- Omar Abdullah recently married journalist Nidhi Razdan.
- Article lists 10 Indian political leaders who remarried.
- Some remarried as CMs, others after leaving office.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has married journalist Nidhi Razdan. The couple announced their wedding by sharing photographs on social media on Saturday, October 31. The marriage took place on Friday, October 30.
The wedding comes around three months after the Supreme Court dissolved Abdullah's marriage to his first wife, Payal Abdullah, in July 2026, following a settlement between the two. The former couple married in 1994 and have two sons.
Omar Abdullah's wedding has brought renewed attention to other Indian political leaders who married for a second time during their political careers. While some remarried while serving as Chief Ministers, others tied the knot after leaving office. In several cases, their second marriages followed the death of their first wives or the end of their previous relationships.
Here is a look at 10 political leaders who remarried.
Leaders Who Remarried While Serving As Chief Ministers
1. Bhagwant Mann (Punjab)
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann married Dr Gurpreet Kaur on July 7, 2022, while in office. The wedding ceremony was held at his official residence in Chandigarh in the presence of family members and political leaders.
Mann had earlier married Inderpreet Kaur in 1993. The couple separated in 2015.
2. Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar (Himachal Pradesh)
Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar, Himachal Pradesh's first Chief Minister, married for the second time in 1974 while holding office. His first wife, Chandravati Chauhan, had died in 1969.
He later married Satyawati Dang, who was associated with the Congress and also served as a Rajya Sabha member. Parmar served as Chief Minister from 1952 to 1977, with a brief interruption.
3. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (Assam)
Former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta married writer Jayashree Goswami Mahanta on April 29, 1988, during his first term in office.
Mahanta became Chief Minister in December 1985 after the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) formed the government. His wife later entered politics and served as a Rajya Sabha member from Assam between 1999 and 2001.
4. Virbhadra Singh (Himachal Pradesh)
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh married Pratibha Singh in 1985, during his first term in office. His first wife, Rani Ratna Kumari, whom he married in 1954, died in September 1983 after a prolonged illness.
Pratibha Singh later entered politics and represented the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. Their son, Vikramaditya Singh, also went on to join Himachal Pradesh politics.
5. H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka)
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's marriage to Kannada actor Radhika in 2006 attracted considerable attention. The marriage reportedly took place while he was serving as Chief Minister.
Kumaraswamy had married Anitha Kumaraswamy in 1986. His marriage to Radhika was not publicly disclosed at the time, with the actor revealing it in 2010.
Political Leaders Who Remarried After Leaving The Chief Minister's Office
6. N T Rama Rao (Andhra Pradesh)
Veteran actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, married Telugu writer Lakshmi Parvathi in 1993, during his political career.
His first wife, Basava Tarakam, died of cancer in 1985. NTR's second marriage became a major talking point in Andhra Pradesh politics and was followed by significant developments within his party.
7. Narayan Dutt Tiwari (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who served as Chief Minister of both Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, married Ujjwala Sharma in May 2014 at the age of 88.
His first wife, Sushila Tiwari, had died in 1991. Tiwari married Sharma long after leaving the Chief Minister's office.
8. Mulayam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's relationship with Sadhna Gupta remained a subject of public discussion for several years.
Yadav had married Malti Devi in 1957. Following her death in May 2003, his relationship with Sadhna Gupta became more publicly acknowledged. He married Gupta on May 23, 2003. Their son, Prateek Yadav, was born in 1988.
9. Digvijaya Singh (Madhya Pradesh)
Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh married television journalist Amrita Rai in 2015, two years after the death of his first wife, Asha Singh.
Asha Singh died in 2013 following a prolonged battle with cancer. Digvijaya Singh and Rai made their relationship public in 2014. Rai announced their marriage in September 2015, stating that they had married according to Hindu traditions and registered their marriage.
10. Biplab Kumar Deb (Tripura)
Former Tripura Chief Minister and BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb married Kannada actress Triveni Rao on June 19, 2026. The wedding took place after his divorce from his first wife, Niti Deb, in 2025.
Deb served as Tripura Chief Minister from 2018 to 2022 and married Rao after leaving the post. A wedding reception was held in Agartala and attended by family members and political leaders.