<P> Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Hindustani : ( ˈɪnːdɪrə ˈɡaːnd̪ɦi ) ( listen ) ; née Nehru ; 19 November 1917 -- 31 October 1984 ) was an Indian stateswoman and central figure of the Indian National Congress . She was the first and , to date , the only female Prime Minister of India . Indira Gandhi belonged to the Nehru -- Gandhi family and was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Indian prime minister . Despite her surname Gandhi , she is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi . She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984 , making her the second longest - serving Indian prime minister after her father . </P>
<P> Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Hindustani : ( ˈɪnːdɪrə ˈɡaːnd̪ɦi ) ( listen ) ; née Nehru ; 19 November 1917 -- 31 October 1984 ) was an Indian stateswoman and central figure of the Indian National Congress . She was the first and , to date , the only female Prime Minister of India . Indira Gandhi belonged to the Nehru -- Gandhi family and was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Indian prime minister . Despite her surname Gandhi , she is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi . She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984 , making her the second longest - serving Indian prime minister after her father . </P>
she was the first woman to be prime minister of india
she was the first woman to be prime minister of india
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi