United Democratic Front (India)
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United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala
state in India
. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress
.
In the 2011 assembly elections, UDF defeated the LDF by a mere margin of 72 to 68 seats and came back to power again under the leadership of shri. Oommen Chandy
. Before this, the last UDF government (2001-2006) was also led by Oommen Chandi, which lost the state government to the Left Democratic Front
in the Kerala Assembly Election
.
The parties in the alliance and their representation in Kerala Legislative Assembly
as follows:
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
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In the 2011 assembly elections, UDF defeated the LDF by a mere margin of 72 to 68 seats and came back to power again under the leadership of shri. Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.-Early life:Oommen Chandy or 'Kunjoonju' was born...
. Before this, the last UDF government (2001-2006) was also led by Oommen Chandi, which lost the state government to the Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front is a coalition of left winged political parties in the state of Kerala, in India. This is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, each of which have been in power alternatively for the last two decades. LDF is the coalition that is presently in oppposition...
in the Kerala Assembly Election
Kerala state assembly election, 2006
The Kerala state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in three phases. The first phase was held on April 22, 2006, when 59 out of the 140 constituencies in Kerala voted. The second was held on April 29, 2006 for the 66...
.
The parties in the alliance and their representation in Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly more popularly known as Niyamasabha , is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community...
as follows:
- Indian National CongressKerala Pradesh Congress CommitteeKerala Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress - the world's largest political organization -working in the state of Kerala. Its head office is situated at Trivandrum ....
(38) - Indian Union Muslim LeagueIndian Union Muslim LeagueIndian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...
(20) - Kerala CongressKerala CongressThe Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...
(9) - Socialist Janata (Democratic) PartySocialist Janata (Democratic) PartySocialist Janata Party is broke away from Janata Dal . This party is part of United Democratic Front in Kerala .-History:The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal is a part of the CPI -led Left Democratic Front. The CPI-JD ties came under strain around 2008...
(2) - Kerala Congress (B)Kerala Congress (B)Kerala Congress is a registered-unrecognized political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the Government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the State Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, who has been representing the Pathanapuram...
(1) - Kerala Congress (Jacob)Kerala Congress (Jacob)Kerala Congress is a registered-unrecognized political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a faction of Kerala Congress led by the former minister T. M. Jacob who has held portfolios like Education, Irrigation and Culture in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.-Formation:Kerala Congress was...
(1) - Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)this party have a trade union wing UTUC state president is K.RaghunathKerala Revolutionary Socialist Party is a political party in Kerala, led by Shibu Baby John...
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