People's Democratic Movement | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Merged into | Indian National Congress |
| ECI Status | State |
The People's Democratic Movement (PDM) was a political party in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya. Founded in 1997, the PDM successfully won three seats in the 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. The parties' three representatives were: Martin Danggo, Elston Roy Kharkongor and Cyprian R Sangma.[1] The party failed to win any seats in the 2003 Assembly election and in December 2003 merged with the Indian National Congress (INC).[2]
| Seats | Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/- | Total | % | +/- | |
| 1998 | 19 | 3 | 58,225 | 6.95 | ||
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |  3 |
16,425 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
References
- 1 2 "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Meghalaya party joins Cong – People's Democratic Movement decision to merge surprises many". The Telegraph. 8 December 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Meghalaya 2003". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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