National Unionist Zamindara Party

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National Unionist Zamindara Party
AbbreviationNUZP
PresidentB. D. Agarwal
Parliamentary Chairperson Kamini Jindal
Founded2013
Seats in  Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
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Website
http://zamindaraparty.com

The National Unionist Zamindara Party is a political party in Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 2013 by Guar farmers to represent their interests. [1] [2] While there is no connection to the historic Punjab Unionists, the party honours the legacy of Unionist leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram. [3] The party won 2 seats in the 2013 state election. [4]

In the 2014 Indian general election the party put up three candidates and received 124,990 votes.

In May 2018 one of the party's two MLAs, Sonadevi Bawri, joined the Indian National Congress. [5]

The party fielded eight candidates in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, but none were elected.

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References

  1. Times of India. Guar gum farmers enter political arena
  2. Economic and Political Weekly. The peasant path for a landlord's party
  3. Indian Express. Guar farmers plan own party in Rajasthan
  4. "Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2013 and 2008 Results". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. "National Unionist Zamindara Party MLA joins Congress". The Indian Express . 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2024.