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Marxist Communist Party of India, MCPI was a political party in India. It emerged as a splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). The party general secretary was Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri (former All India Kisan Sabha general secretary).
MCPI was active in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, etc.
The principal mass organizations of the party were:
- All India Centre of Trade Unions (AICTU)
- All India Federation of Democratic Youth (AIFDY)
- All India Federation of Democratic Women (AIFDW)
Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections MCPI participated in the front initiated by Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).
In 2005 MCPI merged with other splinter groups to form the Marxist Communist Party of India (United).
Lok Sabha election results:
2004: 4 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, results see http://www.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/parties/MCPI(S)contest.htm#S01
1999: 7 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, in total 120 220 votes
1998: 2 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, in total 24 417 votes
1996: 2 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, in total 33 900 votes
1991: 4 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, 1 from West Bengal, in total 43 085 votes
1989: 3 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, in total 100 300 votes
State assembly elections:
Andhra Pradesh 1999: 74 candidates, in total 132 601 votes
Bihar 2000: 6 candidates, 8861 votes
Rajasthan 2003: 1 candidate, 2 111 votes
Rajasthan 1998: 2 candidates, in total 542 votes
West Bengal 2001: 1 candidate, 2 014 votes
References
Categories:- Communist parties in India
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) breakaway groups
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