Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch

Political party in Nepal

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Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (transl. Federal Democratic National Front) is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.^[4] The party was formed through the coming together of 12 different janajati organisations.^[5]

The party agitates for the formation of a Limbuwan autonomous region in North-Eastern Nepal.^[6] The Sangiya Limbuwan Rajyaparishad is connected to the party.^[7] It is the umbrella organization of Federal Limbuwan State Council, Khumbuwan State, Tamagsaling Autonomous State Council, and United Tharu National Front including 13 other ethnic fronts.^[8]

The party is a continuent of the Federal Republic National Front.^[9]

History

In the 2017 local elections, the party won seven seats in local governments. The party contested the 2017 legislative and provincial elections. The party did not win any seats in the House of Representatives, but the party won one seat to the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 through proportional representation.^[10]

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

Election	Leader	Votes		Seats		Position	Resulting government
Election	Leader	#	%	#	+/-	Position	Resulting government
2008	Kamal Chharahang	71,958	0.67	2 / 575		15th	In opposition
2017	Kumar Lingden	21,610	0.23	0 / 275	2	17th	Extra-parliamentary
2022	Kumar Lingden	17,805	0.17	0 / 275		20th	Extra-parliamentary

Provincial elections

Province 1

Election	Votes		Seats		Position	Resulting government
Election	#	%	#	+/-	Position	Resulting government
2017	26,123	1.50	1 / 93		6th	In opposition
2017	26,123	1.50	1 / 93		6th	Coalition
2022	26,531	1.40	0 / 93	1	7th	Extra-parliamentary

References

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^ Yonghang, Mering. "दमक क्याम्पस इकाई समिति गठन". Federal Nepal. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "प्रदेश सांसदमा उपाध्यक्ष बिष्णु तुम्बाहाङफे". Federal Nepal. संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "पार्टीको सूची" [Election Commission of Nepal] (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ The janajatis are trying to replicate the tarai uprising, but can they? - Nepali Times
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^ "Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete". The Himalayan Times. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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