Voice of the People Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VPP |
| President | Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit |
| General Secretary | Ricky AJ Syngkon |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Ideology | centre-left to leftsecularism,federalism,regionalism |
| Political position | centre-left to left |
| ECI Status | State Party (Meghalaya) |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (2023–present) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | 4 / 60 |
| Election symbol | |
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TheVoice of the People Party is a political party established in November 2021 in theIndian state ofMeghalaya.[1][2] The party president isArdent Miller Basaiawmoit, who was elected to theMeghalaya Legislative assembly fromNongkrem constituency in the2013 election[3][4] and again in the2023 election.[5] The party contested 18 constituencies in the2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election and won 4 seats.[6]
After winning four seats at the2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Basaiawmoit voiced his intention for the Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya) to form thegovernment in Meghalaya in 2028.[7]
On 20 March 2023, Basaiawmoit and fellow VPP MLAs protested theGovernor of Meghalaya's speech, made inHindi, during the first budget session of the Assembly, by storming out. He noted that as Meghalaya is non-Hindi speaking the "Centre has insulted Meghalaya by sending a governor who cannot speak in the state's official language".[8]| Election Year | Overall votes | % of overall votes | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | +/- in vote share | Sitting side | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lok sabha | |||||||||
| 2024 | 571,078 | 1 | 1 |  1 | - | Left (Opposition) | |||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||
| 2023 | 101,264 | 5.46 | 18 | 4 | 4 | - | Left (Opposition) | ||
| Map | Lok Sabha | Portrait | Member of Parliament | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18th Lok Sabha | Ricky AJ Syngkon |  | 3,71,910 |
| Year | Assembly | Portrait | MLA | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  | Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit | Nongkrem | ||
| Heavingstone Kharpran | Mawryngkneng | ||||
| Adelbert Nongrum | North Shillong | ||||
| Brightstarwell Marbaniang | Mawlai |
| Year | Assembly | Constituencies | Runner-up Candidate | Lost by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | | South Shillong | Danny Langsthei | 11,609 |
| Mylliem | Aibandaplin F. Lyngdoh | 39 |
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