Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Political party in Nepal
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The Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च, lit. '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]
Federal Democratic National Front संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च | |
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| President | Kumar Lingden[1] |
| General Secretary | Sharmila Bagchand |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Student wing | Federal Students Union[2] |
| Women's wing | Federal Women's Forum[3] |
| Ideology | Ethnic federalism Communalism[citation needed] Socialism[citation needed] |
| Seats in Provincial Assemblies | 1 / 93 (Province No. 1) |
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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]
