1988 in India

none December 2009 May 2020 1988 Events in the year 1988 in the Republic of India. Incumbents President of India – R. Venkataraman Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi Vice President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma Chief Justice of India – Raghunandan Swarup Pathak Governors Andhra Pradesh – Kumud Ben Joshi Arunachal Pradesh – R. D. Pradhan Assam – Bhishma Narain Singh Bihar – P. Venkatasubbaiah (until 25 February), Govind Narain Singh (starting 25 February) Goa – Gopal Singh Gujarat – Ram Krishna Trivedi Haryana – Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney (until 21 February), Hari Anand Barari (starting 22 February) Himachal Pradesh – R. K. S. Ghandhi Jammu and Kashmir – Jagmohan Malhotra Karnataka – Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Kerala – P. Ramachandran (until 23 February), Ram Dulari Sinha (starting 23 February) Madhya Pradesh – K.M Chandy Maharashtra – vacant thereafter (until 23 February), Ram Dulari Sinha (starting 23 February) Manipur – K. V. Krishna Rao Meghalaya – Bhishma Narain Singh Mizoram – Hiteswar Saikia Nagaland – K. V. Krishna Rao Odisha – Bishambhar Nath Pande (until 20 November), Saiyid Nurul Hasan (starting 20 November) Punjab – Siddhartha Shankar Ray Rajasthan – Sukhdev Prasad (starting 20 February) Sikkim – T.V. Rajeswar Tamil Nadu – Sundar Lal Khurana (until 16 February), P. C. Alexander (starting 16 February) Tripura – K. V. Krishna Rao Uttar Pradesh – Mohammed Usman Arif West Bengal – Saiyid Nurul Hasan Events National income - 4,293,630 million January - August 6 January - V. N. Janaki becomes the first women Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following death of M. G. Ramachandran.2026-02-02 Echoes of history: Before Sunetra Pawar, VN Janaki was sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM after MGR's death https://indianexpress.com/article/research/echoes-of-history-before-sunetra-pawar-vn-janaki-was-sworn-in-as-tamil-nadu-cm-after-mgrs-death-10509310/ 2026-02-13 The Indian Express en 7 January - Viswanathan Anand became first Grandmaster (chess) from India by winning. 28 January - Pandemonium in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during Motion of no confidence against Janaki ministry.2024-11-21 The accidental chief minister of Tamil Nadu https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/janaki-ramachandran-the-unintentional-chief-minister-who-shook-tamil-nadu-politics/articleshow/115538487.cms 2026-02-13 The Times of India 0971-8257 30 January - President of India dismissed Janaki ministry following Governor Sundar Lal Khurana's recommendation.Ramakrishnan T. 2025-10-22 How Janaki Ramachandran became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after MGR's demise https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/how-janaki-ramachandran-became-the-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu-after-mgr-demise/article70187420.ece 2026-02-13 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X 2 February - Elections to legislative assemblies of Meghalaya and Tripura held. 9–18 May - Operation Black Thunder 2 June - Legendary actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor diesishwi.singh Raj Kapoor Death Anniversary: Iconic Dialogues by the Showman of Indian Cinema https://www.mynation.com/gallery/entertainment/raj-kapoor-death-anniversary-iconic-dialogues-by-the-showman-of-indian-cinema-iwh-sefwvn 2024-06-26 Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd en 8 July - Peruman railway accident claims 105 lives. 18 July - Rupan Deol Bajaj case 6 August – The 1988 Myanmar–India earthquake measuring magnitude 7.3 strikes the Sagaing–Assam border, killing 5 people and leaving over 30 injured or missing.M 7.3 - 85 km SE of Phek, India https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003jpw/executive earthquake.usgs.gov USGS 6 August 2021 10 August - Chief minister of Karnataka Ramakrishna Hegde resigns following Wiretapping scandal against him.Trapped in wire-tapping scandal, Karnataka CM Ramakrishna Hegde resigns https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880831-trapped-in-wire-tapping-scandal-karnataka-cm-ramakrishna-hegde-resigns-797630-1988-08-30 2023-09-03 India Today en 21 August – The 6.9 w Bihar earthquake shook northern Bihar near Nepal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 709–1,450. August - The Statesman accuses Lalit Suri, a close confidant of Rajiv Gandhi for accepting 6.61 crore rupees as bribe from Sumitomo Corporation related to HVJ Gas Pipeline works of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation through entities based in London and Panama.Delhi businessman Lalit Suri gets involved in a Japanese company's deals with ONGC https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19880831-delhi-businessman-lalit-suri-gets-involved-in-a-japanese-companys-deals-with-ongc-797622-1988-08-30 2023-05-23 India Today en September - December 23–26 September - Floods in Punjab, Haryana due to heavy rains in Bhakra. October – Maximum lending rate abolished. Banks free to charge customers according to their credit record. 11 October - Janata Dal formed under the leadership of V. P. Singh. 20 December - Rajya Sabha passes the Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India which brings down voting age from 21 to 18.Voting age in India changed from 21 to 18 in 1988 https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20051226-voting-age-in-india-changed-from-21-to-18-in-1988-786372-2005-12-25 2023-05-23 India Today en 26 December - caste violence between Kapus and Kammas erupts in costal districts of Andhra Pradesh following death of a Congress I M.L.A named Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao.January 31, 1989 Amarnath K. Menon Congress(I) MLA murder triggers off caste violence in four Andhra Pradesh coastal districts https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890131-congressi-mla-murder-triggers-off-caste-violence-in-four-andhra-pradesh-coastal-districts-815673-1989-01-31 2021-11-01 India Today en Date unknown The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is set up under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. Shadow of the Almighty Faith Tabernacle Ministries is founded. Law April – Security & Exchange Board of India established to deal with the development and regulation of the securities market and investor protection. The Discount and Finance House of India, set up as a money market institution, commenced operations. July – The National Housing Bank established as an apex body of housing finance and to promote activities in housing development. August – Stock Holding Corporation of India, a depository institution, commenced operations. Births thumb|183x183px|Vicky Kaushal4 January – Nabila Jamshed, novelist. thumb|180x180px|Cheteshwar Pujara25 January – Cheteshwar Pujara, cricketer. 20 February – Jiah Khan, actress.(d.2013) 5 March – Khonthoujam Boboi Singh, Indian footballer 8 April Saqib Saleem, model and actor. Nithya Menen, actress. 1 May Anushka Sharma, actress and film producer. 6 May - Rakul Preet Singh, actress 16 May – Vicky Kaushal, actor 6 June - Ajinkya Rahane, cricketer. 15 June - Kriti Kharbanda, actress 10 July - Manjari Fadnis, film actress 26 July Akanksha Puri, actress and model. 21 August Sana Khan, actress and businesswoman. thumb|144x144px|Ishant Sharma2 September - Ishant Sharma, cricketer. 6 September – Sargun Mehta, TV actress 12 September – Prachi Desai, actress. 22 September Sana Saeed, actress and model. Jay Shah, cricket administrator 26 September – Sandhya, film actressArjun Merry days are here https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/merry-days-are-here/article3022297.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20181225165409/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/merry-days-are-here/article3022297.ece live 25 December 2018 21 December 2011 The Hindu 25 December 2009 subscription Chennai thumb|187x187px|Virat Kohli5 November – Virat Kohli, cricketer 25 November – Rochelle Rao, model and anchor. 28 November Yami Gautam, actress. 6 December - Ravindra Jadeja, cricketer. 24 December – Piyush Chawla, cricketer. Deaths August – Mahendra Lal Wadhwa, freedom fighter (born 1900) 29 October – Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, social reformer and freedom fighter (born 1903) 24 December – Jainendra Kumar, novelist (born 1905) 2 June – Raj Kapoor, actor in Bollywood (born 1924) Full date unknown Majnun Gorakhpuri, writer and literary critic (born 1904) See also Bollywood films of 1988 References 1988 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India