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Who declared the emergency in India?

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Mahatma Gandhi
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Sanjay Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is D Indira Gandhi
The Emergency declared by the Indira Gandhi, leader of the Congress government, was the core issue in the 1977 elections. Civil liberties were suspended during the national emergency from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assumed vast powers.

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