Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)
Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम, नेपाल (लोकतांत्रिक) | |
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The Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) was a political party in Nepal. It existed as one of the important political force during the constituent assembly. Later the party merged with several other parties to become the largest Madhesh/Tharuhath based party, Nepal Loktantrik Forum.[2]
History
Formation
The party was formed after Upendra Yadav expelled Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and six other members after his agreement to join the new CPN (UML)-led government.[3] As a result, the former party was split with 26 among 52 members of constituent assembly opposing Yadav's decision.[4] The MJFN (L) included former leaders of other political parties like the Nepali Congress and Nepal Sadbhawana Party who were from democratic background.[5]
The party was registered with the
First constituent assembly
The party had 26 members in the first constituent assembly.[7] All of them were the one who sided with Gachhadar opposing the authoritarian character of Upendra Yadav.[6]
Second constituent assembly
The party fought the second constituent assembly on its own and won 14 seats. The party won 4 seats from FPTP system while won 10 seats from proportional representation. As a result, the party stood as the largest Terai Madhesh based party in the assembly.[8]
The party merged on April 5, 2017 with the Rastriya Janamukti Party (Loktantrik) and Dalit Janajati Party to form Nepal Loktantrik Forum.[2]
Leadership
Chairman
Deputy chairman
General secretary
- Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav
- Jitendra Narayan Dev
Election results
Election | Leader | FPTP | Proportional | Seats | Position | Status | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
2013 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 283,468 | 3.13 | 274,987 | 2.91 | 14 / 575
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5th | Opposition |
See also
References
- ^ "The MJF states social democracy as its guiding principle". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ a b Diwakar (2017-04-05). "3 parties merge to form Nepal Democratic Forum". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Sen, Sandeep (2019-06-06). "THT 10 YEARS AGO: MJF shows door to Gachhadar and six others". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ https://thehimalayantimes.com/news-archives/latest/mjf-pulls-out-of-uml-led-govt/
- ^ ""MJF factions exchange blows"".
- ^ a b Singh, Rishi (2009-07-29). "Gachhadar registers new party". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "मधेस आन्दोलनको १४ वर्ष, नेतृत्वकर्ताहरु अलपत्र". देशसञ्चार. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Pradhan, Shirish B. (2013-11-24). "Nepali Congress maintains lead over CPN-UML in polls". mint. Retrieved 2022-03-31.