Revolutionary Forward Bloc

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Revolutionary Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 1968 by S. Andi Thevar and Velayudham Nayar, following a split from the All India Forward Bloc.

In the 1971 legislative assembly election, S. Andi Thevar challenged the regional AIFB leader P.K. Mookiah Thevar. S. Andi Thevar was defeated, receiving 16 909 votes (25%) against 49 292 for P.K. Mookiah Thevar (75%).

In the 1977 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, RFB contested as part of the 'Progressive Front'. The front consisted of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Congress (R), Communist Party of India, Tamil Nadu Muslim League, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party, Backward Classes Progressive Federation and RFB.

In 1979, following mediations by P.K. Mookkiah Thevar, RFB merged back into AIFB.

Sources[edit]

Bose, K., Forward Bloc, Madras: Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1988.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2020.