People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)

Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of 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]