Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | |
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Abbreviation | HAM(S) |
President | Santosh Kumar Suman [1] |
Lok Sabha Leader | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
Founder | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
Founded | 8 May 2015 |
Split from | Janata Dal (United) |
Headquarters | 12, Strand Rd, Rajbansi Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800015 |
Colours | |
ECI Status | Bihar (State Party) |
Alliance | |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly | 4 / 243 |
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council | 1 / 75 |
Election symbol | |
Party flag | |
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]
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]
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 previous election,[ which? ] 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]
Lok Sabha term | Indian general election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes polled | Vote % | Ref. |
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17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | [26] | |
18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4,94,960 |
Vidhan Sabha term | General election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes polled | Vote % | Ref. |
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16th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar | 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election | 21 | 1 | 864,856 | 2.3 | |
17th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar | 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election | 7 | 4 | 375,564 | 0.89 | |
No. | Name | Constituency | Year elected |
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1 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Gaya | 2024 |
No. | Name | Constituency | Year elected |
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1 | Jyoti Devi | Barachatti | 2020 |
2 | Anil Kumar | Tikari | 2020 |
3 | Prafull Kumar Singh | Sikandra | 2020 |
4 | Deepa Manjhi | Imamganj | 2024 |
Name | Year of appointment | Year of retirement |
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Santosh Suman Manjhi | 2018 | To till |
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