2022 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election
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Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election will be held on 26 June 2022 to elect all 45 members of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.[1][2]
Background
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The previous election took place in 2012 which was won by GJM. In 2017, all GJM councillors resigned from their posts stating that GTA failed to fulfill their expectations and aspirations of the people. Sooner Binay Tamang was appointed by the Government of West Bengal as acting chairman of the body. Later Anit Thapa was appointed as its acting chairman.
Following the municipal election all over the state, West Bengal State Election Commission announced the date of poll on 27 May 2022. GJM leader and previous chairman of GTA, Bimal Gurung started a hunger strike in demand for the postponement of the election, just after the poll date was announced. BJP also supported Gurung and stated that GTA is not a permanent solution of the Gorkha issues.
Schedule
The election schedule was declared by West Bengal State Election Commission on 27 May 2022.[3]
| Poll event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 27 May |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 3 June |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 4 June |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 6 June |
| Date of poll | 26 June |
| Date of counting of votes | 29 June |
Parties and alliances
The party which won the last election, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha officially didn't fielded any candidates, however its members contested from all 45 seats as independent candidates.[4] On the other hand, Trinamool Congress, the ruling party in the state confirmed that they will contest from only 10 seats.[5] BGPM broke its alliance with TMC and decided to contest from 36 seats on their own.[6][7] Newly formed Hamro Party also fielded candidates in all seats.[8]
CPI(M) fielded 12 candidates and Congress fielded 5 candidates in the polls.[9] A total of 277 candidates, including 169 independents, are contesting the GTA election. BJP and its allies - Gorkha National Liberation Front, Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists and All India Gorkha League decided not to contest the GTA election.[10]
| Party | Symbol | Alliance | No. of contesting candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) | IND | None | 45 | |
| Hamro Party (HP) | IND | 45 | ||
| Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) | IND | 36 | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 
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Left Front | 12 | |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 
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AITC+ | 10 | |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 
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UPA | 5 | |
| Independents (IND) | None | None | 124 | |
Candidates
Voter turnout
Results
| Political Party | Seats Won | Net Change in Seats | Vote Share | |
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM)* | ||||
| Hamro Party(HP)* | ||||
| Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha(BGPM)* | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M)) | ||||
| All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) | ||||
| Indian National Congress(INC) | ||||
| Independent | ||||
| Total | ||||
" * " denotes parties that are contesting the election as independent candidates (not with any party symbols)
References
- ^ "West Bengal: GTA election on June 26, notification on Friday". ThePrint. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (27 May 2022). "Bengal Election Commission Announces Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Poll Dates". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (25 May 2022). "Kolkata: Elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration on June 26, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha announces protest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ আনন্দ, ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি (5 June 2022). "জিটিএ নির্বাচনে সব আসনেই নির্দল হিসেবে মনোনয়ন গোর্খা জনমুক্তি মোর্চার". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "GTA Election 2022 : GTA নির্বাচনে তৃণমূলের বড় চমক, প্রার্থী বিনয় তামাং". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ IANSLive. "GTA polls: Trinamool gets a jolt as Anit Thapa's BGPM walks out of alliance". IANS Live. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "BGPM releases election manifesto, promise to raise Gorkhaland issue". Sikkimexpress. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Banerjee, Amitava (3 June 2022). "GTA polls: Hamro Party to contest in all 45 seats". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "GTA elections: 210 of 318 candidates are Independents". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Why BJP, GNLF and TMC's own ally GJM are boycotting Gorkhaland Territorial Administration polls". The Print. Retrieved 13 June 2022.