National People's Party (India)
National People's Party | |
---|---|
MDA (Meghalaya) | |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
Seats in State Legislative Assembly | 44 / 4,036 List |
Number of states and union territories in government | 4 / 31 |
Election symbol | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www | |
The National People's Party is a national-level political party in India, though its influence is mostly concentrated in the state of Meghalaya. The party was founded by P. A. Sangma after his expulsion from the NCP in July 2012. It was accorded national party status on 7 June 2019. It is the first political party from Northeastern India to have attained this status.[3]
History
In January 2013,
Sangma who has been a nine-time
NPP contested the assembly election of
Currently, it is a part of
In 2015, in a rare move election commission has suspended NPP for its failure to provide party's expenditure during Lok Sabha Elections held in 2014. NPP became first party to get suspended by EC.[6]
In September 2015, the leaders of six parties —
In May 2016, after the
The NPP contested nine candidates in the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election and won four seats.
The NPP won 19 seats in the
The party decided to contest the 2023 assembly elections without any pre-poll alliances. The party wan 26 seats, and formed a governmant supported by BJP and over NEDA members.[14]
On 6 May 2023, the People's Democratic Front party merged with National People's Party.[15]
Election symbol
Its election symbol is a book.[16] The significance for the same is that the party believes that only literacy and education can empower the weaker sections.[4]
Key Leaders
Member | Portrait | Current/ Previous Position | Party Position |
---|---|---|---|
Conrad Sangma |
|
National President | |
Prestone Tynsong |
|
National Vice President | |
James Sangma |
|
National Spokesperson, National General Secretary (I/C), Finance | |
Thomas A. Sangma |
|
National General Secretary (I/C),Organisation | |
Agatha Sangma |
|
National General Secretary |
Electoral Performance
The party won a seat in
In March 2018, the party won 19 out of 60 assembly seats in the
General election results
Election | Lok sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 16th | Conrad Sangma | 8 | 1 / 543
|
1 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
2019 | 17th | 11 | 1 / 543
|
0.07 | 0.03 | |||
2024 | 18th
|
0 / 543
|
TBD | TBD |
State Assembly elections
Election Year | Leader | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | Overall votes | % of overall votes | +/- in vote share | Sitting side |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2019 | Conrad Sangma | 30 | 5 / 60
|
5 | 90,347 | 14.56 | 14.56 | Government
(BJP coalition) |
2024 | TBD | TBD | 0 / 60
|
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Assam Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2021 | Conrad Sangma | 11 | 0 / 126
|
18,087 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||
Bihar Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2020 | 1 | 0 / 243
|
649 | 0.00 | ||||
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2019 | 1 | 0 / 81
|
987 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||
Karnataka Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2023 | 2 | 0 / 224
|
489 | 0.00 | ||||
Manipur Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2012 | 5 | 0 / 60
|
3 | 17,301 | 1.2% | |||
2017 | Conrad Sangma | 4 / 60
|
4 | 83,744 | 5.1 | 3.9 | Government
(BJP coalition) | |
2022 | Yumnam Joykumar Singh | 38 | 7 / 60
|
3 | 321,302 | 17.3 | 12.2 | Government
(BJP coalition) |
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2013 | Conrad Sangma | 2 / 60
|
2 | 1,16,251 | 8.8 | 8.8 | Opposition | |
2018 | 52 | 19 / 60
|
17 | 2,33,745 | 20.60 | 11.8 | Government
(NEDA coal | |
2023 | 57 | 26 / 60
|
7 | 5,84,338 | 31.49 | 10.89 | Government
(NEDA coalition) | |
Mizoram Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2018 | 10 | 0 / 40
|
3748 | 0.59 | 0.59 | |||
Nagaland Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2018 | Conrad Sangma | 25 | 2 / 60
|
2 | 71,503 | 7.12 | 7.12 | Government
(NDPP coalition) |
2023 | Andrew Ahoto | 12 | 5 / 60
|
3 | 65,920 | 5.76 | 1.36 | Government
(NDPP coalition) |
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2013 | Kirodi Lal Meena | 134 | 4 / 200
|
4 | 13,12,402 | 4.25 | 4.25 | |
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2021 | 3 | 0 / 234
|
1187 | 0.00 | ||||
West Bengal Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
2021 | 3 | 0 / 294
|
3880 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
List of MPs from NPP
Lok Sabha
No. | Lok sabha | Constituency | Name | Election |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16th | Tura (ST) | Purno Agitok Sangma
|
2014 |
2 | Conrad Sangma | 2016 (by election) | ||
3 | 17th | Agatha Sangma | 2019 |
Rajya Sabha
Sr. No | Name | Date of
Appointment |
Date of
Retirement |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wanweiroy Kharlukhi | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 |
List of NPP State Governments
Meghalaya
Assembly | Chief Minister | Cabinet | Deputy Chief Minister/s | Tenure | Election | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10th | Conrad Sangma | Sangma I | Prestone Tynsong | - | 6 March 2018 | 7 March 2023 | 6 years, 52 days | 2018 | |||
11th | Sangma II | Sniawbhalang Dhar | 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 2023 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Don't forget your roots & identity, Conrad tells youth | Highland Post". 25 November 2023.
- ^ "NPP Becomes First Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party". News18. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sangma launches National People's Party, forms alliance with NDA". India Today. PTI. 5 January 2013.
- ^ Parihar, Rohit (19 December 2013). "Rajasthan: BJP's win is the biggest ever for any party, Congress's loss is the worst". India Today. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "EC suspends National People's Party for not providing expense report". mint. 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Samajwadi Party teams up with Pappu Yadav, NCP, 3 others to form third front". Times of India. 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Mulayam front suffers big blow, NCP to go it alone - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Bihar polls: NCP quits Third Front, cites Mulayam Singh's 'pro-BJP statement'". The Economic Times. 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Amit Shah holds meeting with northeast CMs, forms alliance". Hindustan Times. 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Hung Assembly in Meghalaya, Congress single largest party". The Hindu. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya assembly elections 2018: NPP-led alliance all set to form govt". Mint. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Congress outsmarted in Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma to be sworn in March 6". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "More support arrives for Conrad Sangma's NPP to form government in Meghalaya". The Hindu. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "PDF merges with NPP". The Shillong Times. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Political Parties And Election Symbols as on 08-03-2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Williamnagar By-Election: NPP Candidate Marcuise Marak Wins Meghalaya Assembly Bypolls". News18. 1 May 2018.
- ^ "NPP wins Williamnagar Assembly seat in Meghalaya". The Hindu. 1 May 2018.