- Political families of India
This is a partial listing of prominent political families of India.
However Royal families (who inherit their position automatically) are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure .
Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
The Nehru Dynasty
*Motilal Nehru (politician andlawyer ) (Father)
**Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister,1947 -1964 ) (Son of Motilal)
**Kamala Nehru , (wife of Jawaharlal, Congress leader)
**Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit , (MP and diplomat) (daughter of Motilal)
***Nayantara Sehgal , (novelist and political critic) (daughter of Mrs Pandit)
***Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister,1966 -1977 and1980 -1984 ) (Daughter of Jawaharlal)
****Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister,1984 -1989 ) (Son of Indira)
****Sonia Gandhi , (president of theIndian National Congress party) (Widow of Rajiv)
*****Rahul Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Rajiv)
*****Priyanka Gandhi (political activist) - (daughter of Rajiv)
****Sanjay Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Indira)
****Maneka Gandhi (politician, ex-minister) - (Widow of Sanjay) - (BJP MP)
*****Varun Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Sanjay) - (BJP)
****Uma Nehru (Member of Parliament) - (Indira's cousin)
****Arun Nehru (politician, ex-minister) - (Nephew of Indira, son of Uma) - (not of Congress party)Punjab
The
Kairon Family
**Pratap Singh Kairon (freedom fighter ), (revolutionary ), and former Chief Minister Punjab.
***Surinder Singh Kairon Member of Parliament
****Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon (grandson of legendary Pratap Singh Kairon), and (a Cabinet minister inPrakash Singh Badal govt.)The
Chhina Family**
Achhar Singh Chhina (freedom fighter ), (revolutionary ), and former CPI LeaderPunjab.
**Jagbir Singh Chhina, (NephewComrade Achhar Singh Chhina ) afreedom fighter , Political activist, Founder Guru Ka Bagh School, Founder Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina Sports and Educational Trust.
***Amanpreet Singh Chhina, (Granson of S. Jagbir Singh Chhina) aSolicitor ofEngland &Wales and a member of international committeeBirmingham Law Society to develop cross border legal work between Indian andUK lawyers, Member international divisionThe Law Society of England and Wales, Member Passport to Export UKTI.
***Ramandeep Kaur Chhina, M.St. (Oxford),Solicitor ofEngland &Wales and presently working withUNO -Unitar Geneva Tamil Nadu
The
Karunanidhi Family
*M. Karunanidhi ,Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
**M.K. Stalin , State Minister of Local Bodies, Ex-Mayor of Chennai (Son of Karunanidhi)
**LateMurasoli Maran , Former Union Minister (nephew of Karunanidhi)
***Dayanidhi Maran , EX - Union Minister (son of Murasoli)
**M K Azhagiri , Eldest son of M.karunandihi
**Kanimozhi , Member of Parliament ,Rajya SabhaThe
Ramachandran Family
*M.G. Ramachandran (Ex-Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu )
**Janaki Ramachandran , wife of MGR, (Ex-Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu )Others
The
Abdullah Family
*SheikhMohammad Abdullah , Chief Minister of Kashmir
* Begum Akbar Jahan, Member of Parliament (wife of Sheikh Abdullah)
**Farooq Abdullah , Chief Minister of Kashmir (son of Sheikh Abdullah)
***Omar Abdullah , Union Minister, (son of Farooq)
***Sara Abdullah , (daughter of Farooq)
***Sachin Pilot , Member of Parliament (husband of Sara)The
K. Karunakaran Family
*K. Karunakaran ,Former Kerala chief minister,Former Cabinet Minister
**K. Muraleedharan , Former Lok Sabha member
**Padmaja Venugopal , Former Chairperson of Kerala Tourism Development CorporationThe
Naidu Family
*Sarojini Naidu (freedom fighter andpoetess ) (Mother)
**Padmaja Naidu (Governor) (Daughter)TheReddiar Family
*V. Venkatasubha Reddiar (Ex-Chief Minister of Pondicherry and Freedom Fighter) (Father)
**V. Vaithilingam Reddiar (Ex-Chief Minister of Pondicherry) (Son)The
Mirdha Family of Rajasthan*
Baldev Ram Mirdha
**Ram Niwas Mirdha
**Nathuram Mirdha
*** Harendra Mirdha
****Raghuvendra Mirdha
*** Richpal MirdhaThe
Patnaik Family
*Biju Patnaik
**Naveen Patnaik , son of Biju
**Gita Mehta , daughter of BijuThe
Yadav Family
*Laloo Prasad Yadav , Bihar chief minister
*Rabri Devi , Bihar chief minister
**Sadhu Yadav , Rabri Devi's brotherThe
Nandamuri Family
*N.T. Rama Rao
**Lakshmi Parvathi , wife of NTR
***Chandrababu Naidu , Chief Minister of A.P. (son-in-law of NTR)
***Daggubati Purandareswari , Member of Parliament (daughter of NTR)The
Sayeed Family
*Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
**Mehbooba Mufti , daughter of Mufti MuhammedThe
Scindia Family (former Maharajas) (mother-son and daughters-grandsons)
*Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia BJP
**Madhavrao Scindia , son of Vijayaraje INC
***Jyotiraditya Scindia , son of Madhavrao
**Vasundhara Raje Scindia , daughter of Vijayaraje
***Dushyant Singh , son of Vasundhara Raje
**Yashodhara Raje Scindia , daughter of VijayarajeThe
Thackerary Family
*Balasaheb Thackeray
**Udhav Thackeray , son of Balasaheb
***Smitha Thackeray , daughter-in-law of Balasaheb
***Raj Thackeray , nephew of BalasahebThe
Pawar Family
*Sharad Pawar , Agriculture Minister, India
**Supriya Sule , daughter, Member, Rajya Sabha
**Ajit Pawar , nephew of Sharad Pawar Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
***Parth Pawar , son of Ajit Pawar
***Jay Pawar , son of Ajit PawarThe
Hooda Family
*Ranbir Sing Hooda , EX-Minister of Punjab&Haryana
**Bhupinder Singh Hooda , Chief Minister of Haryana
***Deepender Singh Hooda , Member Loksabha
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