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Pursharathi Panchayat () was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. The party was formed by Partition refugees from
Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
in June 1951.Sadasivan, S. N.
Party and Democracy in India
'. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 1977. p. 59
The party was led by Kaka Tilok Chand. The headquarters of the party was based in Khari Khul,
Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...
.
Times of India Directory & Yearbook Including Who's who
'. Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1954. p. 1172
The party promoted the social and economic improvements for the Sindhi refugee community and advocated unity with the original residents of the city. Pursharathi Panchayat presented six candidates in the
1952 Ajmer Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. 134 candidates competed for the 30 seats in the Assembly. This was the final election for the Ajmer Legislative Assembly: on 1 November 1956, under the provisions of the ...
. Three of the candidates were elected, Arjandas and Parasram from the Ajmer-I (South West) two-member constituency and Bhiman Das from the Ajmer-IV (Town Hall) constituency. Other constituencies contested by the party were Ajmer-II (East), Ajmer-V (Naya Bazar) and Ajmer-VI (Dhaldin ka Jhopra).Election Commission of India.
STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF AJMER
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{{reflist Defunct political parties in India Political parties established in 1951 1951 establishments in India Ajmer district Political parties with year of disestablishment missing