Hindustani Awam Morcha

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Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
AbbreviationHAM(S)
President Santosh Kumar Suman [1]
Founder Jitan Ram Manjhi
Founded8 May 2015(8 years ago) (2015-05-08)
Split from Janata Dal (United)
Headquarters12, Strand Rd, Rajbansi Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800015
Ideology Secularism
ColoursRed   and White  
ECI Status Bihar (State Party)
Alliance
  • NDA (2015-2017,2020–2022, 2023 –present)
  • I.N.D.I.A (2018–2020, 2022–2023)
  • MGB (Bihar) (2022–2023)
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Assembly
4 / 243
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Council
1 / 75
Election symbol
Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular.jpg
Party flag
Hindustani Awam Morcha flag.jpg

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]

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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 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]

During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined National Democratic Alliance. [22] 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. [23] [24]

Prominent members

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha termIndian
general election		Seats
contested		Seats wonVotes polledVote %Ref.
17th Lok Sabha 2019 300.2 [25]

Bihar Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha termGeneral electionSeats
contested		Seats wonVotes polledVote %Ref.
16th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 211864,8562.3
17th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 74375,5640.89

List of Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar

No.NameConstituencyYear elected
1 Jitan Ram Manjhi Imamganj 2020
2 Jyoti Devi Barachatti 2020
3 Anil Kumar Tikari 2020
4Prafull Kumar Manjhi Sikandra 2020

List of Members of Legislative Council of Bihar

NameYear of appointmentYear of retirement
Santosh Suman Manjhi 2018To till

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