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<div>{{short description|Political party in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{One source|date=January 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
| name = People's Democratic Front<br />
| abbreviation = PDF<br />
| symbol = [[File:Candle - Election Symbol.png|150 px]]<br />
| colorcode = yellow<br />
| leader = <br />
| president = [[Ivanlum Marbaniang]]<br />
| foundation = 2017<br />
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| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]<br />
|state_seats_name = [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]<br />
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|4|60|hex=yellow}}<br />
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The '''People's Democratic Front (PDF)''' is a regional political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Meghalaya]]. The PDF was founded in 2017 and was led by [[P. N. Syiem]] and [[Auspicious L. Mawphlang]].<br />
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Currently, it is part of the [[North-East Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shillong/new-regional-party-launched-in-meghalaya/articleshow/57956495.cms|title=New regional party launched in Meghalaya|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> The PDP's aim is to improve the development of the state especially of its tribal people living in it.<br />
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The two main tribes living in Meghalaya are the [[Khasi people|Khasi]] and the [[Garo people|Garo]]: Khasi consist of sub-tribes including the Khynriam (mostly people from East and West Khasi Hills), [[Pnar people|Pnar]] from the [[Jaintia Hills]], Bhoi from the [[Ri-Bhoi district|Ri-Bhoi]], and the War from the Southern part of the states, mostly along the borders.<br />
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In the [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], the PDP won 128,413 votes (8.2% of the vote) and elected 4 MLAs.<br />
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