United People's Party Liberal

United People's Party Liberal
United People's Party Liberal
Abbreviation	UPPL
Leader	Urkhao Gwra Brahma
President	Pramod Boro
Secretary
Founded	5 August 2015 (6 years ago)
Headquarters	Mwider Khoro (Hatimatha), Kokrajhar, BTR, Assam
Ideology	Regionalist
Political position	Centre
Colours	Yellow, Green and White
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance (NDA) (2020-Present); North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) (2020-Present)
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly	7 / 126
Seats in Bodoland Territorial Council	16 / 40
Election symbol
	Tractor Driving Farmer
Party flag
Website
	upplofficial.com
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The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) is a political party^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] founded in Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town. The party was actively participated in 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council Election under the presidency of Pramod Boro. Earlier the party was led by former MP Urkhao Gwra Brahma.

History[]

The UPPL was formed on 5 August 2015 and the earlier name was Peoples Co-ordination for Democratic Right (PCDR).^[7] The party was formed with the ideology of working for the welfare of the people irrespective of caste, creed and religion.^[8]

Bharatiya Janata Party announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive body in Bodoland Territorial Council. The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December 2020.^[9]^[10]

Flag[]

UPPL flag is tri-color having a yellow, white, and green color. The party symbol is Tractor and is put in the middle of the white background.

Electoral Performance[]

State Legislative Assembly Elections[]

Assam Legislative Assembly Elections
Election Year	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Result
2021 Election	Pramod Boro	8	6	6	3.40%	3.40%	651,744	Government

CEM of Bodoland Territorial Council[]

No.	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Term of office
No.	Name	Portrait	Constituency	From	To	Days in office
1	Pramod Boro			15 December 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 16 days

State Minister[]

Assam[]

No.	Name	Department	Constituency	Term of office
No.	Name	Department	Constituency	From	To	Days in office
1	Urkhao Gwra Brahma	Handloom & Textile Soil Conservation Sericulture The welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (BTC). The Welfare of Bodoland	Chapaguri	10 May 2021	Incumbent	235 days

References[]

^ "United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) of Kokrajhar to go alone in forthcoming Lok Sabha election: UG Brahma". 3 October 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Urkhao Gwra Brahma: Urkhao Gwra Brahma United Peoples Party, Liberal from KOKRAJHAR in Lok Sabha Elections | Urkhao Gwra Brahma News, images and videos". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Urkhao Gwra Brahma(United Peoples Party, Liberal):Constituency- KOKRAJHAR(ASSAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "BPF Campaigns in Kokrajhar, United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) in Bijni". 21 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Assam: United People's Party Liberal releases poll manifesto at Kokrajhar". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "AIUDF forms alliance with UPPL in Assam". Business Standard India. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "PCDR to form new party". Assam Times. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "New party launched in BTC". Telegraph India. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Assam Guv accepts claim of UPPL-BJP-GSP for BTC executive". The Outlook India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "After Fractured Poll Results, BJP To Back Hardliner In Assam's Bodoland". The Outlook India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.