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Assam Jatiya Parishad

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Assam Jatiya Parishad
AbbreviationAJP
PresidentLurinjyoti Gogoi
SecretaryJagadish Bhuyan
Founded2020
HeadquartersH.No. 33, 1st Floor, Lamb Road, Guwahati - 781001
IdeologyAssamese nationalism[1]
Regionalism[2]
Anti-CAA[3]
AllianceRD-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
Website
assamjatiyaparishad.org

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

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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

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Election Year Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Votes Percentage of votes Vote swing
Assam Legislative Assembly
2021 82 0 Steady 3.66% 3.66%
Lok Sabha
2024 1 0 Steady 414,441

References

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  1. ^ "In Assam, new regional party Assam Jatiya Parishad sets up new equations".
  2. ^ "Assam First Always and Forever". www.assamjatiyaparishad.org.
  3. ^ "AJP aims to revive anti-CAA stir in Assam, announces 10-day programme".
  4. ^ Utpal Parashar (14 September 2020). "Ahead of 2021 assembly polls, AASU-AJYCP tie-up to form Assam Jatiya Parishad". Hindustan Times.
  5. ^ Kangkan Kalita (17 December 2020). "Assam: AJP names Lurinjyoti Gogoi as president at Sivasagar". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Assam elections: AJP, Raijor Dal to fight as united regional front". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-15.