Political families of India
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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 .
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)
- Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Kashmir (son of Sheikh Abdullah)
The K. Karunakaran Family
- K. Karunakaran,Former Kerala chief minister,Former Cabinet Minister
- K. Muraleedharan, Former Loksabha member
- Padmaja Venugopal, Former Chairperson of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation
The Karunanidhi Family
- M. Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister
- M.K. Stalin, Mayor of Chennai (Son of Karunanidhi)
- Murasoli Maran, Union Minister (nephew of Karunanidhi)
- Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister (son of Murasoli)
The Kumaramangalam Family (father-son and daughter)
- Mohan Kumaramangalam (INC cabinet minister)
- Lalitha Kumaramangalam (BJP politician in Pondicherry)
- Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (BJP cabinet minister)
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 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)
- 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)
The Mirdha Family of Rajasthan
- Baldev Ram Mirdha
- Ram Niwas Mirdha
- Nathuram Mirdha
- Harendra 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 Ramachandran Family
- M.G. Ramachandran
- Janaki Ramachandran, wife of MGR
The Rao Family
- N.T. Rama Rao
- Lakshmi Parvathi, wife of NTR
- Chandrababu Naidu, son-in-law of NTR
- Lakshmi Parvathi, wife 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
- Madhavrao Scindia, son of Vijayaraje INC
The Thackerary Family
- Balasaheb Thackeray
- Udhav Thackeray, son of Balasaheb
- Smitha Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Balasaheb
- Raj Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb
- Udhav Thackeray, son of Balasaheb
The Swaminathan Family
The Pawar Family
- Sharad Pawar, Agriculture Minister, India
- Supriya Sule, daughter, Member, Rajya Sabha
- Ajit Pawar, nephew of Sharad Pawar Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
