List of Prime Ministers of India by longevity - wikipedia List of Prime Ministers of India by longevity This is a list of Indian Prime Ministers by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 13 August 2018. Two measures of the longevity are given - this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Prime Minister. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days ; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Prime Minister lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his / her last birthday. Age of the Prime Ministers when assuming office is shown in this bar chart. It is not quite a bell curve ( mean age is 64.62 years and is marked by red line ). If a Prime Minister served more than one non-consecutive term, the dates listed below are for the beginning of their first term, and the end of their final term. The median age at which a Prime Minister first takes office is roughly 64 years and 8 months, which falls between Gulzarilal Nanda and Chandra Shekhar. The youngest person to become Prime Minister was Rajiv Gandhi, who became Prime Minister at the age of 40 years, 72 days. The oldest person to become Prime Minister was Morarji Desai, who became Prime Minister at the age of 81 years, 23 days. The oldest living Prime Minister is Atal Bihari Vajpayee, born 25 December 1924 ( aged 93 years, 231 days ). The youngest living Prime Minister is the incumbent Narendra Modi, born 17 September 1950 ( aged 67 years, 330 days ). The longest lived Prime Minister was Gulzarilal Nanda, who lived to the age of 99 years, 195 days. ( Nanda, a cabinet minister, served as acting Prime Minister when both Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri died in office ). Morarji Desai was the second - longest lived Prime Minister, and the longest lived elected Prime Minister lived to the age of 99 years, 41 days, only 154 days short of matching Nanda. The shortest lived Prime Minister was Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated at the age of 46 years, 274 days. Narendra Modi ( 17 September 1950 ) is the first Prime Minister of India to be born after the Independence of India. All other former Prime Ministers were born before the Independence of India. Before him, Rajiv Gandhi was the last born Prime Minister ( 20 August 1944 ), but he was assassinated in 1991. Prime Ministers of India # Prime Minister Date of birth Start date of ( first ) term Age at beginning of ( first ) term End date of ( final ) term Total time in office Date of death Lifespan Nehru, Jawaharlal Jawaharlal Nehru 1889 - 11 - 14 ( 1889 - 11 - 14 ) 14 November 1889 15 August 1947 ( 1947 - 08 - 15 ) 57 - 274 7004210920000000000 ♠ 57 years, 274 days 27 May 1964 ( 1964 - 05 - 27 ) 06,130 6,130 days 1964 - 05 - 27 ( 1964 - 05 - 27 ) 27 May 1964 27,222 days ( 7004272220000000000 ♠ 74 years, 195 days ) Shastri, Lal Bahadur Lal Bahadur Shastri 1904 - 10 - 02 ( 1904 - 10 - 02 ) 2 October 1904 9 June 1964 ( 1964 - 06 - 09 ) 59 - 251 7004218000000000000 ♠ 59 years, 251 days 11 January 1966 ( 1966 - 01 - 11 ) 00,581 581 days 1966 - 01 - 11 ( 1966 - 01 - 11 ) 11 January 1966 22,381 days ( 7004223810000000000 ♠ 61 years, 101 days ) Nanda, Gulzarilal Gulzarilal Nanda 1898 - 07 - 04 ( 1898 - 07 - 04 ) 4 July 1898 27 May 1964 ( 1964 - 05 - 27 ) 65 - 328 7004240680000000000 ♠ 65 years, 328 days 24 January 1966 ( 1966 - 01 - 24 ) 00,026 26 days 1998 - 01 - 15 ( 1998 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1998 36,354 days ( 7004363540000000000 ♠ 99 years, 195 days ) Gandhi, Indira Indira Gandhi 1917 - 11 - 19 ( 1917 - 11 - 19 ) 19 November 1917 24 January 1966 ( 1966 - 01 - 24 ) 48 - 066 7004175980000000000 ♠ 48 years, 66 days 31 October 1984 ( 1984 - 10 - 31 ) 05,829 5,829 days 1984 - 10 - 31 ( 1984 - 10 - 31 ) 31 October 1984 24,453 days ( 7004244530000000000 ♠ 66 years, 347 days ) Desai, Morarji Morarji Desai 1896 - 02 - 29 ( 1896 - 02 - 29 ) 29 February 1896 24 March 1977 ( 1977 - 03 - 24 ) 81 - 023 7004296080000000000 ♠ 81 years, 24 days 28 July 1979 ( 1979 - 07 - 28 ) 00,856 856 days 1995 - 04 - 10 ( 1995 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1995 36,199 days ( 7004361990000000000 ♠ 99 years, 41 days ) 6 Singh, Charan Charan Singh 1902 - 12 - 23 ( 1902 - 12 - 23 ) 23 December 1902 28 July 1979 ( 1979 - 07 - 28 ) 76 - 217 7004279760000000000 ♠ 76 years, 217 days 14 January 1980 ( 1980 - 01 - 14 ) 00,170 170 days 1987 - 05 - 29 ( 1987 - 05 - 29 ) 29 May 1987 30,838 days ( 7004308380000000000 ♠ 84 years, 157 days ) 7 Gandhi, Rajiv Rajiv Gandhi 1944 - 08 - 20 ( 1944 - 08 - 20 ) 20 August 1944 31 October 1984 ( 1984 - 10 - 31 ) 40 - 072 7004146820000000000 ♠ 40 years, 72 days 2 December 1989 ( 1989 - 12 - 02 ) 01,858 1,858 days 1991 - 05 - 21 ( 1991 - 05 - 21 ) 21 May 1991 17,075 days ( 7004170750000000000 ♠ 46 years, 274 days ) 8 Singh, V.P. V.P. Singh 1931 - 06 - 25 ( 1931 - 06 - 25 ) 25 June 1931 2 December 1989 ( 1989 - 12 - 02 ) 58 - 160 7004213450000000000 ♠ 58 years, 160 days 10 November 1990 ( 1990 - 11 - 10 ) 00,343 343 days 2008 - 11 - 27 ( 2008 - 11 - 27 ) 27 November 2008 28,280 days ( 7004282800000000000 ♠ 77 years, 155 days ) 9 Shekhar, Chandra Chandra Shekhar 1927 - 07 - 01 ( 1927 - 07 - 01 ) 1 July 1927 10 November 1990 ( 1990 - 11 - 10 ) 63 - 132 7004231430000000000 ♠ 63 years, 132 days 21 June 1991 ( 1991 - 06 - 21 ) 00,223 223 days 2007 - 07 - 08 ( 2007 - 07 - 08 ) 8 July 2007 29,227 days ( 7004292270000000000 ♠ 80 years, 7 days ) 10 Rao, P.V. Narasimha P.V. Narasimha Rao 1921 - 06 - 28 ( 1921 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1921 21 June 1991 ( 1991 - 06 - 21 ) 69 - 358 7004255600000000000 ♠ 69 years, 358 days 16 May 1996 ( 1996 - 05 - 16 ) 01,791 1,791 days 2004 - 12 - 23 ( 2004 - 12 - 23 ) 23 December 2004 30,494 days ( 7004304940000000000 ♠ 83 years, 178 days ) 11 Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1924 - 12 - 25 ( 1924 - 12 - 25 ) 25 December 1924 16 May 1996 ( 1996 - 05 - 16 ) 71 - 143 7004260750000000000 ♠ 71 years, 143 days 22 May 2004 ( 2004 - 05 - 22 ) 02,272 2,272 days 2018 - 08 - 13 34,199 days ( 7004341990000000000 ♠ 93 years, 231 days ) 12 Gowda, H.D. Deve H.D. Deve Gowda 1933 - 05 - 18 ( 1933 - 05 - 18 ) 18 May 1933 1 June 1996 ( 1996 - 06 - 01 ) 63 - 014 7004230250000000000 ♠ 63 years, 14 days 21 April 1997 ( 1997 - 04 - 21 ) 00,324 324 days 2018 - 08 - 13 31,133 days ( 7004311330000000000 ♠ 85 years, 87 days ) 13 Gujral, I.K. I.K. Gujral 1919 - 12 - 04 ( 1919 - 12 - 04 ) 4 December 1919 21 April 1997 ( 1997 - 04 - 21 ) 77 - 138 7004282630000000000 ♠ 77 years, 138 days 19 March 1998 ( 1998 - 03 - 19 ) 00,332 332 days 2012 - 11 - 30 ( 2012 - 11 - 30 ) 30 November 2012 33,965 days ( 7004339650000000000 ♠ 92 years, 362 days ) 14 Singh, Dr. Manmohan Manmohan Singh 1932 - 09 - 26 ( 1932 - 09 - 26 ) 26 September 1932 22 May 2004 ( 2004 - 05 - 22 ) 71 - 239 7004261710000000000 ♠ 71 years, 239 days 26 May 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 26 ) 03,655 3,656 days 2018 - 08 - 13 31,367 days ( 7004313670000000000 ♠ 85 years, 321 days ) 15 Modi, Narendra Narendra Modi 1950 - 09 - 17 ( 1950 - 09 - 17 ) 17 September 1950 26 May 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 26 ) 63 - 251 7004232620000000000 ♠ 63 years, 251 days NA 00,889 1,540 days 2018 - 08 - 13 24,802 days ( 7004248020000000000 ♠ 67 years, 330 days ) See also Prime Minister of India References ^ Jump up to : Died in office on this date. Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda ( acting ) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda ( acting ) Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai Charan Singh Rajiv Gandhi V.P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P.V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H.D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi List List by longevity Official residence PM 's Office Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_India_by_longevity&oldid=849704445 '' Categories : Lists of political office - holders by age Prime Ministers of India Talk About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 10 July 2018, at 19 : 36 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: which prime minister of india served the shortest term
Answer: Gulzarilal Nanda