The people of India, of late, have shown a tendency for trusting and handing over the reins of power to those lawmakers who said that since they don't have a family, there is no risk of them indulding in nepotism or amassing wealth. What's more, individuals believed them and they played long innings as head of the states, country or any other important position. Indian politics has witnesses a large number of politicians who remained unmarried. Presently, at least four chief ministers of different states are unmarried (UP, Odisha, West Bengal, Haryana). Let's take a look at Top 10 unmarried politicians of India:
1. Mamata Banerjee:
Mamata Banerjee created history in 2011 by throwing out the left-front government in West Bengal which ruled for over three decades in the state. She is also single and said at a public meeting that she has dedicated her life to the people of West Bengal, and she has no time to think about herself. The people of West Bengal trusted her, acknowledged her sacrifice, and gave power to this tireless lady.
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2. Naveen Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, is also a bachelor and is ruling Odisha since 2000. Son of the legendary Biju Patnaik, Naveen is also known for telling his electorate that unlike the Congress family, there is no danger of his government indulging in family rule as he himself is unmarried and has no family.
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3. Manohar Lal Khattar
Manohar Lal Khattar is the first BJP leader to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014. The Former RSS Pracharak is the 10th CM of Haryana and succeeded Bhupinder Singh Hooda (INC) after BJP won the 2014 Assembly Elections in the state. After becoming a permanent member of BJP's parental organisation in 1977, he served the RSS for 14 years and later joined the BJP in 1994. He is also single.
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4. Mayawati:
Mayawati can easily be called the "Queen of the Untouchables" in Indian politics. With skillful strategic moves and tireless fighting, she alone pushed her BSP party to power. She served as Chief Minister of UP, India's largest state for four consecutive terms. So far, she has not been married.
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5. Sarbananda Sonowal Sarbananda
Sonowal was the chief minister of Assam and Himanta Biswa Sharma replaced him after the recently concluded assembly elections in the state in which the BJP emerged victorious. Sonowal represents the Majuli seat in Assam's state legislature. During the major union Cabinet reshuffle of 2021, he was given the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways of India. Sarbananda Sonowal is currently single.
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6. Tejashwi Yadav:
Offspring of former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar’s government. He was elected o Bihar Legislative assembly from Raghopur constituency. Yadav is yet to get married.
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7. Mimi Chakraborty
Mimi Chakraborty is an actor-turned-politician, She worked primarily in Bengali films. She entered the political arena in 2019 won the Jadavpur seat on TMC ticket. Chakraborty's margin was the seventh largest in West Bengal. The lovely politician from Bengal is yet to marry.
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