Indian Secular Front

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Indian Secular Front

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Abbreviation ISF

Chairperson Nawsad Siddique

Secretary Srimon Soren

Founder Abbas Siddiqui

Founded 21 January 2021

ECI Status Not recognized

Alliance Sanjukta Morcha (2021)

Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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Election symbol

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The Indian Secular Front (abbr. ISF) is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddique, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[1]

Contents

1 History

2 Electoral performance

2.1 State Legislative Assembly elections

3 References

History

This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election of 2021[2] and has joined the Sanjukta Morcha,[3] or Mahajot, led by the Left Front and the Indian National Congress[3] against the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.[5] The party fought election under the name of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party. After the election, the head of Congress, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.[6]

Electoral performance

Indian Secular Front had allied with Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian National Congress in an alliance named Sanjukta Morcha.

State Legislative Assembly elections

Vote share in consecutive West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections

2021

 

1.35%

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

Election Year Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Result

2021 Nawsad Siddique 27 1 Increase 1 1.35% N/A 813,489 Minority