N. G. Ranga

N. G. Ranga
N. G. Ranga on postage stamp - 2001
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
21 January 1980 - 13 March 1991
Preceded byKotha Raghuramaiah
Succeeded byS. M. Laljan Basha
ConstituencyGuntur
In office
10 May 1957  31 March 1962
Preceded byKotha Raghuramaiah
Succeeded byKolla Venkaiah
ConstituencyTenali
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
18 July 1977  08 January 1980
Preceded byKasu Brahmananda Reddy
Succeeded byRoda Mistry
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
In office
03 April 1952  16 March 1957
Preceded byInstitution Established
Succeeded byMudumala Henry Samuel
ConstituencyMadras
Personal details
Born(1900-11-07)7 November 1900
Nidubrolu, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died9 June 1995(1995-06-09) (aged 94)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
SpouseBharathi Devi
Alma materOxford University
OccupationSocial, political activist

Acharya Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu (7 November 1900 9 June 1995), 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. 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.