Rashtriya Samaj Paksha

Rashtriya Samaj Paksha ("National Society Party" or "National Community Party") is an Indian political party based in Maharashtra and founded in 2003. Mahadeo Jankar is the founder and national president.

In the 2004 Maharashtra Assembly elections the party fielded 38 candidates and received 144,753 votes, 0.35% of the total. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections the party fielded 12 candidates in Maharashtra and one in Karnataka state. The party received 146,571 votes, 0.04% of the total.[1] In the 2009 Loksabha elections they fielded 29 candidates in Maharastra, two in Assam, one in Gujarat and one in Karnataka, being 23rd in number of candidates.[2] They received 190,743 votes in Maharashtra and 201,065 in total. Mahadeo Jankar stood against Sharad Pawar and Subhash Deshmukh in Madha and received 10.76% of the vote.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Votes Polled by Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSPS) In 2004". IBN Politics. http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/votespolled/2004/RSPS.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  2. ^ "Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSPS) 2009 Candidates". IBN Politics. http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/candidatelist09/RSPS.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  3. ^ Kothari, Vishwas (17 May 2009). "Pawar gets over 3.14 lakh victory margin". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/Pawar-gets-over-314-lakh-victory-margin/articleshow/4540743.cms. Retrieved 2009-09-16.