Public Demands Implementation Convention
Public Demands Implementation Convention | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977[1][a] |
| Dissolved | 1997 |
| ECI Status | State Party |
The Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)[b] was a regional political party in Meghalaya, India founded in 1977 and primarily focussed on the interests of farmers, especially those growing potatoes in the Khyrim area of the Khasi Hills.[2]: 45 The party was a split from the All Party Hill Leaders Conference.[3]
In 1997 the PDIC joined with the Hill People's Union, the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak) and Meghalaya Progressive Peoples Party to form the United Democratic Party.[4]
| Seats | Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/- | Total | % | +/- | |
| 1978 | 2[c] | |||||
| 1983 | 21 | 2 | 
|
23,253 | 4.92 | |
| 1988 | 15 | 2 |
|
19,402 | 3.20 |  1.72
|
| 1993 | 4 | 2 |
|
17,423 | 2.14 | 1.16
|
Notes
[edit]- [a] Different sources present different dates for the foundation year of the PDIC, including 1974,[3] 1976 and 1983.[9]
- [b] Different sources present different names for the PDIC, including the People's Demands Implementation Convention and the Public Demands Implementation Committee.[9] The Election Commission of India (ECI) in the official statistical reports for the Legislative Assembly elections records the name as Public Demands Implementation Convention.
- [c] In the 1978, two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results.[2]: 118
References
[edit]- ^ Gupta, Susmita Sen (2004). "Nationalism and Regional Parties of Meghalaya". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 65 (2): 199–218. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 41855809.
- ^ a b Gupta, Susmita Sen (2005). Regionalism in Meghalaya. South Asian Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7003-288-5.
- ^ a b Pakem, B. (1993). Regionalism in India: with special reference to north-east India. Har-Anand Publications. p. 96. ISBN 9788124100554.
- ^ Warjri, Antarwell (2017). "Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. 3 (5): 210. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1983". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1988". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1993". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b Roy, Ramashray; Wallace, Paul (2007). India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. SAGE Publications India. p. 245. ISBN 978-81-321-0110-9.