Political families of India

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 and lawyer) (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 and 1980-1984) (Daughter of Jawaharlal)
****Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister, 1984-1989) (Son of Indira)
****Sonia Gandhi, (president of the Indian 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 in Prakash Singh Badal govt.)

The Chhina Family

**Achhar Singh Chhina (freedom fighter), (revolutionary), and former CPI LeaderPunjab.
**Jagbir Singh Chhina, (Nephew Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina) a freedom 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) a Solicitor of England & Wales and a member of international committee Birmingham Law Society to develop cross border legal work between Indian and UK lawyers, Member international division The Law Society of England and Wales, Member Passport to Export UKTI.
***Ramandeep Kaur Chhina, M.St. (Oxford), Solicitor of England & Wales and presently working with UNO - 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)
**Late Murasoli 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 Sabha

The Ramachandran Family
*M.G. Ramachandran (Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
**Janaki Ramachandran, wife of MGR, (Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)

Others

The Abdullah Family
*Sheikh Mohammad 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 Corporation

The Naidu Family
*Sarojini Naidu (freedom fighter and poetess) (Mother)
**Padmaja Naidu (Governor) (Daughter)The Reddiar 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 Mirdha

The Patnaik Family
*Biju Patnaik
**Naveen Patnaik, son of Biju
**Gita Mehta, daughter of Biju

The Yadav Family
*Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar chief minister
*Rabri Devi, Bihar chief minister
**Sadhu Yadav, Rabri Devi's brother

The 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 Muhammed

The Scindia Family (former Maharajas) (mother-son and daughters-grandsons)
*Rajmata Vijayraje ScindiaBJP
**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 Vijayaraje

The Thackerary Family
*Balasaheb Thackeray
**Udhav Thackeray, son of Balasaheb
***Smitha Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Balasaheb
***Raj Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb

The 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 Pawar

The 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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