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===The [[Ramachandran]] Family - AIADMK ===
===The [[Ramachandran]] Family - AIADMK ===
*[[M.G. Ramachandran]] – Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
*[[M.G. Ramachandran]] – Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
*[[Janaki Ramachandran]], wife of above – Former Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]]
*[[VN Janaki Ramachandran]], wife of above – Former Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]]


===The [[Karunanidhi]] family - DMK===  
===The [[Karunanidhi]] family - DMK===  

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India is a parliamentary democracy. The country's politics has become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of party organizations, independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party, and centralized financing of elections.[1] The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national, state, regional, and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers, and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978.[2] The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several senior dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party are dominated by families.[3][4]

Nehru–Gandhi family

Main article: Nehru–Gandhi family

The Nehru–Gandhi family's involvement with the Congress Party began with Motilal Nehru in the 1920s, when India was still part of the British Empire. The family became more influential under his son, Jawaharlal Nehru, who became a prominent figure in India's nationalist movement. After Jawaharlal's death, his daughter Indira Gandhi became his political heir (her surname came from her husband, Feroze Gandhi. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has dominated the Congress Party since Indian independence in 1947.[5] The party was defeated in the 2014 elections, however, and high-level defections took place in Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, and Jammu and Kashmir.[6] The family still has widespread name recognition.[7]

Congress Party

  • Motilal Nehru - Freedom fighter, politician and lawyer
    • Jawaharlal Nehru - Freedom fighter, First Indian Prime Minister, 1947–1964 (son of Motilal)
    • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit - Member of Parliament, diplomat (daughter of Motilal)
    • Kamala Nehru - Congress Party leader (wife of Jawaharlal)
      • Indira Gandhi - Prime Minister, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984 (daughter of Jawaharlal)
        • Rajiv Gandhi - Prime minister, 1984–1989 (son of Indira)
        • Sonia Gandhi - President of the Congress Party, leading it to victory in two successive Lok Sabha elections[8] (wife of Rajiv)
          • Rahul Gandhi - Member of Parliament, Congress Party president (son of Rajiv and Sonia)
          • Priyanka Gandhi - Congress Party general secretary (daughter of Rajiv)
        • Sanjay Gandhi - Politician (son of Indira)
        • Uma Nehru - Member of Parliament (cousin of Indira)
          • Arun Nehru Former minister (nephew of Indira, son of Uma)

BJP

Mahatma Gandhi family

Main article: Family of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) led the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi was called the "Father of the Nation" by Subhas Chandra Bose on 6 July 1944 in an address on Singapore Radio. On 28 April 1947, Sarojini Naidu also called Gandhi the Father of the Nation.[9]

In 1885, Gandhi and his wife Kasturba (née Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia) had their first baby; the baby survived only a few days. They had four more children, all sons: Harilal in 1888, Manilal in 1892, Ramdas in 1897, and Devdas in 1900.[10] Gandhi's family has been less active in politics than Nehru's.

Ambedkar family

Main article: Ambedkar family

Reddy family

Bihar

Main article: Political families of Bihar

Yadav family

Mishra family

Sinha family

Chhattisgarh

Main article: Political families of Chhattisgarh

Jogi family

Shukla family

Kashyap family

Singh family

Alemao family

Bandodkar family

Dhavalikar family

D'Souza family

Gauns family

Monserrate family

Rane family

Saldanha family

Sequeira family

Vaz family

Zantye family

Chautala family

Jindal family

  • Om Prakash Jindal (1930–2005) – Minister of Power of Haryana (2005), Lok Sabha member (1996–1997), member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (1991–1996, 2005)
  • Savitri Jindal (1950–) – Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (2005–), Minister of Power of Haryana 2005–2010 (wife)
    • Naveen Jindal (1970–) – Lok Sabha member 2004–present (son)

Himachal Pradesh

HP Singh family

Dhumal family

  • Prem Kumar Dhumal (born 10 April 1944) – Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (March 1998 – March 2003 and 1 January 2008 – 25 December 2012), former Lok Sabha member from Hamirpur

Sukh Ram family

Jammu and Kashmir

Abdullah family

Sayeed family

See also: Saʽid and Sayyid

Karnataka

Devegowda family

Madhya Pradesh

Main article: Political families of Madhya Pradesh

Singh family (Churhat)

Chaudhary family

Chaturvedi family

Nath family

MP Singh family

Vajpayee family

Maharashtra

Main article: Political families of Maharashtra

Thackeray family

Pawar family

Odisha

Main article: Political families of Odisha

Patnaik family

Biswal family

Pondicherry

Reddiar family

Farook family

Punjab

Main article: Political families of Punjab, India

Badal family

Brar family

Harcharan Singh Brar-Former Chief Minister & former power minister punjab

    • Gurbinder Kaur Brar-Former MP (wife)
    • Kanwarjit Singh Brar (sunny)-former MLA (son)
    • Karan Kaur Brar former MLA (Daughter in law)
  • Jaswinder Singh Brar – Former Corporate Minister of Punjab

Singh (Amarinder) family

Sidhu family

Tamil Nadu

Main article: Political families of Tamil Nadu

The Ramachandran Family - AIADMK

The Karunanidhi family - DMK

The Ramadoss Family - PMK

The Kumaramangalam Family [multi-party]

Kumaramangalam family is in politics for 4 generations (great grandfather, grandfather, father & son and aunt)

The Rajagopalachari Family - Congress

The C.P.Ramaswami Iyer family - Congress

The Bhaktavatsalam Family - Congress

The G. K. Moopanar Family - TMC

The Vaiko Family - MDMK

The O. Paneerselvam Family - AIADMK

The P.T.R Family - DMK


The Durai Murugan Family - DMK

The T R Balu Family - DMK

The V. Thangapandian Family - DMK

The I. Periyasamy Family - DMK

The Anbil P. Dharmalingam Family - DMK

The K. Anbazhagan Family - DMK

The K. Ponmudy Family - DMK

The Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam Family - DMK

The N. V. Natarajan - DMK


The Arcot N. Veeraswami Family - DMK

Tripura

Tripura Singh family

Uttar Pradesh

UP Yadav family

Singh (Kalyan) family

West Bengal

Main article: Political families of West Bengal

Subhas Chandra Bose family

Dasmunsi family

Banerjee family

Bandopadhyay family

Ahmed family

Chatterjee family

References

  1. ↑ Chhibber⇑, Pradeep (March 2013). "Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact". Party Politics. 19 (2): 277–295. doi:10.1177/1354068811406995. S2CID 144781444.
  2. ↑ Basu, Amrita (2016). Chandra, Kanchan (ed.). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics (1 ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-107-12344-1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Is the BJP less dynastic than the Congress? Not so, Lok Sabha data shows".
  4. ↑ Kanchan Chandra (28 April 2016). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 131,136. ISBN 978-1-316-59212-0.
  5. ↑ Shira, Dezan; Devonshire-Ellis, Chris (2012). Doing Business in India. Heidelberg: Springer. p. 11. ISBN 9783642276170.
  6. ↑ Wallace, Paul (2015). India's 2014 Elections: A Modi-led BJP Sweep. New Delhi: SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789351505174.
  7. ↑ Foley, Michael (2013). Political Leadership: Themes, Contexts, and Critiques. Oxford: Ocford University Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780199685936.
  8. ↑ Vembu, Venky (30 June 2012). "Kalam not being truthful on Sonia-as-PM episode, says Swamy". firstpost.com. Retrieved 29 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "Who named Mahatma Gandhi 'father of nation'? Govt foxed". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "From Satya to Sadbhavana" (PDF). 1 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "डिप्टी सीएम का पद संवैधानिक नहीं, सदन बोले तेजस्वी यादव; तारकिशोर प्रसाद को भी हड़काया". Jansatta (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "तेज प्रताप यादव दूसरी बार बने विधायक, 3 बार से चुनाव जीत रहे राज कुमार को हराया". Asianet News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The Gauns family root". herald.com.
  14. ↑ "Shri Dushyant Chautala | CMO Haryana". haryanacmoffice.gov.in. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Political royal family Father-son duo take oath of office for state assembly". theindianexpress.com.
  16. ↑ "CM Prem Kumar Dhumal's son Anurag Thakur takes over as BJP youth wing chief". thehindu.com.
  17. ↑ "For Sukhram life has come full circle". thehindu.com.
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