United Democratic Front (Kerala)
United Democratic Alliance- UDF Keralam | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ramesh Chennithala |
| Founder | K.Karunakaran |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Indira Bhavan, Vellayambalam, Thiruvanathapuram (Kerala) |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 12 / 545 [1](currently 520 members + 1 Speaker)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 5 / 245
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| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 47 / 140
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The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of political parties in Kerala state, India, created by the prominent Indian National Congress (INC) party leader Shri. K. Karunakaran in the 1970s.[2] Since its formation, the coalition has sustained itself on support from different social, caste and religious groups as a powerful bloc to take on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) led Left Democratic Front (LDF). This alliance is led by the INC party in the state of Kerala. In the 2016 Legislative assembly elections UDF just won 47 out of 140 seats and hence lost the power again to Left Democratic Front. Later in August 2016 KC(M)Kerala Congress (M) left the alliance. In January 2018 Janatha Dal(United) left the alliance from UDF. In 2018 Kerala Congress (M) made a re-entry to the front.
The parties in the alliance and their representation in Kerala Legislative Assembly post Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 [3] are as follows:
- Indian National Congress (22)
- Indian Union Muslim League (18)
- Kerala Congress (M) (6)
- Kerala Congress (Jacob) (1)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (0)
- All India Forward Bloc (0)
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Past members[edit]
| Party | Withdrawal Date | Reason for Withdrawal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Janata (Democratic) | 2016 | Merged with Janata Dal (United) for 2016 Elections | |
| Kerala Congress (B) | 2016 | Withdrew alliance in a view to Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 | |
| Communist Marxist Party (A) | 2016 | Withdrew alliance in a view to Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 | |
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | 2016 | Withdrew alliance in a view to Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Who was K Karunakaran? - NDTV
- ^ http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS11.htm?st=S11
