Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

, founded by Ruplal Bishvakarma

Ruplal Bishvakarma

Ruplal Bishvakarma was a Nepalese communist politician, peasant leader and Dalit activist. Ruplal hailed from a middle peasant family in the Chitwan district...

. The party took part in the 1999 election, campaigning for rights for lower caste people. The party got 6852 votes.

The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal

Election Commission of Nepal

The Election Commission of Nepal is the body responsible for monitoring elections, as well as registering parties and candidates and reporting election outcomes, in Nepal. It was born out of the 1950 revolution in Nepal, and was established in law in 1951, although it has been changed somewhat by...

 ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election

Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008

A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...

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Ahead of the Constituent Assembly polls, the party presented a closed proportional representation

Proportional representation

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 list with 46 candidates, headed by Roma Bishwakarma. The party presented 1 candidate for the First Past the Post seats, Prem Singh Bishwakarma in the Kailali-6 constituency.