Hindustani Awam Morcha

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
Abbreviation	HAM(S)
President	Santosh Kumar Suman [1]
Lok Sabha  Leader	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Founder	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Founded	8 May 2015(10 years ago) (2015-05-08)
Split from	Janata Dal (United)
Headquarters	12, Strand Rd, Rajbansi Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800015
Colours
ECI Status	Bihar (State Party)
Alliance	NDA (2015–2017; 2020–2022; 2023–present) UPA, I.N.D.I.A (2018–2020; 2022–23) MGB (Bihar) (2022–23)
Seats in  Lok Sabha	1 / 543
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Assembly	4 / 243
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Council	1 / 75
Election symbol
Party flag
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Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) ^[2] (English: Indian People's Front), abbreviated HAM(S), is an Indian political party with a presence in Bihar. In Bihar, this party is also a natural Allies of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) similar to Janata Dal (United). It received a new election symbol, the wok, for the Bihar Assembly election in 2020. ^[3]

Formation

It was launched formally on 8 May 2015 by former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, who left the Janata Dal (United) party along with 18 others to form Hindustani Awam Morcha following the 2015 Bihar political crisis. ^{[4] [5]} The party added "Secular" to its name in June 2015, becoming Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular). ^{[6] [7]} In July 2015, the Election Commission recognised HAM(S) as a political party. ^[8] The election symbol of the party is a wok. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

History

In July 2015, the party joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and contested 21 seats, with some additional members contesting on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in Bihar. ^[13] On 18 September 2015, HAM(S) announced its first list of 13 candidates with Manjhi contesting from Makhdumpur and Imamganj. ^{[14] [15]}

The party ended up winning only in Imamganj with Manjhi losing in Makhdumpur. ^[16]

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election the alliance was led by the BJP alongside three smaller allies, namely the Lok Janshakti Party, the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and HAM(S), while Janata Dal (United) had contested as part of the Mahagathbandan opposition party. ^{[17] [18]} In 2017, Janata Dal (United) switched allegiance, which caused the Mahagathbandan government to dissolve and the NDA to come into power. ^[19] In 2018, HAM(S) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party left the alliance. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined National Democratic Alliance. ^[23] The party won four seats in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and Manjhi's son Santosh Suman was made a minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet. ^{[24] [25]}

Prominent members

• Jitan Ram Manjhi, founding member and former Chief Minister of Bihar, former Member of Legislative Assembly from Imamganj and Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Santosh Suman Manjhi, Minister of Irrigation and SC ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar, and Member of Legislative Council of Bihar.
• Ramesh Singh (National Vice President), Hindustan Awam Morcha, he is national vice president of Hindustan Awam Morcha since 2021

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Indian General Elections (Bihar)

Election Year	Election		Alliance	Contested Seat	seat Won	Seats-/+	Total Votes	Votes %	Votes % -/+
Indian General Election 2019
2019	17th Assembly		Mahagathbandhan	3	0 / 543	0	9,56,501	0.02%
Indian General Election 2024
2024	18th Assembly		NDA	1	1 / 543	1	4,94,960	2.3%

List of Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha 2024

Lok sabha (General) Election 2024

SL.No.	Name	Alliance	Constituency	Year	Portrait
1	Jitan Ram Manjhi Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium	NDA	Gaya (Bihar)	2024

Bihar Assembly Election

Bihar Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Election		Alliance	Contested Seat	seat Won	Seats-/+	Total Votes	Votes %	Votes % -/+
2015	16th Assembly		National Democratic Alliance	21	1 / 243	1	864,856	2.3%
2020	17th Assembly		National Democratic Alliance	7	4 / 243	3	3,75,564	0.89%	1.41
2025	18th Assembly		National Democratic Alliance	Oct-Nov 2025	0 / 243		None	TBD

List of Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar

Bihar assembly Election 2020

SL.No.	Name	Alliance	Constunsy	Year	Portrait
1	Jyoti Devi	NDA	Barachatti	2020
2	Anil Kumar		Tikari	2020
3	Prafull Kumar Singh		Sikandra	2020
4	Deepa Manjhi		Imamganj	2024

List of Members of Legislative Council of Bihar

Bihar Legislative council Election 2024

SL.No.	Member	Alliance	Party	Term Start	Term end	Portrait
1	Santosh Suman	NDA	HAM	07-May-2024	06-May-2030

See also

• List of political parties in India
• State Mahadalit Commission, Bihar
• Bhola Paswan Shastri
• Ram Sundar Das
• 2015 Bihar political crisis
• Bihar Legislative Assembly
• 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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