Question: who is the second prime minister of the india
Answer: y Lok Sabha Jawaharlal Nehru ( 1889 -- 1964 ) Vice President of Executive Council Indian National Congress Phulpur , Uttar Pradesh 15 August 1947 15 April 1952 16 years , 286 days Lord Mountbatten Constituent Assembly 15 April 1952 17 April 1957 Rajendra Prasad 1st 17 April 1957 2 April 1962 2nd 2 April 1962 27 May 1964 3rd -- Gulzarilal Nanda ( acting ) ( 1898 -- 1998 ) Minister of Labour and Employment Indian National Congress Sabarkantha , Gujarat 27 May 1964 9 June 1964 13 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Lal Bahadur Shastri ( 1904 -- 1966 ) Minister of Home Affairs Indian National Congress Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh 9 June 1964 11 January 1966 1 year , 216 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan -- Gulzarilal Nanda ( acting ) ( 1898 -- 1998 ) Minister of Home Affairs Indian National Congress Sabarkantha , Gujarat 11 January 1966 24 January 1966 13 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Indira Gandhi ( 1917 -- 1984 ) Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prime Minister ( Re-elected ) Indian National Congress Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 24