People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)

People's Democratic Front
AbbreviationPDF
Colours 
ECI statusDefunct

Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of the Communist Party of India in Hyderabad, India.[1] After the peasant rebellion was called off in October 1951,[2] the party was formed to contest the first general election in Hyderabad State. PDF became the main opposition to the Congress in Hyderabad State.

Of total 25 MP seats from Hyderabad, PDF won 7 MP seats during the first Lok Sabha term. Among these seven MPs there were famous personalities who played a crucial role in Telangana Rebellion movement. Ravi Narayan Reddy, who won from Nalgonda with a huge majority, which is higher than the majority got by the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.[3]

First Lok Sabha Members of People's Democratic Front

References

  1. ↑ archive, From our online (30 March 2019). "How AIMIM became invincible in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Lasania, Yunus (13 September 2024). "September 13, 1948: Operation Polo and the politicisation of Hyderabad's history". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Explainer: The Significance of September 17 in Telangana and the Politics Surrounding It". The Wire. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
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