Samajwadi Jan Parishad
Samajwadi Jan Parishad | |
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| Abbreviation | S.W.J.P. |
| President | Lingaraj Azad |
| General Secretary | Aflatoon (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Treasurer | Ganesh Raghunath Raorane |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | D.28/160,Pande Haveli, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221001 |
| Newspaper | Samyik Varta |
| Student wing | Vidhyarthi Yuva Jan Sabha |
| Peasant's wing | Kisan Mazdoor Parishad |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Left of Centre |
| Alliance | National Alliance of People's Movements |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| swjp | |
Samajwadi Jana Parishad (translation: "Socialist People's Congress"), is a socialist political party in India[1].
Foundation
The party was founded in 1995 by late Kishen Pattanayak and many grassroot level political organisations who believed in creating an alternative political culture. Active members of the party cannot have any association with foreign funded NGOs. The ideology of the party is based upon the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Ambedkar. It is active in 15 states. It believes that Globalisation is a counter-revolution phase and hence associates itself with anti-globalisation struggles[2].
It has involved in many historic struggles in various parts of India such as Mehdiganj, Mau (UP), Betul, Kesla (MP), Niyamgiri, Jagjitsinghpur-POSCO (Odisha), Jalpaiguri (North Bengal), Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu) etc...
This was the only party to have protested and almost barged into the Commonwealth Games Office at Central Delhi protesting against the huge spending by the Govt.
The party is very close to many popular people's movements. It is a founding member of the National Alliance of People's Movements N.A.P.M.
Party structure
In the 14th biennial national conference held at Titilagarh (Odisha) on November 22 and 23, 2025. the following are elected as its new office bearers.
- President: Lingaraj Azad
- Vice Presidents:
- Mahesh Vikram
- Shivaji Gaikwad
- Satyendra Roy
- General Secretary: Aflatoon (Uttar Pradesh)
- Organizing Secretary: Chanchal Mukherjee
- Secretaries:
- Adv. Vishnu Dhoble
- Suresh Narikuni
- Treasurer: Ganesh Raorane
Electoral records
It has been participating and contesting in general elections, but has not won any seats in the Rajyasabha or Loksabha or state assembly elections.
Madhya Pradesh - 2003
The party took part in Madhya Pradesh elections, with four candidates:[3]
- Mangal Sing for Ghora Dongri
- Fagram - Itarsi
- Shamim Modi - Harda
- Ajay Khare - Rewa
Maharashtra - 2004
Sayeed Kasam Sayeed Jamruddin 192-Gangapur[4]
Position in state and national politics
References
- ^ Socialists-Communists: Need for a Continuing Dialogue (by Surendra Mohan, Mainstream Weekly, Tuesday 24 April 2007)
- ^ SEVERAL socialists launched the Samajwadi Jan Parishad in 1994 and one reason for this new outfit was the need to fight against globalisation etc.(by Surendra Mohan, Mainstream Weekly, Wednesday 8 August 2007)
- ^ "New Delhi". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Election Commission of India – State Elections 2004". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.