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Who was the first Prime Minister to loose the parliementary election, while in office?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Rajiv Gandhi

  3. Charan Singh

  4. Chandrashekhar
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Explanation

Indira Gandhi lost the 1977 parliamentary election while in office following the Emergency period (1975-1977). This was the first time an incumbent Prime Minister lost an election. Rajiv Gandhi lost in 1989, Charan Singh and Chandrashekhar never faced a general election while in office.

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