Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), originally Peoples Democratic Front, was set up as a mass organization of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation with the aim of statehood for the Karbi Anglong region in the India state of Assam.

Autonomous State Demand Committee
ChairmanJayanta Rongpi
Lok Sabha LeaderJayanta Rongpi
HeadquartersRongnihang, Diphu, Karbi Anglong
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Mao Zedong Thought
Political positionFar-left
Colours
ECI StatusUnrecognised State Party[1]
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assembly
0 / 126
(Assam)

ASDC was active in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (North Chachar Hills). Several elections to the Lok Sabha and the District Council were won under ASDC banner. Dr. Jayanta Rongpi represented the area in the Lok Sabha, elected as the ASDC candidate in 1991, 1996 and 1998. Later, ASDC split into two, with one section the Autonomous State Demand Committee (United) breaking away from CPI(ML) Liberation and aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The main group loyal to CPI(ML) Liberation reorganized themselves as Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive). From 1999 election onwards, Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive) candidates contest election on the banner of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.[2][3]

In 2015, a group of former leaders from the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) established a new political party known as the Hills State Demand Council (HSDC). The HSDC's primary objective was to continue ASDC's advocacy for the creation of a separate state for the hill districts of Assam. The new party sought to pursue this goal with a transformed dynamism.[4]

Members of Lok Sabha

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Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Year Lok Sabha Name Constituency Margin
 
1991 Indian general election
10th Lok Sabha Jayanta Rongpi
 
Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency
57,781
 
1996 Indian general election
11th Lok Sabha 1,03,130
 
1998 Indian general election
12th Lok Sabha 1,04,864

Members of Rajya Sabha

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Members of Rajya Sabha
Year Sr.

no.

Name State Term Period
1996 Rajya Sabha elections 1. Prakanta Warisa List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam 10 April 1996-9 April 2002 6 years

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year Sr.

no.

Name Constituency Margin
 
1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election
1. Mansing Rongpi Bokajan
2. Babu Rongpi Howraghat
3. Dipendra Rongpi Diphu
4. Holiram Terang Baithalangso
Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year Sr.

no.

Name Constituency Margin
 
1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election
1. Jagat Sing Engti Bokajan
2. Chandra Kanta Terang Howraghat
3. Samarjit Haflongbar Haflong
4. Hemsing Tisso Diphu
5. Holiram Terang Baithalangso
Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year Sr.

no.

Name Constituency Margin
 
2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election
1. Jagat Sing Engti Bokajan
2. Dharamsing Teron Howraghat
Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year Sr.

no.

Name Constituency Margin
 
2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election
1. Jagat Sing Engti Bokajan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "(UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "History of Naxalism". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Long March from Naxalbari : Most Memorable Moments". archive.cpiml.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ "'Hills State Demand Council' to revitalize statehood demand". nagalandpost.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.