India has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution,with power distributed between the central government and the states.
The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party,that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook.
Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu,also known as N. G. Ranga,was an Indian freedom fighter,classical liberal,parliamentarian and farmer leader. He was the founding president of the Swatantra Party,and an exponent of the peasant philosophy. He received the Padma Vibhushan award for his contributions to the Peasant Movement. N.G. Ranga served in the Indian Parliament for six decades,from 1930 to 1991.
Piloo Mody was an Indian architect and politician and one of the founding members of the Swatantra Party. Elected to the 4th and 5th Lok Sabhas,he served in the Rajya Sabha from 1978 until his death.
General elections were held in India between 1 and 10 March 1971 to elect members of the 5th Lok Sabha. They were the fifth general elections since independence in 1947. The 27 Indian states and union territories were represented by 518 constituencies,each with a single seat. Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi,the Indian National Congress (R) led a campaign which focused on reducing poverty and won a landslide victory,overcoming a split in the party and regaining many of the seats lost in the previous election.
General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the 4th Lok Sabha,an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha. Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously,the last general election to do so.
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy,where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states,including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system,in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional,socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
Y. Gadilingana Goud was twice a member of the Parliament of India. He was the member of 1st Lok Sabha and 4th Lok Sabha of India.
Maniben Patel was an Indian independence movement activist and a Member of the Indian parliament. She was the daughter of freedom fighter and post-Independence Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Educated in Bombay,Patel adopted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in 1918,and started working regularly at his ashram in Ahmedabad.
Brigadier Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM,the scion of Dhenkanal is a former Member of Parliament and a retired Indian Territorial Army officer. He was a member of the 4th,7th,8th,10th,11th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 representing Swatantra Party.
K. M. Koushik was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of India. Koushik was a member of the 4th Lok Sabha and represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra. He was a member of the Swatantra Party during his term as M.P.
J. Mohammed Imam was an Indian politician.
Krishnapal Singh was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Jalesar,Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Dharanidhar Jena was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Bhadrak in Odisha as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Gurucharan Naik (1919-1986) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar in Odisha as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Baksi Nayak is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Jagannath Prasad Swatantra is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bagaha in Bihar as a member of the Janata party.
Mahendra Majhi (1920-1971) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Kesar Lal was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India,from Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan,as a member of the Swatantra Party.
