Sanjay Gandhi

Indian politician (1946-1980)

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Preceded by: Ravindra Pratap Singh
Succeeded by: Rajiv Gandhi
Constituency: Amethi , Uttar Pradesh
Born: ( 1946-12-14 ) 14 December 1946 , Delhi , British India (present-day New Delhi , Delhi, India)
Died: 23 June 1980 (1980-06-23) (aged 33), New Delhi, Delhi, India
Cause of death: Aircraft accident
Party: Indian National Congress
Spouse: Maneka Gandhi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 23 September 1974</span>"}]]}'>1974 )
Children: Varun Gandhi (son)

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Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha and was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi.

During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress and Prime Minister of India, but following his death in a plane crash, his elder brother Rajiv became their mother's political heir and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India and President of the party after her assassination. His wife Maneka Gandhi and son Varun Gandhi are politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party.