Sanjay Gandhi
Politician

Indian New Delhi, British India

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/12/1946
Age	33 years (died on 23, Jun, 1980)
Birthplace	New Delhi, British India
Date of Death	23/06/1980

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Physical Stats & More

Height	176 cm
Weight	69 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

-	Automotive Engineer & Trained Pilot

Personal Life

Place of Birth	New Delhi, British India
Place of Death	New Delhi, India
Cause of Death	Air Crash near Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi
Birth Place	New Delhi, British India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
School	Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, The Doon School, Dehradun

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married when died
Affairs/Girlfriends	Maneka Gandhi
Wife	Maneka Gandhi, Indian Politician (m.1974-1980)
Children	Varun Gandhi

Family

Father	Late Feroze Gandhi (Former Indian Politician)
Mother	Late Indira Gandhi (Former Indian Politician)
Siblings	Late Rajiv Gandhi (Former Indian Politician & trained Pilot)
Spouse	Maneka Gandhi, Indian Politician (m.1974-1980)
Children	Varun Gandhi
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin

Career

Political Party	Indian National Congress
Political Journey	Sanjay got linked to the politics when he was in his 20s. He became the leader of Indian Youth Congress in the mid-1970s. He was elected as an MP from Amethi constituency in January 1980 and served as one till the day he died in June that year. He lost the Amethi constituency in the 1977 general elections but won it for Congress(I) in January 1980, serving as MP until his death. In May 1980, he was appointed Secretary General of the Congress Party.
Major Controversies	In 1971, Indira Gandhi-led government proposed to manufacture an indigenous car that middle-class Indians could afford. It was named as People's Car. Sanjay Gandhi was named the Managing Director of the firm which was widely criticised because he had no prior experience in the field but all of the heat froze after Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. Sanjay became influential during the Emergency period and grew himself as Indira's advisor. He was the one who provoked the compulsory sterilisations, a good intention but worst execution for the nation. During the Emergency (1975-1977), he spearheaded forced sterilization drives for population control and urban slum clearance programs involving building demolitions in Delhi.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sanjay's passion has always been sports cars and airplanes.
2. He pursued a career in the automotive industry without attending college.
3. He completed an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce in Crewe, England.
4. Sanjay married a woman who was 10 years younger than him.
5. During an election campaign in March 1977, an unidentified assailant shot at his car in southeast Delhi.
6. During the Emergency, he launched a five-point program focusing on literacy, family planning, tree planting, eradication of casteism, and abolition of dowry.

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