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N. G. Ranga
Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Acharya Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995),[1] also known as N. G. Ranga, was an Indian freedom fighter, classical liberal, parliamentarian and farmers' leader. He was the founding president of the Swatantra Party, and an exponent of the peasant philosophy.[2] 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.
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N. G. Ranga | |
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![]() N. G. Ranga on postage stamp - 2001 | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1980 - 1991 | |
Preceded by | Kotha Raghuramaiah |
Succeeded by | S. M. Laljan Basha |
Constituency | Guntur |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Preceded by | Kotha Raghuramaiah |
Succeeded by | Kolla Venkaiah |
Constituency | Tenali |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Todal Basar |
Succeeded by | Roda Mistry |
Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Preceded by | Institution Established |
Succeeded by | M H Samuel |
Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1900-11-07)7 November 1900 Nidubrolu, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
Died | 9 June 1995(1995-06-09) (aged 94) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Spouse | Bharathi Devi |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Occupation | Social, political activist |
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In this Telugu name, the surname is Gogineni.