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LIST of RECOGNISED NATIONAL PARTIES (As on 11.01.2017) LIST OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL PARTIES (as on 11.01.2017) Sl. Name of the Name of President/ Address No. Party General secretary 1. Bahujan Samaj Ms. Mayawati, Ms. Mayawati, Party President President Bahujan Samaj Party 4, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi –110001. 2. Bharatiya Janata Shri Amit Anilchandra Shri Amit Anilchandra Shah, Party Shah, President President Bharatiya Janata Party 11, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001 3. Communist Party Shri S. Sudhakar Reddy, Shri S. Sudhakar Reddy, of India General Secretary General Secretary, Communist Party of India Ajoy Bhawan, Kotla Marg, New Delhi – 110002. 4. Communist Party Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri Sitaram Yechury, of General Secretary General Secretary India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) ,A.K.Gopalan Bhawan,27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg (Gole Market), New Delhi - 110001 5. Indian National Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Congress President President Indian National Congress 24,Akbar Road, New Delhi – 110011 6. Nationalist Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri Sharad Pawar, Congress Party President President Nationalist Congress Party 10, Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi-110001. 7. All India Ms. Mamta Banerjee, All India Trinamool Congress, Trinamool Chairperson 30-B, Harish Chatterjee Street, Congress Kolkata-700026 (West Bengal). LIST OF STATE PARTIES (as on 11.01.2017) S. No. Name of the Name of President/ Address party General Secretary 1. All India Anna The General Secretary- No. 41, Kothanda Raman Dravida Munnetra in-charge Street, Chennai-600021, Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu). (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma), 2. All India Anna The General Secretary- No.5, Fourth Street, Dravida Munnetra in-charge Venkatesware Nagar, Kazhagam (Amma), Karpagam Gardens, Adayar, Chennai-600020, (Tamil Nadu). 3. All India N. Rangawamy, All India N.R.Congress, N.R.Congress President No. 51, J.J. Complex, 100 Feet Road, Illapillaichavadi, Nellithope Post, Puducherry –605005. 4. All India Forward Com. Debabrata Biswas, All India Forward Bloc, Bloc General Secretary 28,Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, New Delhi –110001. 5. All India United Shri M. Badruddin All India United Democratic Democratic Front Ajmal, President Front, No. 3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati – 781038 (Assam). 6. AJSU Party Shri Sudesh Mahato, AJSU Party, President Poornima Tower, 2 ndFloor, Room No. 2A, Opp. Chhaganlal Jain, Dhramshala, Lake Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834001. 7. Asom Gana Parishad Shri Atul Bora, Asom Gana Parishad, Working President Head Office:- Gopinath Bordoloi Road, Guwahati- 781 001, (Assam). 8. Bodoland Peoples Shri. Hagrama Mohilary Bodoland Peoples Front Front President Head Office Kokrajhar. B.T.C., P.O.-Kokrajhar, Distt. – Kokrajhar, Assam, Pin – 783370. 9. Biju Janata Dal Shri Naveen Patnaik, Biju Janata Dal, President Naveen Nivas, Aerodrome Gate, Bhubaneswar-751 009, (Orissa). 10. Dravida Munnetra Shri M. Karunanidhi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President Kazhagam, ‘Anna Arivalayam’ 268- 269, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018, (Tamil Nadu). 11. Desiya Murpokku Shri Vijayakant, General Desiya Murpokku Dravida Dravida Kazhgam Secretary Kazhgam, 125/7, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (100 Ft. Road), Koyambedu, Chennai-600 107, Tamil Nadu. 12. Goa Forward Party, The General Secretary, Sheesh Mahal, 2nd Floor, Office 4, Comba, Margao, Goa – 403601. 13. Indian National Lok Ch. Om Prakash Indian National Lok Dal, Dal Chautala, 18, Jan Path, President New Delhi. 14. Jammu & Kashmir Jb. Omar Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir National National Conference President Conference, (i) Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan, Residency Road, Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) (ii) Nawai Subh Complex, Zero Bridge, Srinagar, (Jammu & Kashmir). 15. Jammu & Kashmir Prof. Bhim Singh, Jammu & Kashmir National National Panthers Chairman Panthers Party, Party 17, V.P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110 001. 16. Jammu & Kashmir Ms. Mahbooba Mufti, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Peoples Democratic President Democratic Party, Party 2-Emporium Lane, Residency Road, Srinagar 17. Janata Dal (Secular) Shri H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal (Secular), President 5, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi – 110 003. 18. Janata Dal (United) Shri Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (United), President 7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi-110 001. 19. Jharkhand Mukti Shri Shibu Soren, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Morcha President Bariatu Road, Ranchi-834 008, (Jharkhand). 20. Jharkhand Vikas Shri. Babu Lal Marandi Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Morcha President (Prajatantrik) (Prajatantrik) Atithishala, Morhavadi, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 21. Karnataka Janatha As per the Karnataka Janatha Paksha Paksha Commission’s record, # 11, 12th Main 17th Cross, presently there is no Malleshwaram, Bengaluru – authorized/ office bearer 560055. Karnataka of the party. 22. Kerala Congress (M) Shri K.M. Mani, Kerala Congress(M), Chairman State Committee Office, Near Fire Station, Kottayam, (Kerala). 23. ` Lok Jan Shakti Party Shri Ram Vilas Paswan Lok Jan Shakti Party, National President 12, Janpath, New Delhi-110 011. 24. Maharashtrawadi Shri Deepak Dhavlikar, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak President Gomantak, Vikas ‘A’ Building, 3rd Floor, Near Pharmacy College, 18th June Road, Panaji-403 001, (Goa). 25. Maharashtra Shri Raj Thackre, Maharashtra Navnirman Navnirman Sena President Sena, Krishna Kunj, M.B.Raut Road, Shivaji Park, Mumbai-400028, Maharashtra. 26. Mizo National Front Shri Zoramthanga, Mizo National Front, President General Headquarters, Zarkawt, Aizwal, (Mizoram). 27. Mizoram Peoples Shri Pu. Lalmangaiha Mizoram Peoples Conference Sailo, President Conference, General Headquarters, Treasury Square, Aizawl-796 001 (Mizoram). 28. Indian Union Information to be Indian Union Muslim Muslim League received from the party League, Quaid-e-Millath Manzil, 36 Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Chennai-600001, Tamil Nadu. 29. Naga Peoples Front Dr. Shurhozelie Liezrtsu Nagaland Peoples Front, President Post Box No. 565, Kohima – 797 001 (Nagaland). 30. Pattali Makkal Shri G. K. Mani, Pattali Makkal Katchi, Katchi President 63, Nattu Muthu Naiken Street, Vanniya, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018 (Tamil Nadu). 31. People’s Party of Shri Kamen Ringu, People’s Party of Arunachal Arunachal President P.O. Naharlagun- 791110 ( Arunachal Pradesh). 32. Rashtriya Lok Dal Shri Ajit Singh, Rashtriya Lok Dal, President 12, Tughlak Road, New Delhi-110 011. 33. Rashtriya Janata Dal Shri Lalu Prasad, Rashtriya Janata Dal, President 13, V.P.House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001. 34. Revolutionary Shri T.J. Revolutionary Socialist Socialist Party Chandrachoodan Party, General Secretary 37, Ripon Street (Muzaffar Ahmed Sarani), Kolkata- 700 016,(West Bengal). 35. Samajwadi Party Shri Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party, President 18, Copernicus Lane, New Delhi. 36. Shiromani Akali Dal Shri Sukhbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal, Badal, Building No.6 President Sector-28 B, Madhy Marg, Chandigarh-160028 37. Shiv Sena Shri Uddhavji Shiv Sena, Balasaheb Tackeray, Shivsena Bhavan, Gadkari President Chowk, Dadar, Mumbai-400 028 (Maharashtra). 38. Sikkim Democratic Shri Pawan Chamling, Sikkim Democratic Front, Front President Upper Deorali, Gangtok, East Sikkim. 39. Telangana Rashtra Shri K. Chandra Shekar Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Samithi Rao, House No. 8-2-220/110/1/3, President Road No. 14, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 40. Telugu Desam Shri N. Chandrababu Telugu Desam, Naidu, Telugu Desam Party Office, President N.T.R Bhawan, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 033 (Andhra Pradesh). 41. United Democratic Dr. Donkupar Roy, United Democratic Party, Party President Mawlai Nonglum, Shillong-793 008 (Meghalaya). 42. Zoram Nationalist Shri Lalduhoma, Zoram Nationalist Party, Party President General Headquarters, Treasury Square, Aizawl-796 001 (Mizoram). 43. People’s Democratic Shri L. Seth, People’s Democratic Alliance President Alliance, Ragailong, Imphal-795 001, Manipur. 44. Hill State People’s Shri H.S. Lyngdoh, Hill State People’s Democratic Party President Democratic Party , Kench’s Trace, Laban, Shillong – 793004,(Meghalaya). 45. National People’s Shri Conrad K Sangma, National People’s Party, Party President. 2nd Floor, MDU Building, M.G. Avenue, Imphal-795001 (Manipur). 46. Aam Aadmi Party Shri Arvind Kejriwal, The Convener, Convener. Aam Aadmi Party, 206, Rause Avenue, DDU Marg, New Delhi 110 002. 47. Yuvajana Sramika The President, Rythu Congress Shri Y.S. Jaganmohan Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Party Reddy, Congress Party, President H.No.8-2-269/S/98, Sagar Society, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad- 34, Andhra Pradesh. 48. Rashtriya Lok Samta Shri Upendra The President, Party Kushwaha, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party President Mouza – Dhkkanpura, Mohalla – Mohanpur Punaichak (Near Hartali Morh), Boring Kainal Road, Patna – 1, Bihar. 49. Sikkim Krantikari Ms. Bharti Sharma, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Morcha President Convoy Ground, P.O.-Tadong, Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim-737102. 50. All India Shri Asaduddin Owaisi, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul President. Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Muslimeen, Darussalam Board, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). .
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