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
|
Rival party member of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist).
|
[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
|
[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
|
Opposing party members
|
[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 (M)
|
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 (M)
|
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]
[68]
|
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.
|
[69]
|
Gagandeep
|
Punjab
|
Poltiican
|
Communist Party of India
|
Sikh militants
|
[70]
|
Varinder Kumar Gagan
|
Politician; Election Candidate
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
Gurdeep Singh Deepa (
Khalistan Commandos Force) (Sikh militants)
|
[71]
[72]
[73]
|
Sarwan Singh Cheema
|
MLA
|
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants)
|
[74]
[75]
|
Mohinder Kumar Ranjan
|
Haryana
|
Party District President
|
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
Sikh militants
|
[76]
|
Sher Singh
|
1992
|
Punjab
|
President
|
All India Youth Akali Dal
|
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants)
|
[77]
|
Balwant Singh Sahral
|
MLA
|
Akal Dal
|
Khalistan Commando Force (Sikh militants)
|
[78]
|
Darshan Singh Kaypee
|
Jalandhar,
Punjab
|
Congress party
|
[77]
[79]
|
Prem Kumar Sharma
|
1993
|
Bombay
|
|
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
D-Company
|
[80]
|
Ramdas Nayak
|
1994
|
|
[81]
|
Thakur Ji Pathak
|
Jharkhand,
Bihar
|
Activist, politician
|
Janata party,
Janata Dal
|
Political reasons/Mafia
|
[82]
|
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)
|
[83]
|
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
|
[84]
|
Abdul Ghani Lone
|
2001
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
Kashmiri separatist leader
|
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
|
Kashmiri militants
|
[85]
|
Phoolan Devi
|
New Delhi
|
Member of Parliament
|
Samajwadi Party
|
Sher Singh Rana
|
[86]
|
Ragya Naik |
Maddimadugu,
Amrabad,
Mahbubnagar |
MLA,
Devarakonda constituency |
Indian National Congress |
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War |
[87]
|
Haren Pandya
|
2003
|
Ahmedabad
|
Home Minister
Gujarat
|
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
|
[88]
|
Krishnanand Rai
|
2005
|
Baswania,
Uttar Pradesh
|
MLA
|
Mukhtar Ansari and eight others (accused).
|
[89]
|
Paritala Ravindra
|
Ananthapur,
Andhra Pradesh
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Faction rival Maddelacheruvu Suri
|
[90]
|
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.
|
[91]
|
Rulda Singh
|
2009
|
Punjab
|
Punjab wing President
|
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
|
Khalistan Liberation Force (Sikh militants)
|
[92]
|
Madan Tamang
|
2010
|
Darjeeling,
West Bengal
|
President of the
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
|
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
|
|
[93]
|
T. P. Chandrasekharan
|
2012
|
Kerala
|
Revolutionary Marxist
|
Revolutionary Marxist Party
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
[94]
|
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
|
[95]
|
Vidya Charan Shukla
|
Former
Minister of External Affairs
|
|
Dilip Sarkar
|
West Bengal
|
Former
MLA
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
All India Trinamool Congress members.
|
[96]
|
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)
|
[97]
|
Jagdish Gagneja
|
Political Leader and state party Vice-president
|
Bharatiya Janata Party and
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
|
[98]
|
Satpal Kumar
|
2017
|
Shiv Sena
|
[99]
[100]
[101]
|
Amit Sharma
|
Politician
|
Indian National Congress
|
[102]
|
Ravinder Gosai
|
Bharatiya Janata Party and
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
|
[103]
|
Vipan Sharma
|
District Leader
|
Hindu Sangharsh Sena
|
[104]
[105]
|
Kidari Sarveswara Rao
|
2018
|
Araku Valley,
Andhra Pradesh
|
MLA
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Naxals
|
[106]
|
Siveri Soma
|
Former MLA
|
Kamlesh Tiwari
|
2019
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Politician
|
Hindu Samaj Party
|
Farid-ud-din Shaikh and Ashfak Shaikh for
blasphemy against Muhammad
|
[107]
|
Sidhu Moose Wala
|
2022
|
Jawaharke,
Punjab, India
|
Politician
|
Indian National Congress
|
Lawrence Bishnoi Gang
|
[108]
[109]
|
Sudhir Suri
|
Punjab
|
Leader
|
Shiv Sena
|
Sandeep Singh over hate speech
|
[110]
[111]
|
Naba Das
|
2023
|
Odisha
|
State Health Minister and MLA
|
Biju Janata Dal
|
Shot by his former personal security officer
|
[112]
|
Atiq Ahmed
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Former MP and MLA
|
Samajwadi Party
|
Reason due to murder of Dalit leader Raju Pal.
|
[113]
|
Major Singh Dhaliwal
|
Tarn Taran,
Punjab
|
Congress leader
|
Indian National Congress
|
Unidentified women
|
[114]
|