List of MAJOR Riots / Incidents since 1947
(More than 50 dead)
Year
|
State(s)
|
Place
|
Numbers Massacred/ Killed (App)
|
Community Affected
|
Assailants
|
Party in Power
|
Prime Minister/
Chief Minister
|
1947
|
Mainly Punjab / Bengal
|
Various
|
Min 5,00,000
(worst riots in human history)
|
Hindus / Muslims / Sikhs
|
Hindus / Muslims / Sikhs
|
Congress
|
Jawaharlal Nehru (PM)
|
1964
|
Bihar
|
Jamshedpur
|
2000
|
Hindus /Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Congress
|
KB Sahay (CM)
|
1967
|
Bihar
|
Ranchi
|
177
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Jana Kranti Dal
|
MP Sinha (CM)
|
1969
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
2000
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Congress
|
Hitendra Desai (CM)
|
1970
|
Maharashtra
|
Bhiwandi
|
164
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Congress
|
Vasantrao Naik (CM)
|
1979
|
Bihar
|
Jamshedpur
|
108
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Janata Party
|
Karpuri Thakur
|
1980
|
UP
|
Moradabad
|
200
|
Muslims
|
-
|
Congress
|
VP Singh (CM)
|
1983
|
Assam
|
Nellie
|
2200 (official)
5000 (unofficial)
|
Muslims
|
Report Classified
|
Congress
|
Hiteshwar Saikia (CM)
|
1984
|
Delhi / Haryana
|
Delhi
|
4000
|
Sikhs
|
Congress Party Members
|
Congress
|
Rajiv Gandhi (PM)
Bhajan Lal (CM Haryana)
|
1985
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
275
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Congress
|
Madhav Sinh Solanki (CM)
|
1987
|
UP
|
Meerut
|
50
|
Muslims
|
PAC
|
Congress
|
Vir Bahadur Singh (CM)
|
1989
|
Bihar
|
Bhagalpur
|
1150
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Congress
|
Bhagwat Jha Azad
|
1987 – to date
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Various
|
Over 60,000.
4,50,000 displaced (ethnic cleansing)
|
Hindus / Muslims / Troops
|
Islamic Terrorists
|
National Conference / Presidents Rule / PDP / Congress / Presidents Rule / National Conference
|
Farook Abdullah (CM) / Narasimha Rao (PM) / MM Sayeed / Ghulam Nabi Azad / Man Mohan Singh (PM) / Omar Abdullah (CM)
|
1990
|
UP
|
Aligarh
|
150
|
Muslims
|
Hindus
|
Janata Dal
|
Mulayam Singh Yadav (CM)
|
1990
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Hyderabad
|
300
|
Hindus
|
Muslims
|
Congress
|
Chenna Reddy (CM)
|
1992
|
Gujarat
|
Surat
|
152
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Congress + Allies
|
Chimman Bhai Patel (CM)
|
1992
|
UP
|
Kanpur
|
254
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Presidents Rule
(Congress)
|
Narasimha Rao (PM)
|
1992/ 1993
|
Maharashtra
|
Mumbai
|
900
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Congress
|
Sudhakarrao Naik (CM)
|
1993
|
Maharashtra
|
Mumbai
|
250
|
All Communities
|
Islamic Terrorists
|
Congress
|
Sharad Pawar (CM)
|
2002
|
Gujarat
|
Godhra / Various
|
1200
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
Hindus / Muslims
|
BJP
|
Narendra Modi (CM)
|
2008
|
Maharashtra
|
Mumbai
|
164
|
All Communities
|
Islamic Terrorists
|
Congress
|
Vilasrao Deshmukh (CM)
|
2012
|
Assam
|
Kokrajhar
|
77
|
Muslims (from BD)
|
Bodos
|
Congress
|
Tarun Gogoi (CM)
|
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