Trinamool Gana Parishad Explained

Party Name:	Trinamool Gana Parishad
Eci:	Registered Unrecognised Party^[1]
Foundation:	2000
Headquarters:	Ananda Plaza Complex, 4th Floor, Ganeshguri Chariali, Guwahati – 781006

Trinamool Gana Parishad (Grassroot Peoples Association) was a political party in the Indian state of Assam.

History

TGP formed as a splinter group of Asom Gana Parishad in 2000. The party was led by Atul Bora, then Public Works Department Minister in the Prafulla Mahanta Cabinet. The party was allotted "Cup & Saucer" as election symbol.^[2]

General elections

In the state assembly elections of 2001 in Assam, TGP made an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party.

In the Lok Sabha elections of 2004, TGP put up one candidate, Deben Dutta from Guwahati. Dutta received 14,933 votes (1.69% of total votes polled).

Leaders

• Atul Bora
• Deben Dutta
• Pulakesh Barua

External links

• The Hindu

Notes and References

1. News: Election Commission of India – State Elections 2006.
2. News: State Election 2006 Candidates .