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Jawaharlal Nehru
As India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was in office for more than 16 years, making him the country's longest-serving prime minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru, a central figure in the movement for Indian independence, spent a total of more than nine years in prison during his political career.1
His first period of incarceration began in late 1921, when prominent members of the Indian National Congress were outlawed in certain provinces. Over the following 24 years, he served eight additional terms of detention, totaling nine periods of imprisonment. His final and longest term lasted nearly three years, ending on June 15, 1945, following his arrest during the Quit India movement. Nehru famously viewed these repeated incarcerations as normal interludes within his broader, intense political life.12