Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a

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. The PDP is known more as the party led by Abdul Nazer Mahdani, a popular Muslim leader in

PDP in Kerala politics

Alliances

PDP formed an alliance with Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala. The alliance proved to be a disaster with poor performance of LDF. The alliance fell apart following arrest of Abdul Nazer Mahdani in 2010 August by

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for 2008 Bangalore serial blasts.

Parliament Election

In the

1996 Indian general election General elections were held in India on 27 April, 2 May and 7 May 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha, eleventh Lok Sabha. The elections resulted in a hung parliament with no single party having a clear majority. The Bharatiya Jan ...

the party has contested seven constituencies. In the

2004 Indian general election General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governmen ...

, PDP contested independently from

Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency) Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliame ...

and its candidate U. Kunhimohamed got 45000 votes only and lost the election or write as he came in the third /fourth position. In the 2009 Parliament Election of India, PDP which was in alliance with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala contested from

with Hussein Randathani as its candidate.

Assembly Elections

In the

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in May 1996 to elect members to the Kerala State Assembly. Polls were held simultaneously in all 140 seats and resulted in a voter turnout of 71.16%. The then Leader of opposition, V. S ...

, PDP contested in 50 constituencies. In

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLA (India), MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 20 ...

party fielded candidates in 60 constituencies.

Local Elections

The vice chairman of party, Poonthura Siraj has won as councilor in

Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, also known as Thiruvananthapuram Central, is the municipal corporation that administrates the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The city corporation is spread over 214.86 km2 with ...

in 1995 and 2000.

References

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