Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Explained

Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Native Name:संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च
Native Name Lang:ne
Colorcode:hotpink
President:Kumar Lingden[1]
General Secretary:Sharmila Bagchand
Foundation:2007
Student Wing:Federal Students Union[2]
Womens Wing:Federal Women's Forum[3]
Ideology:Ethnic federalism
Communalism
Socialism
Seats1:(Province No. 1)
Seats1 Title:Seats in Provincial Assemblies
Country:Nepal

Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.[4] The party was formed through the coming together of 12 different janajati organisations.[5]

The party agitates for the formation of a Limbuwan autonomous region in North-Eastern Nepal.[6] The Sangiya Limbuwan Rajyaparishad is connected to the party.[7] It is the umbrella organization of Federal Limbuwan State Council, Khumbuwan State, Tamagsaling Autonomous State Council, and United Tharu National Front including 13 other ethnic fronts.[8]

The party is a continuent of the Federal Republic National Front.[9]

History

In the 2017 local elections, the party won seven seats in local governments. The party contested the 2017 legislative and provincial elections. The party did not win any seats in the House of Representatives, but the party won one seat to the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 through proportional representation.[10]

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

ElectionLeaderVotesSeatsPositionResulting government
%+/-
2008Kamal Chharahang71,9580.67
15th
2017Kumar Lingden21,6100.23
2 17th
2022Kumar Lingden17,8050.17
20th

Provincial elections

Province 1

See also: Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly.

ElectionVotesSeatsPositionResulting government
%+/-
201726,1231.50
6th
202226,5311.40
1 7th

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhattarai. Nabin. लिङ्देन नेतृत्वमा संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च गठन. OnlineKhabar. 22 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Yonghang. Mering. दमक क्याम्पस इकाई समिति गठन. Federal Nepal. 23 April 2018.
  3. Web site: प्रदेश सांसदमा उपाध्यक्ष बिष्णु तुम्बाहाङफे. Federal Nepal. संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च. 23 April 2018.
  4. Web site: पार्टीको सूची . ne . Election Commission of Nepal . https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011719/http://www.election.gov.np/NP/legal/list.php . October 20, 2008 . 2023-06-11.
  5. http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue/336/Nation/13241 The janajatis are trying to replicate the tarai uprising, but can they? - Nepali Times
  6. http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=99406 eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
  7. http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aNPata0sfqzpba5Sa5sa.axamal&folder=aNPataiaoanaaal&Name=National&sImageFileName=&dtSiteDate=20071203 The Himlayan Times: Breaking News, Views, Reviews, Sports, Business, Entertainment from Nepal
  8. Web site: Kretowicz . Chrystian . Federal Democratic National Forum (Nepal) . www.crwflags.com . 11 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325072130/https://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/Flags/np%7Dfdnf.html . Mar 25, 2023 . en . 1 February 2010 . live.
  9. http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/mar/mar01/news07.php Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens
  10. News: Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete. 2017-12-22. The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-23. en-US.