Autonomous State Demand Committee

Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), originally Peoples Democratic Front, was set up as a mass organization of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation with the aim of statehood for the Karbi Anglong region in the India state of Assam.

Autonomous State Demand Committee
Chairman	Jayanta Rongpi
Lok Sabha Leader	Jayanta Rongpi
Headquarters	Rongnihang, Diphu, Karbi Anglong
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought
Political position	Far-left
Colours
ECI Status	Unrecognised State Party[1]
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assembly	0 / 126 (Assam)
Politics of India Political parties Elections

ASDC was active in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (North Chachar Hills). Several elections to the Lok Sabha and the District Council were won under ASDC banner. Dr. Jayanta Rongpi represented the area in the Lok Sabha, elected as the ASDC candidate in 1991, 1996 and 1998. Later, ASDC split into two, with one section the Autonomous State Demand Committee (United) breaking away from CPI(ML) Liberation and aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The main group loyal to CPI(ML) Liberation reorganized themselves as Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive). From 1999 election onwards, Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive) candidates contest election on the banner of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.^[2][3]

In 2015, a group of former leaders from the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) established a new political party known as the Hills State Demand Council (HSDC). The HSDC's primary objective was to continue ASDC's advocacy for the creation of a separate state for the hill districts of Assam. The new party sought to pursue this goal with a transformed dynamism.^[4]

Members of Lok Sabha

Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Year	Lok Sabha	Name	Constituency	Margin
1991 Indian general election	10th Lok Sabha	Jayanta Rongpi	Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency	57,781
1996 Indian general election	11th Lok Sabha			1,03,130
1998 Indian general election	12th Lok Sabha			1,04,864

Members of Rajya Sabha

Members of Rajya Sabha
Year	Sr. no.	Name	State	Term	Period
1996 Rajya Sabha elections	1.	Prakanta Warisa	List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam	10 April 1996-9 April 2002	6 years

Members of Legislative Assembly

Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year	Sr. no.	Name	Constituency	Margin
1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election	1.	Mansing Rongpi	Bokajan
	2.	Babu Rongpi	Howraghat
	3.	Dipendra Rongpi	Diphu
	4.	Holiram Terang	Baithalangso

Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year	Sr. no.	Name	Constituency	Margin
1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election	1.	Jagat Sing Engti	Bokajan
	2.	Chandra Kanta Terang	Howraghat
	3.	Samarjit Haflongbar	Haflong
	4.	Hemsing Tisso	Diphu
	5.	Holiram Terang	Baithalangso

Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year	Sr. no.	Name	Constituency	Margin
2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election	1.	Jagat Sing Engti	Bokajan
	2.	Dharamsing Teron	Howraghat

Members of Assam Legislative Assembly
Year	Sr. no.	Name	Constituency	Margin
2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election	1.	Jagat Sing Engti	Bokajan

See also

• CPI(ML) Liberation
• Indian People's Front
• Lal Sena

References

1. "(UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
2. "History of Naxalism". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
3. "Long March from Naxalbari : Most Memorable Moments". archive.cpiml.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
4. "'Hills State Demand Council' to revitalize statehood demand". nagalandpost.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.