Sanjay Gandhi Age, Wiki and Bio

Sanjay Gandhi

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/12/1946
Age79 years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, British India

Physical Stats & More

Height176 cm
Weight69 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

-Automotive Engineer & Trained Pilot

Personal Life

Date of Birth14/12/1946
Place of BirthNew Delhi, British India
Date of Death23/06/1980
Place of DeathNew Delhi, India
Cause of DeathAir Crash near Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi
Birth PlaceNew Delhi, British India
Zodiac sign/Sun signSagittarius
HometownNew Delhi, British India
SchoolWelham Boys' School, Dehradun, The Doon School, Dehradun

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried when died
Affairs/GirlfriendsManeka Gandhi
WifeManeka Gandhi, Indian Politician (m.1974-1980)
Children
SonVarun Gandhi
DaughterN/A

Family

FatherLate Feroze Gandhi (Former Indian Politician)
MotherLate Indira Gandhi (Former Indian Politician)
Siblings
BrotherLate Rajiv Gandhi (Former Indian Politician & trained Pilot)
SisterN/A
SpouseManeka Gandhi, Indian Politician (m.1974-1980)
Children
SonVarun Gandhi
DaughterN/A
ReligionHinduism
CasteBrahmin

Career

Political PartyIndian 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.
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.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sanjay's passion has always been sports cars and airplanes.
He pursued a career in the automotive industry without attending college.
He completed an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce in Crewe, England.
Sanjay married a woman who was 10 years younger than him.
During an election campaign in March 1977, an unidentified assailant shot at his car in southeast Delhi.

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