Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...
in the
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state in the Deccan region of south-central India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the ...
.
Of total 25 MP seats from Hyderabad, PDF won 7 MP seats during the first
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
term. Among these seven MPs there were famous personalities who played a crucial role in
Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion of 1946–1951 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the region of Telangana that escalated out of agitations in 1944–1946.
Hyderabad was a feudal monarchy where mo ...
movement.
First Loksabha Members of People's Democratic Front
* Ramchander Govind Paranjpe (
Bhir)
*
Badam Yella Reddy (
Karimnagar
Karimnagar, also informally known as Elagandula, is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration in the state. It is third largest City in the state and Municipal Corporation and i ...
)
* T. B. Vittal Rao (
Khammam
Khammam is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about east of the state capital ...
)
* N. M. Jaisoorya (
Medak
Medak, formerly known as Siddapuram, is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division.
Etymology and History
Medak was originally named ''Met ...
)
*
Ravi Narayan Reddy (
Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state c ...
)
*
Sunkam Achalu (Nalgonda-SC)
*
Pendyal Raghava Rao (
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 811,844 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal serv ...
)
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185847/http://164.100.47.134/newls/state1to12.aspx?state_name=Hyderabad
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Defunct political parties in Telangana
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