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 .

Contents 1 Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty 2 Punjab 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Others

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 Rao 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