1951 in India

Events in the year 1951 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

National income - 108,633 million
4-11 March, First Asian Games held in Delhi.
5 November – Central Railway is formed by the merger of several government-owned railways.
Western Railway is formed by merging smaller railways.
Central Statistical Organisation is Established.

12 March – Patna High Court struck down Bihar Land Reforms Act, ruling it as unconstitutional on the ground that it violated Article 14 of Indian Constitution.
2 June – First Amendment of the Constitution of India bill passed in Parliament of India with 228 votes and 20 votes against it.
18 June – First Amendment of the Constitution of India says "state can make special provisions for advancement of any backward class"
5 October – Supreme Court of India in Sri Sankari Prasad Singh Deo vs Union Of India And State Of Bihar case upheld the First Amendment of the Constitution of India.

1 March – Nitish Kumar, politician and Chief Minister of Bihar.
9 March – Zakir Hussain, tabla player
18 May — Jagdeep Dhankhar, politician and 14th Vice President of India
26 June – Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, politician and member of parliament from Vizianagram.
3 July – Tabish Mehdi, poet
9 July – Nav Bhatia, businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors.
10 July – Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist.
11 July – Naramalli Sivaprasad, politician and member of parliament from Chittoor.
30 August – Surajit Sengupta, footballer.
7 September Mammootty, actor
25 October – A. V. Vasudevan Potti, poet and lyricist.