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How many times did the pandit jawarlal nehru went in jail in his life ?

Answer 1

Pandit Nehru was imprisoned 9 times during the struggle and was in jail for 3259 days he almost spent naija of his life in jail

Answer 2

Originally Answered: How many times did Jawaharlal Nehru go to jail?

Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned nine times during the freedom struggle and was in jail for 3259 days.

He almost spent 9 years of his life in Jail.

1st Term
From 6 December, 1921 To 3 March, 1922
Lucknow District Jail, 88 days2nd Term
From 11 May, 1922 To 20 May, 1922 
Allahabad District Jail, 10 days2nd Term
From 21 May, 1922 To 31 January, 1923 
Lucknow District Jail, 256 days3rd Term
From 22 September, 1923 To 4 October, 1923 
Nabha Jail, 12 days4th Term
From 14 April, 1930 To 11 October, 1930 
Naini Central Prison, Allahabad, 181 days5th Term
From 19 October, 1930 To 26 January, 1931 
Naini Central Prison, Allahabad, 100 days6th Term
From 26 December, 1931 To 5 February, 1932 
Naini Central Prison, Allahabad, 42 days6th Term
From 6 February, 1932 To 6 June, 1932 
Bareilly District Jail, 122 days6th Term
From 6 June, 1932 To 23 August, 1933
Dehra Dun Jail, 443 days6th Term
From 24 August, 1933 To 30 August, 1933 
Naini Central Prison, Allahabad, 7 days7th Term
From 12 February, 1934 To 7 May, 1934 
Alipur Central Jail, Calcutta, 85 days7th Term
From 8 May, 1934 To 11 August, 1934
Dehra Dun Jail, 96 days7th Term
From 23 August, 1934 To 27 August, 1934 
Naini Central Prison, Allahabad, 66 days7th Term
From 28 October, 1934 To 3 September, 1935 
Almora Jail, 311 days8th Term
From 31 October, 1940 To 16 November, 1940 
Gorakhpur Jail, 17 days8th Term
From 17 November, 1940 To 28 February, 1941 
Dehra Dun Jail, 104 days8th Term
From 1 March, 1941 To 18 April, 1941
Lucknow District Jail, 49 days8th Term
From 19 April, 1941 To 3 December, 1941
Dehra Dun Jail, 229 days9th Term
From 9 August, 1942 To 28 March, 1945
Ahmadnagar Fort Prison, 963 days9th Term
From 30 March, 1945 To 9 June, 1945
Bareilly Central Prison, 72 days9th Term
From 10 June, 1945 To 15 June, 1945
Almora Jail, 6 days

Source: Nehru Portal from Government of India
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Shailendra Handu

Answered Mar 1

Jawaharlal Nehru spent over 9 years in various jails during the freedom struggle.

This period was more than any other prominent leader of our freedom struggle.

The irony is that the present generation is questioning his contribution, especially the ones who are reading the ‘alternative’ new history being written.

There can be no doubt about his immense contribution to the freedom struggle. In fact, under the tutelage of the Mahatma, he was the torchbearer of freedom struggle.

And as first Prime Minister of independent India, he laid down the road map for a modern democratic republic. He was truly a colossus (not of the statue type), institution builder and architect of modern Indian state.

The best part of his vision was to promote rational and scientific thinking in a deeply religious nation.

That vision is currently under threat…….

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