Sanjay Gandhi

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Sanjay Gandhi was a controversial Indian politician and influential figure during the Emergency period in the 1970s, widely seen as the political heir apparent within the Nehru–Gandhi family before his death in a plane crash.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian politician
human
associatedWith Emergency-era government of India
birthCountry India
birthDate 1946-12-14
birthPlace Delhi
New Delhi
causeOfDeath aviation accident
plane crash
child Varun Gandhi
citizenship India
constituencyRepresented Amethi
countryOfCitizenship India
countryRepresented India
deathCountry India
deathDate 1980-06-23
deathPlace Delhi
New Delhi
describedAs controversial political figure
political heir apparent in the Nehru–Gandhi family
educatedAt St. Columba's School, Delhi
Welham Boys' School
ethnicGroup Parsi ancestry through father
family Nehru–Gandhi family
familyName Gandhi
father Feroze Gandhi
fieldOfWork politics
fullName Sanjay Gandhi
givenName Sanjay
grandparent Jawaharlal Nehru
memberOf Nehru–Gandhi family
memberOfPoliticalParty Indian National Congress
mother Indira Gandhi
movement Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
notableFor family planning campaign during Emergency
influence during the Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
slum clearance drives during Emergency
notableWork role in Emergency-era policies
occupation politician
politicalParty Indian National Congress
positionHeld Member of 6th Lok Sabha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
relative Jawaharlal Nehru
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Rahul Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
religion Hinduism
residence New Delhi
sexOrGender male
sibling Rajiv Gandhi
spouse Maneka Gandhi


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