Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand

The Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand was a Jharkhandi political party in the Indian state of Bihar. The party emerged from a split in the Jharkhand Party[1] and was founded on December 28, 1968.[2][3] The party was based among non-Christian Adivasis in the Santhal Parganas.[4] The party was named after the 1855 Santhal rebellion, commonly known as 'Hul'.[2]

The party contested the 1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, fielding 14 candidates whom together mustered 56,506 votes (0.38% of all votes cast in the state). 5 candidates of the party were elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[5]

In 1972 the party was divided into two - the Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party and the Rajya Hul Jharkhand Party.[6][7]

  1. ^ Indian Journal of Politics. Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University. 1985. p. 134.
  2. ^ a b S. Bosu Mullick (2003). The Jharkhand Movement: Indigenous Peoples' Struggle for Autonomy in India. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. p. 95. ISBN 978-87-90730-72-7.
  3. ^ Vijendra Kumar (2001). Rise of Dalit Power in India. ABD Publishers. p. 313. ISBN 9788185771359.
  4. ^ Andrew Wyatt; John Zavos (23 November 2004). Decentring the Indian Nation. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-135-76169-1.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. Bihar 1969
  6. ^ Gautam Kumar Bera (2008). The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India. Mittal Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-8324-145-8.
  7. ^ Amit Prakash (2001). Jharkhand: Politics of Development and Identity. Orient Blackswan. pp. 111, 257. ISBN 978-81-250-1899-5.