United Minorities Front, Assam

United Minorities Front, Assam was a regional political party in Assam, India. UMFA was set up in 1985 by the All Assam Minority Students' Union, Citizens Rights Preservation Committee (CRPC) and other religious / linguistic minority people of Assam, as a response to the "Assam Agitation" of All Assam Students' Union and the signing of the Assam Accord. The support of UMFA came mainly from Bengali Muslims and Hindus.[1]

The first president of UMFA was Kalipada Sen. The party merged with AIUDF in 2005.[2]

On 13 April 2013, the State Executive Committee has been formed in the State Level Conference held at Lengtisingha in the district of Bongaigaon.

History

UMFA was formed in the year 1985.[3] It contested in the Assembly and General Election of 1985, and won 17 MLA and 1 MP seats respectively.[4]

References

Citations
  1. "Alliance in trouble". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. "Merger boost for Assam minorities". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "United Minorities Front, Assam - Rediff Pages". pages.rediff.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. Banerjie, Indranil (27 January 2014). "Assam elections acquire considerable significance, campaigns centre around the accord". India Today. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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