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| Sr. | Name | Party | Elected constituency | Term of office | End term of Office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru(1889–1964) | Indian National Congress | Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh | 15 August 1947 | 15 April 1952 | 16 years, 286 days |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda(acting)(1898–1998) | Indian National Congress | Sabarkantha, Gujarat | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 13 days |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904–1966) | Indian National Congress | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966[†] | 1 year, 216 days |
| 4 | Gulzarilal Nanda(acting)(1898–1998) | Indian National Congress | Sabarkantha, Gujarat | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi(1917–1984) | Indian National Congress | Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 24 January 1966 | 4 March 1967 | 11 years, 59 days |
| 6 | Morarji Desai(1896–1995) | Janata Party | Surat, Gujarat | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979[RES] | 2 years, 126 days |
| 7 | Charan Singh(1902–1987) | Janata Party (Secular)with INC | Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980[RES] | 170 days |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi(1917–1984) | Indian National Congress (I) | Medak, Andhra Pradesh(now Telangana) | 14 January 1980[§] | 31 October 1984[†] | 4 years, 291 days |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi(1944–1991) | Indian National Congress (I) | Amethi, Uttar Pradesh | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 5 years, 32 days |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh(1931–2008) | Janata Dal(National Front) | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990[NC] | 343 days |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar(1927–2007) | Samajwadi Janata Partywith INC | Ballia, Uttar Pradesh | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991[e] | 223 days |
| 12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao(1921–2004) | Indian National Congress (I) | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee(1924–2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996[RES] | 16 days |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda(1933–) | Janata Dal(United Front) | Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997[RES] | 324 days |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral(1919–2012) | Janata Dal(United Front) | Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee(1924–2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party(NDA) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 19 March 1998[§] | 10 October 1999 | 6 years, 64 days |
| 17 | Manmohan Singh(1932–) | Indian National Congress(UPA) | Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 10 years, 4 days |
| 18 | Narendra Modi(1950–) | Bharatiya Janata Party(NDA) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 6 years, 3 days |