The People's Freedom Party (, ''Nagrik Unmukti Party'') is a political party in Nepal.
The party's primary base is in the
Tharuhat
Tharuwan is also the homeland of Tharu people in Terai region of Nepal. It comprises the 11 southwestern Terai districts of Nepal. Tharuhat was proposed Tharu ethnic state by the Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal. Deadly clashes have broken out betwee ...
h region, especially
Kailali district and
Bardiya district.
History
Formation and Registration
The party was formed under the coordination of Member of
House of Representatives,
Resham Lal Chaudhary
Resham Lal Chaudhary, also Resham Chaudhary, is a Nepali former member of Parliament who has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in orchestrating and carrying out the 2015 Tikapur massacre. He is currently serving his sentence.
Role i ...
. Due to some acts of law, he could not chair the party, so his wife was chosen as chair instead. He left his former party, the
People's Socialist Party, Nepal
The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...
, claiming that it had become power-centric, forgetting the mandate provided by the citizens whom the leaders only used as a vote bank.
Party expansion and first election
The party rapidly expanded in a few months in the Tharuhath region. The party surprisingly emerged as largest party of
Kailali district winning 4 local levels including two municipalities and two rural municipalities. The party swept away
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal ( ne, लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी, lit=Democratic Socialist Party), is the sixth largest political party in Nepal. The party was officially registered at E ...
and
People's Socialist Party, Nepal
The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...
from Tharuhath region keeping their traditional vote block.
List of Members of Parliament
List of Pratinidhi Sabha members from People's Freedom Party
Electoral performance
General election
Provincial election
Local election
See also
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2021 split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal
The 2021 split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal (PSP-N) was a factional dispute amongst the leadership over party control beginning in May and culminating in July, with the faction led by former Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav succe ...
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Nepali Congress, Madhesh Province
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...
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2015 Tikapur massacre
On 24 August 2015, armed protestors affiliated with the Tharuhat Struggle Committee conducted an attack on security forces in Tikapur, a western city of Nepal. Protestors attacked officers attempting to enforce restrictions with axes, scythes, a ...
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Tharu people
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Tharuhat
Tharuwan is also the homeland of Tharu people in Terai region of Nepal. It comprises the 11 southwestern Terai districts of Nepal. Tharuhat was proposed Tharu ethnic state by the Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal. Deadly clashes have broken out betwee ...
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2022 Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province election
Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 20 November 2022. The discussion to conduct sooner than later is underway due to interest of leading Nepali Congress while the opposition, CPN (UML) is already demanding for fresh mandate.
P ...
References
{{Political parties in Nepal
Socialist parties in Nepal
Social democratic parties in Nepal
Political parties established in 2022
2022 establishments in Nepal
Nagrik Unmukti Party