2024-05-05 16:43:16
The Gandhi family has also entered the electoral politics of the country’s 18th Lok Sabha. At the very last moment, Rahul Gandhi filed nomination from Rae Bareli seat. After the announcement of Sonia Gandhi’s retirement, there was talk that Priyanka Gandhi can take over her legacy. But Priyanka has not made her election debut yet. Along with this, the politics of Gandhi-Nehru family has also been discussed. Let us know which person entered politics at what age in the family that has been holding the reins of independent India’s politics for the last four generations.
When did the first PM Jawaharlal Nehru contest elections?
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first Prime Minister of India after the country’s independence, had entered politics in 1912 itself. After returning from studying abroad, he took part in the freedom movement. Had started. However, when Nehru was elected to the first Lok Sabha of independent India, he was 62 years old.
Indira Gandhi contested Lok Sabha at the age of 50
Jawaharlal Nehru’s daughter Indira Gandhi entered politics as a member of the Central Working Committee of the Congress in 1955, after 8 years of independence. In 1959 she became the national president of Congress. Indira started her parliamentary journey as a Rajya Sabha member in 1964 and then in 1967, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli seat. Indira contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time in 1967, when Indira was 50 years old.
Firoz Gandhi came into politics in 40 years
Indira’s husband Firoz Gandhi remained associated with the freedom movement. They got married in 1942, five years before the country’s independence. In the first general elections after independence, at the age of 40, he was elected MP from Pratapgarh Raebareli seat on Congress ticket. He reached Parliament on Congress ticket from Rae Bareli seat in the second general election of 1957.
Son Sanjay Gandhi also entered emergency
Indira Gandhi’s younger son Sanjay Gandhi started electoral politics from Amethi seat in 1977. Sanjay was 33 years old and had lost the election in the anti-Emergency wave. He again contested elections in 1980 on Congress ticket and reached Parliament after winning. He died in an accident this year.
Rajiv Gandhi came after tragedy in the family
After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, Congress made Rajiv Gandhi its candidate in the by-election from Amethi seat. After the by-election, Rajiv again contested the elections from Amethi seat in 1984 and 1989 and won. Rajiv contested his first Lok Sabha election at the age of 36. After the murder of his mother Indira Gandhi, he took over as the Prime Minister of the country.
Younger daughter-in-law Maneka sounded the bugle of rebellion
Maneka Gandhi was married to Indira Gandhi’s younger son Sanjay Gandhi in 1974. After Sanjay’s death, Indira Gandhi threw Maneka out of the house after a rift. Maneka then formed her own party named Rashtriya Sanjay Manch and contested against Rajiv Gandhi from Amethi seat in the 1984 elections. Maneka was then 28 years old. Although Maneka herself lost in this election. Later Maneka joined BJP and became MP and Union Minister several times.
Sonia Gandhi also finally came into the field
Sonia Gandhi, a native of Italy, took primary membership of Congress in 1997, about six years after the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi. She became the President of Congress in 1998 and made her debut in electoral politics at the age of 53 from Amethi Lok Sabha seat in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections. After being elected MP in 1999, Sonia also remained the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
When did Crown Prince Rahul Gandhi step in
Rahul Gandhi, who came as the crown prince of the Congress Party, contested the Lok Sabha for the first time from Amethi seat at the age of 34 and reached the Parliament. After this, he represented the people of Amethi by winning 3 consecutive elections. After losing the election from Amethi seat in 2019, Rahul also contested from Wayanad seat in Kerala and won from there.
Varun Gandhi’s entry with attitude
Sanjay Gandhi’s son Varun had also entered politics during the election campaign along with his mother Maneka Gandhi. But with the membership of BJP in the year 2004, he became active in politics. With his aggressive politics, he soon became the National General Secretary of BJP. At the age of just 29, he became an MP by winning the Pilibhit Lok Sabha elections in 2009.
When will Priyanka, who is active in politics, contest elections!
Priyanka Gandhi has been a political face since 1999. She has been handling the election campaign from the seat of mother Sonia Gandhi ever since she contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. However, she entered active politics on 23 January 2019. Priyanka was made General Secretary by Congress and given the responsibility of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. But 52 year old Priyanka Gandhi herself has not yet contested any election.