Hindustani Awam Morcha

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
AbbreviationHAM(S)
PresidentSantosh Kumar Suman[1]
FounderJitan Ram Manjhi
Founded8 May 2015 (8 years ago) (2015-05-08)
Split fromJanata Dal (United)
Headquarters12, Strand Rd, Rajbansi Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800015
IdeologySecularism
Colours 
ECI StatusBihar (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)[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 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 term Indian
general election 		Seats
contested 		Seats won Votes polled Vote % Ref.
17th Lok Sabha 2019 3 0 0.2 [25]

Bihar Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha term General election Seats
contested 		Seats won Votes polled Vote % Ref.
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

List of Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar

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

List of Members of Legislative Council of Bihar

Name Year of appointment Year of retirement
Santosh Suman Manjhi 2018 To till

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi ने बेटे को सौंपी विरासत, Santosh Suman होंगे HAM के नए अध्यक्ष".
  2. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi(Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)):Constituency- IMAMGANJ (SC)(GAYA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "जीतन राम मांझी की पार्टी HAM को कड़ाही तो पप्पू यादव की JAP को मिली कैंची, EC ने 12 दलों का चुनाव चिन्ह बदला". The Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Manjhi to rewrite Bihar politics: Nitish Mishra". The Statesman. 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha". 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Manjhi's Party HAM Adds 'Secular' to Its Name". Outlook. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Jitan Manjhi Wants Dalits to Unite Against Nitish Kumar in Bihar Polls". NDTV.com.
  8. ^ "Manjhi's HAM recognised by poll panel". The Statesman. 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party HAM Gets Telephone Symbol". NDTV.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Green chilli, chappals among poll symbols". The Times of India. 19 September 2015.
  11. ^ "HAM gets 'Telephone' as election symbol". The Statesman. 5 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi's party gets election symbol". gulfnews.com. 5 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Bihar Deal: BJP Wins Over Jitan Ram Manjhi, Now Paswan Upset, Say Sources". NDTV.com.
  14. ^ "Bihar polls: Manjhi ends suspense, to contest from Makhdumpur". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  15. ^ Team, DNA Web (18 September 2015). "Bihar Polls 2015: HAM releases its first list; Manjhi to contest from Makhdumpur". DNA India.
  16. ^ "Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  17. ^ Sinha, Arjun (10 November 2015). "From lousy rallies to inept partners, the six charts that explain Modi's decimation in Bihar". Quartz India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  18. ^ Varma, Gyan (8 November 2015). "Bihar results: Social arithmetic, quota comments seen behind BJP's failure". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. ^ Bhaskar, Utpal (27 May 2019). "Lok Sabha win gives a 2nd wind to JD(U) for assembly polls, NDA in pole position". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. ^ Kumar, Prakash (10 December 2018). "Jolt to NDA; Kushwaha resigns as Union minister". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Jitam Ram Manjhi quits NDA, set to join 'Mahagathbandhan'". The Indian Express. 28 February 2018.
  22. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 September 2020). "Manjhi's HAM(S) joins NDA". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Will remain with Nitish Kumar and NDA, says Hindustan Awam Morcha". The Times of India. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Bihar Government: Check full list of ministers in new Nitish Kumar Cabinet". Jagran.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  25. ^ "General Election 2019 – Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019.
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