Democratic Labour Party (Kerala)

The Democratic Labour Party was a political party in Kerala, India. The DLP was founded in 1979, as the political wing of the Kerala Dheevar Maha Sabha (an organisation of Hindu fishermen).[1][2][3][4] V. Dinakaran was the general secretary of the party.[5]

The DLP supported the United Democratic Front (UDF).[6] V. Dinakaran contested the 1980 elections with UDF support.[7] In the parliamentary election, he finished in third place in the Allepey constituency with 8,814 votes (2.11%).[8] In the Legislative Assembly election V. Dinakaran finished in second place in the Ambalappuzha constituency with 32,884 votes (47.73%).[9]

V. Dinakaran was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly with UDF support in the 1982 election.[1] He won the Ambalappuzha seat, obtaining 35,821 votes (50.93%).[3][10] DLP supported the Indian National Congress-led state government formed after the election.[3] DLP was not, however, given any ministerial post in the state government.[11] V. Dinakaran and DLP tried to pressure the state government on political demands, as well as advocating inclusion of the party in the state government.[4] V. Dinakaran retained the Ambalappuzha seat in the 1987 election, obtaining 41,938 votes (47.62%).[12]

The influence of the party ebbed out after the mid-1980s, and the party suffered internal rifts.[13] Dinakaran lost his seat in the legislature in the 1991 election (obtaining 46,617 votes, or 47.54%), and in subsequent elections DLP would no longer have a candidate in the UDF seat sharing.[7][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Nair, A. Balakrishnan, and Bālakr̥ṣṇan Nāyar, E.. The Government and Politics of Kerala: Structure, Dynamics, and Development. Indira Publications, 1994. p. 96
  2. ^ T. M. Thomas Isaac, and S. Mohana Kumar. Kerala Elections, 1991: Lessons and Non-Lessons. Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 26, no. 47, 1991, pp. 2691–704
  3. ^ a b c Dynamics of State Politics, Kerala. Sterling Publishers, 1986. pp. 76, 186
  4. ^ a b Gopa Kumar, G.. Regional Political Parties and State Politics. Deep & Deep Publications, 1986. p. 83
  5. ^ "Chief whip apologises for remarks against Mata Amritanandamayi". Rediff on the Net. July 2, 1998.
  6. ^ Kurup, G. Radhakrishna. Politics of Congress Factionalism in Kerala Since 1982. Kalpaz Publications, 2004. p. 110
  7. ^ a b State, Natural Resource Conflicts and Challenges to Governance: Where Do We Go from Here?. Academic Foundation, 2008. pp. 105-106
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA - VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1982 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA
  11. ^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press, 1982. p. 16657
  12. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1987 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA
  13. ^ Hoeppe, Götz. Conversations on the beach : fishermen's knowledge, metaphor and environmental change in South India. Berghahn Books, 2007. p. 42
  14. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA
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