Assam Jatiya Parishad
Assam Jatiya Parishad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | AJP |
| President | Lurinjyoti Gogoi |
| Secretary | Jagadish Bhuyan |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | H.No. 33, 1st Floor, Lamb Road, Guwahati - 781001 |
| Ideology | Assamese nationalism[1] Regionalism[2] Anti-CAA[3] |
| Alliance | RD-AJP (Previously) Asom Sonmilito Morcha (Assam) I.N.D.I.A. (present) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 0 / 126 |
| Seats in Guwahati Corporation | 1 / 60 |
| Election symbol | |
| Ship | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| assamjatiyaparishad | |
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) is a state Political Party in Assam, India. It is formed by two student organizations of Assam, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP)[4] in September 2020. Former All Assam Students Union General Secretary, Lurinjyoti Gogoi is the first president of Assam Jatiya Parishad.[5] Its party symbol is 'Ship', as allotted by Election Commission of India.[6]
Electoral performance
For 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election, AJP joined an alliance with Raijor Dal, an offshoot of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti. According to the seat-sharing agreement, AJP will contest on 82 seats, and Raijor Dal will contest on 29 seats of Assam.[7]
State Legislative Assembly Elections
| Election Year | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Votes | Percentage of votes | Vote swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Legislative Assembly | ||||||
| 2021 | 82 | 0 | 
|
3.66% | +3.66% | |
| Lok Sabha | ||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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414,441 | ||
References
- ^ "In Assam, new regional party Assam Jatiya Parishad sets up new equations".
- ^ "Assam First Always and Forever". www.assamjatiyaparishad.org.
- ^ "AJP aims to revive anti-CAA stir in Assam, announces 10-day programme".
- ^ Utpal Parashar (14 September 2020). "Ahead of 2021 assembly polls, AASU-AJYCP tie-up to form Assam Jatiya Parishad". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Kangkan Kalita (17 December 2020). "Assam: AJP names Lurinjyoti Gogoi as president at Sivasagar". The Times of India.
- ^ "Election Body Allots Ship As Party Symbol To Assam Jatiya Parishad.Assam Jatiya Parishad has been formed on the call given by two experienced regional organizations of Assam, namely, All Assam Students' Union and Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad. For the present and future generations of Assam, a new progressive regionalist struggle has begun". India: Pratidin Times. 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Assam elections: AJP, Raijor Dal to fight as united regional front". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.