Who was Chandra Shekhar?

Chandra Shekhar was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1990 to 1991. He was known for his leadership and contributions to Indian politics. - **When was Chandra Shekhar born?** Chandra Shekhar was born on April 17, 1927. - **Where did Chandra Shekhar study?** Chandra Shekhar studied at the University of Allahabad, a public central university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. - **What awards did Chandra Shekhar receive?** Chandra Shekhar received the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award and the Banga Bibhushan, an award given by the West Bengal Government. - **What was Chandra Shekhar's role in Indian politics?** Chandra Shekhar served as the Prime Minister of India from 1990 to 1991. He was a prominent figure in Indian politics, known for his leadership during a critical period in the country's history.

Chandra Shekhar

Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: April 17, 1927
Date of death: July 8, 2007
Place of birth: Ibrahimpatti
Place of death: New Delhi
Country of citizenship: British Raj, India, Dominion of India^[6]^[7]^[8]
Occupation: politician
Position held: Prime Minister of India, member of Rajya Sabha, Member of the 11th Lok Sabha, Member of the 12th Lok Sabha, Member of the 13th Lok Sabha, Member of the 9th Lok Sabha, Member of the 7th Lok Sabha, Minister of External Affairs, Member of the Lok Sabha, Member of the Lok Sabha^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Educated at: University of Allahabad^[18]
Religion or worldview: Hinduism^[21]
Member of political party: Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Samajwadi Janata Party ( Rashtriya), Congress Socialist Party, independent politician, Janata Dal^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Award received: Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, Banga Bibhushan^[19]^[20]
Cause of death: multiple myeloma^[29]
Family name: Shekhar^[30]
Given name: Chandra^[31]
Manner of death: natural causes^[32]
Name in native language: चन्द्रशेखर सिंह^[33]
Number of children: +2^[34]

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en Chandra Shekhar en Chandra Shekhar Singh ar شاندرا شيكار cs Čandra Šékhar cs Chandra Shekhar de Shekhar fa چاندرا شکهر fi Chandra Shekhar Singh he צ'אנדרה שקאר hi चंद्रशेखर hi चन्द्रशेखर hi चन्द्रशेखर सरकार hi चन्द्रशेखर सिंह id Chandra Shekhar Singh ja チャンドラ・シェーカル ja チャンドラ・シェカール ko 찬드라 셰카르 ro Chandra Shekhar Singh ru Сингх, Чандра Шекхар ru Чандра Шекхар Сингх

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ISNI: 0000000084103154
VIAF cluster ID: 113008127
Library of Congress authority ID: n82148933
GND ID: 125845448
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Chandra Shekhar Singh 2010 stamp alt.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14594544d
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Chandra-Shekhar
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: chandra-shekhar
FAST ID: 1454892
Freebase ID: /m/020sb7
GTAA ID: 153293
IdRef ID: 092686370

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Munzinger person ID: 00000015351
NE.se ID: chandra-shekhar
National Virtual Library of India ID: 329902
Notable Names Database ID: 855/000159378
Open Library ID: OL375737A
OpenSanctions ID: Chandra Shekhar
PM20 folder ID: pe/016428
Prabook ID: 395789
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbGQKHQMwVFG6g8qw9CcP
Yale LUX ID: person/a0d34882-20df-4031-927d-5282cbe402b2

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Member of political party 6

Indian National Congress, independent politician, Janata Party, Janata Dal, Congress Socialist Party, Samajwadi Janata Party ( Rashtriya)

Country of citizenship 3

India, British Raj, Dominion of India

Position held 3

Prime Minister of India, Minister of External Affairs, member of Rajya Sabha

Award received 2

Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, Banga Bibhushan

Cause of death 1

multiple myeloma

Educated at 1

University of Allahabad

Given name 1

Chandra

Heads of government of 1

India

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Occupation 1

politician

OpenSanctions ID 1

Chandra Shekhar

Place of death 1

New Delhi

Religion or worldview 1

Hinduism

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Chandra Shekhar was born on April 17, 1927^[1], in Ibrahimpatti^[2]. He died on July 8, 2007^[3], in New Delhi^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5].

FAQs

Where was Chandra Shekhar born?

Chandra Shekhar was born in Ibrahimpatti^[2].

Where did Chandra Shekhar die?

Chandra Shekhar died in New Delhi^[4].

What did Chandra Shekhar do for work?

Chandra Shekhar worked as a politician^[5].

Where did Chandra Shekhar go to school?

Chandra Shekhar was educated at University of Allahabad^[18].

What awards did Chandra Shekhar receive?

Honors received include Outstanding Parliamentarian Award^[19] and Banga Bibhushan^[20].

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[2] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — place of birth (P19): Ibrahimpatti. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — place of death (P20): New Delhi. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — country of citizenship (P27): British Raj. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — country of citizenship (P27): India. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — country of citizenship (P27): Dominion of India. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Prime Minister of India. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): member of Rajya Sabha. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the 11th Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the 12th Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the 13th Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the 9th Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the 7th Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Minister of External Affairs. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — position held (P39): Member of the Lok Sabha. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — educated at (P69): University of Allahabad. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): Janata Party. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): Indian National Congress. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): Samajwadi Janata Party ( Rashtriya). wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): Congress Socialist Party. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): independent politician. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — member of political party (P102): Janata Dal. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — religion or worldview (P140): Hinduism. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — award received (P166): Outstanding Parliamentarian Award. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — award received (P166): Banga Bibhushan. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — cause of death (P509): multiple myeloma. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — date of birth (P569): April 17, 1927. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — date of death (P570): July 8, 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — family name (P734): Shekhar. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — given name (P735): Chandra. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — name in native language (P1559): चन्द्रशेखर सिंह. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Chandra Shekhar — number of children (P1971): 2. wikidata.org.

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Chandra Shekhar

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