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{{Infobox Indian political party | {{Infobox Indian political party | ||
|abbreviation | |name = Indian Secular Front | ||
| | |eci = Not recognized | ||
| | |abbreviation = ISF | ||
| | |party_logo = File:ISF flag.svg | ||
| | |colorcode = {{party color|Indian Secular Front}} | ||
|founder = [[Abbas Siddiqui]] | |||
| | |chairman = [[Nawsad Siddique]] | ||
|secretary = Srimon Soren | |||
|foundation = 21 January 2021 | |||
|alliance = [[Sanjukta Morcha]] (2021) | |||
| state_seats_name = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|1|294|hex=#000180}} | |||
|ideology = | |||
|position = | |||
| symbol = | |||
}} | |||
The '''Indian Secular Front''' (abbreviated as '''ISF''') is a [[Political parties in West Bengal|political party]] formed in [[West Bengal]] by [[Abbas Siddiqui]], an influential cleric of the shrine of [[Furfura Sharif]] in [[Hooghly district]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=NDTV|date=Jan 21, 2021|title=Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
| | This party was formed ahead of the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Assembly election of 2021]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wire.in|first=The|date=28 Feb 2021|title=Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric’s Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/west-bengal-left-congress-abbas-siddiqui-isf-bjp-elections|url-status=live}}</ref> and has joined the [[Sanjukta Morcha]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=India|first=Outlook|date=February 28, 2021|title=With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF’s ‘Sanyukta Morcha’ Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign|work=Outlook.India|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/photoessay/with-brigade-rally-left-congress-isfs-sanyukta-morcha-kicks-of-bengal-poll-campaign/2628|url-status=live}}</ref> or Mahajot, led by the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] and the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref name=":0" /> against the [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser|url=https://thewire.in/politics/in-left-congress-brigade-ground-rally-isf-emerged-as-the-biggest-mobiliser|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Wire}}</ref> The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-30-seat-deal-with-leftsays-indian-secular-front-cleric-abbas-siddiqui/cid/1807955|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The party fought election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a [[Bihar]]-based political party. After the election, [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]], the head of West Bengal Congress, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-congress-chief-adhir-chowdhury-does-not-want-isf-as-an-ally-in-future/articleshow/82522108.cms|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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==Electoral performance== | |||
Indian Secular Front had allied with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and [[Indian National Congress]] in an alliance named [[Sanjukta Morcha]]. | |||
== | ===State Legislative Assembly elections=== | ||
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{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Indian Secular Front}}|1.35}} | |||
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|+[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections]] | |||
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!style="width:25%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Election Year | |||
!Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Party leader | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Seats contested | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Seats won | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Change in seats | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Percentage of votes | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Vote swing | |||
!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Popular vote | |||
!Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Result | |||
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|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | |||
| [[Abbas Siddiqui]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695|access-date=29 March 2021|website=Millennium Post}}</ref> | |||
|32<ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
|1 | |||
|{{up}} 1 | |||
| 1.35% | |||
|N/A | |||
|813,489 | |||
|Minority | |||
|} | |||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Indian political parties}} | |||
[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]] | |||
[[Category:Political parties established in 2021]] | [[Category:Political parties established in 2021]] | ||
[[Category:Islamic political parties in India]] | |||
[[Category:2021 establishments in India]] | [[Category:2021 establishments in India]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Politics of West Bengal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:55, 8 January 2022
Indian Secular Front | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | ISF |
| Chairperson | Nawsad Siddique |
| Secretary | Srimon Soren |
| Founder | Abbas Siddiqui |
| Founded | 21 January 2021 |
| ECI Status | Not recognized |
| Alliance | Sanjukta Morcha (2021) |
| Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly | 1 / 294
|
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviated as ISF) is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election of 2021[2] and has joined the Sanjukta Morcha,[3] or Mahajot, led by the Left Front and the Indian National Congress[3] against the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.[5] The party fought election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a Bihar-based political party. After the election, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the head of West Bengal Congress, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.[6]
Electoral performance[edit | edit source]
Indian Secular Front had allied with Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian National Congress in an alliance named Sanjukta Morcha.
State Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]
| Election Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abbas Siddiqui[7] | 32[8] | 1 |  1
|
1.35% | N/A | 813,489 | Minority |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ News, NDTV (Jan 21, 2021). "Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wire.in, The (28 Feb 2021). "Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric's Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 India, Outlook (February 28, 2021). "With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF's 'Sanyukta Morcha' Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign". Outlook.India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ "ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol". Millennium Post. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
