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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi
| abbreviation     = JSS
| logo             = [[File:Janathipathiya samrakshana samithy Flag.jpg|200px|center]]
| colorcode        = #FE0000
| founder          = [[K. R. Gouri Amma]]
| president        = [[A. V. Thamarakshan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/trivandrum/--847829|title=പ്രഫ. എ.വി. താമരാക്ഷന്‍ ജെ.എസ്.എസ് സംസ്ഥാന പ്രസിഡൻറ് &#124; Madhyamam|date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| general_secretary = [[A. N. Rajan Babu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gouri-removed-as-jss-general-secretary/article33710725.ece|title=Gouri removed as JSS general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu |date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
| foundation       = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1994|03|19}}
| split            = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| ideology         = [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism]]{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
| headquarters     = Kerala State Committee Office, Iron Bridge P.O., Alleppey-688011, [[Kerala]]
| symbol           = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bus.png|200px]]
| national         = [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] (1994-2013, 2021-Present)<br>[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] (2013–2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/jss-left-ldf-says-rajan-babu/articleshow/81156401.cms | title='ജെഎസ്എസ് ഇടതുമുന്നണി വിട്ടു'; കടുത്ത അവഗണന നേരിട്ടെന്ന് രാജൻ ബാബു }}</ref>
| country          = India
}}
'''Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi''' ( [[translation]]: ''Association for Defence of Democracy'') is a political party in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. The party was formed in 1994 when the CPI(M) leader [[K.R. Gowri Amma]] was expelled from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/veteran-communist-leader-k-r-gouri-amma-no-more/article34531990.ece|title=Veteran Communist leader K R. Gouri Amma no more|first=S. Anil|last=Radhakrishnan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 May 2021}}</ref>

JSS Sathjith group is allianced with United Democratic Front in Kerala led by [[Indian National Congress|Indian National congress]]. JSS won four seats in the 2001 Legislative Assembly election in Kerala (the party had launched candidates in five constituencies).
K.R. Gowri Amma, elected from the Aroor constituency, was the Minister for Agriculture in the [[A.K. Antony]] state government.

== Special Notes ==
1. One of their prominent state leader from the beginning of the party, Adv. Sathjith's faction make outside alliance with LDF after discussions with state leaders of LDF in March 2016.
 
2. The Rajan Babu faction of the JSS Joined the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] on 11 March 2016. This was Announced by Rajan Babu. After Discussions with BJP State President Kummanam Rajasekharan and BDJS Leader Vellappally Natesan at Kayamkulam. And he left NDA in 2019 and merge with JSS (Gowri amma)

==References==
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==External links==
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[[File:Kerala2006 (20).JPG|thumb|right|JSS mural in [[Alappuzha]]]]
*K.R. Gouri Amma's page at the official site of Kerala government  [https://web.archive.org/web/20050226235802/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/gov/gouri.htm]
*K.R. Gouri Amma's page at Kerala Legislative Assembly site [http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/min17.htm]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050310092256/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/pollupd/ac/states/S11/Aconst97.htm Election Result Aroor]
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{{Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}

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