Indian Secular Front
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviated as ISF) is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[1]
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| Abbreviation | ISF |
| Chairperson | Nawsad Siddique |
| Secretary | Simul Soren |
| Founder | Abbas Siddiqui |
| Founded | 21 January 2021 |
| ECI Status | Not recognized |
| Alliance | Sanjukta Morcha (2021) |
| Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly | 1 / 294
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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 borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a Bihar-based political party. After the election, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the head of West Bengal Congress, 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
| Election Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abbas Siddiqui[7] | 32[8] | 1 |  1 |
1.35% | N/A | 813,489 | Minority |
References
- News, NDTV (Jan 21, 2021). "Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Wire.in, The (28 Feb 2021). "Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric's Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - India, Outlook (February 28, 2021). "With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF's 'Sanyukta Morcha' Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign". Outlook.India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- "Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- "ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol". Millennium Post. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
