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh |
MLA |
Telugu Desam Party |
Naxals |
[105] |
| Siveri Soma |
Former MLA |
| Kamlesh Tiwari |
2019 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Politician |
Hindu Samaj Party |
Islamic extremism |
[106] |
| Bhima Mandavi |
2019 |
Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh |
MLA, Dantewada Constituency |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Maoists |
[107]
[108]
[109]
[110] |
| Sidhu Moose Wala |
2022 |
Jawaharke, Punjab, India |
Politician |
Indian National Congress |
Lawrence Bishnoi Gang |
[111][112] |
| Sudhir Suri |
Punjab |
Leader |
Shiv Sena |
Sandeep Singh over hate speech |
[113][114] |
| Naba Das |
2023 |
Odisha |
State Health Minister and MLA |
Biju Janata Dal |
Shot by his former personal security officer |
[115] |
| Atiq Ahmed |
Uttar Pradesh |
Former MP and MLA |
Samajwadi Party |
Reason due to murder of Dalit leader Raju Pal. |
[116] |
| Major Singh Dhaliwal |
Tarn Taran, Punjab |
Congress leader |
Indian National Congress |
Unidentified women |
[117] |
| Baba Siddique |
2024 |
Maharashtra |
Former MLA & Minister |
Nationalist Congress Party |
Lawrence Bishnoi Gang. |
[118] |