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title: "Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?"  
description: "Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?"  
author: "Uttam Misra"  
published: 2026-09-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117248/who-was-the-first-prime-minister-of-independent-india  
category: "general knowledge"  
tags: ["GK", "indian history", "Politics"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

I'm trying to brush up on some basic political history for an upcoming quiz, and I want to make sure I have the facts straight. Can someone confirm who served as the first Prime Minister when India gained independence?


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