Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a

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. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in

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. DYFI identifies itself to be an independent organisation. Former

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chief minister

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who was a former secretary of Bengal fraction, and a founder Central Committee member of DYFI,

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– the former chief minister of

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– was a vice president of the organisation, and M. Vijayakumar who was the speaker of

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legislative assembly was once former all-India president of DYFI. In 2021,

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, a former all-India president of DYFI was elected as the Speaker of Kerala legislative assembly. As of 2012, DYFI had a membership of 2.2 million which rose from 1.4 million in 2011. The annual membership fee of DYFI is a meager Rs. 2 and is open to all youth between the age 15 and 40 irrespective of their political ideology.

Affiliations

DYFI is a member of

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The DYFI affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir is called Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation. In

there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called

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History

The organisation was formed on 3 November 1980 from its inaugural conference held at

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Village,

from 31 October to 3 November. On 25 November 1994, five members of DYFI were killed after being shot by state police force during a protest against the commercialisation of higher education at

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in Kannur district,

, while one was paralysed.

Publications

At the national level, DYFI publishes the magazine ''Naujawan Drishti'' (Youth Stream). On the state level there are various publications, such as ''Jubashakti'' in

, ''Yuvadhara'' in Kerala, and ''Yuvasangharsh'' in Maharashtra.'Izhaingar Muzhakkam' in Tamil Nadu.

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