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{{Infobox Indian political party
|abbreviation = HAM-Se<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jitan-ram-manjhi-floats-hindustani-awam-morcha/articleshow/46412815.cms|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi floats 'Hindustani Awam Morcha' | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|logo = [[File:Telephone.svg|100px|Telephone]]
|colorcode = Red
|president = [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2015|05|08}}
|founder = [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
|split =[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|headquarters =
|eci = [[Bihar]] (State Party)
|national_convener = [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
|loksabha_seats =
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|state_seats_name = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|4|243|hex=#ff0000}}
|state2_seats_name = [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
|state2_seats = {{Composition bar|1|75|hex=#FF0000}}
|alliance =
*[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] {{small|(2015—2018, 2020—present)}}
*[[United Progressive Alliance]] {{small|(2018-2020)}}
|ideology = [[Secularism]]
|position =
|publication =
|youth =
|students =
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|party_name = Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
|international =
|colours = Red {{Colorsample|#ff0000}} and White {{Colorsample|#FFFFFF}}
}}

'''Hindustani Awam Morcha''' ([[translation]]: ''Indian People's Front''; abbreviated as '''HAM''') is an [[Political parties in India|Indian political party]] having presence in [[Bihar]].

==Formation==

It was launched formally on 8 May 2015 by former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]], who left the [[Janata Dal (United)]] along with 18 others to form the party following the [[2015 Bihar political crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-to-rewrite-bihar-politics-nitish-mishra-66735.html|title=Manjhi to rewrite Bihar politics: Nitish Mishra|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-announces-new-party-as-hindustani-awam-morcha/|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha|date=8 May 2015}}</ref> The name of the party was later changed to Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM-S).<ref>{{cite news|title=Manjhi's Party HAM Adds 'Secular' to Its Name|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/manjhis-party-ham-adds-secular-to-its-name/902280}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-manjhi-wants-dalits-to-unite-against-nitish-kumar-in-bihar-polls-774912|title=Jitan Manjhi Wants Dalits to Unite Against Nitish Kumar in Bihar Polls|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In July 2015, the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] recognised the HAM-S as a political party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-s-ham-recognised-by-poll-panel-78698.html|title=Manjhi''s HAM recognised by poll panel|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The election symbol of the party is a telephone.<ref name="NDTV.com 2015">{{cite web|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party HAM Gets Telephone Symbol|website=NDTV.com|date=7 August 2015| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-ham-gets-this-election-symbol-1204680|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/green-chilli-chappals-among-poll-symbols/articleshow/49018231.cms|title=Green chilli, chappals among poll symbols | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ham-gets-telephone-as-election-symbol-80379.html|title=HAM gets 'Telephone' as election symbol|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-gets-election-symbol-1.1561821|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's party gets election symbol|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref>

== History ==

In July 2015, the party joined the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] and contested 21 seats, with some additional members contesting on the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ticket in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/deal-done-bjp-jitan-ram-manjhi-agree-on-seat-sharing-for-bihar-1217297|title=Bihar Deal: BJP Wins Over Jitan Ram Manjhi, Now Paswan Upset, Say Sources|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> On 18 September 2015, Hindustani Awam Morcha announced its first list of 13 candidates with Manjhi contesting from [[Makhdumpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Makhadumpur]] and [[Imamganj(Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Imamganj]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-jitan-ram-manjhi-to-contest-from-makhdumpur/article1-1391448.aspx |title=Archived copy |website=www.hindustantimes.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921081151/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-jitan-ram-manjhi-to-contest-from-makhdumpur/article1-1391448.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-polls-2015-ham-releases-its-first-list-manjhi-to-contest-from-makhdumpur-2126331|title=Bihar Polls 2015: HAM releases its first list; Manjhi to contest from Makhdumpur|first=DNA Web|last=Team|date=18 September 2015|website=DNA India}}</ref>

The party ended up winning only in Imamganj with Manjhi himself losing in Makhdumpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/election-results/bihar-election-resuls/6699-bihar-assembly-election-result-2015-live.html|title=Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016|website=infoelections.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>

In the previous election, the alliance was led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] alongside three smaller allies namely the Lok Janshakti Party, the [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] and the Hindustani Awam Morcha, while the [[Janata Dal (United)]] had contested as part of the current opposition Mahagathbandan.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web|last=Sinha|first=Arjun|date=10 November 2015|title=From lousy rallies to inept partners, the six charts that explain Modi's decimation in Bihar|url=https://qz.com/india/544758/from-ill-conceived-rallies-to-inept-partners-the-six-charts-that-explain-modis-decimation-in-bihar/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Quartz India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Varma|first=Gyan|date=2015-11-08|title=Bihar results: Social arithmetic, quota comments seen behind BJP's failure|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/1pOz3HPgOrKZDdpfrrbcNK/Bihar-results-Social-arithmetic-quota-comments-seen-behind.html|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, the Janata Dal (United) switched alliance which caused the Mahagathbandan government to fall and the National Democratic Alliance came to power.<ref name=":122">{{Cite web|last=Bhaskar|first=Utpal|date=2019-05-27|title=Lok Sabha win gives a 2nd wind to JD(U) for assembly polls, NDA in pole position|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/lok-sabha-win-gives-a-2nd-wind-to-jd-u-for-assembly-polls-nda-in-pole-position-1558958108966.html|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, two of the partners, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and the Hindustani Awam Morcha left the alliance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Prakash|date=2018-12-10|title=Jolt to NDA; Kushwaha resigns as Union minister|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rlsp-president-upendra-707313.html|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|date=2018-02-28|title=Jitam Ram Manjhi quits NDA, set to join 'Mahagathbandhan'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jitan-ram-manjhi-nda-mahagathbandhan-grand-alliance-nda-ham-5081198/|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=2020-09-02|title=Manjhi's HAM(S) joins NDA|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-bihar-chief-minister-manjhis-party-to-join-nda-on-sept-3/article32501850.ece|access-date=2020-10-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined [[National Democratic Alliance]]. The party won four seats in [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly elections 2020]] and from the Manjhi's side his son Santosh Suman was made a minister in the Nitishj Kumar's cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/will-remain-with-nitish-kumar-and-nda-says-hindustan-awam-morcha/articleshow/79204311.cms|title=Will remain with Nitish Kumar and NDA, says Hindustan Awam Morcha|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.jagran.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election/bihar-government-check-full-list-of-ministers-in-new-nitish-kumar-cabinet-10019949|title=Bihar Government: Check full list of ministers in new Nitish Kumar Cabinet|website=Jagran.com|date=16 November 2020|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

==Prominent members==
*[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]], founding member and former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Bihar]], Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Imamganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Imamganj]].
*[[Santosh Suman Manjhi]], Minister of Irrigation and SC ST Welfare in [[Government of Bihar]] and Member of Legislative Council of Bihar.

==Electoral performance==

===Lok Sabha Elections===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Lok Sabha Term
! Indian General Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! Votes Polled
! % of votes
! Ref.
|-

| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| 3
| 0
|
| 0.2
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20190526090141/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/partywiseresult-S04.htm?st=S04]
|-
|}

===Bihar Vidhan Sabha===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! General Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! Votes Polled
! % of votes
! Ref.
|-
|16th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]
|21
|1
|8,64,856
|2.3
|
|-
|17th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]
|7
|4
|375,564
|0.89
|
|-
|}

== List of Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No
! style="width:200px" |Name
! Constituency
! Year elected
|-
!1
|[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
|[[Imamganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Imamganj]]
|2020
|-
!2
|[[Jyoti Devi]]
|[[Barachatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barachatti]]
|2020
|-
!3
|[[Anil Kumar]]
|[[Tikari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tikari]]
|2020
|-
!4
|Prafull Kumar Manjhi
|[[Sikandra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sikandra]]
|2020
|}

== List of Members of Legislative Council of Bihar ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No
! style="width:200px" |Name
!Year of
Appointment
!Year of
Retirement
|-
!1
|[[Santosh Suman Manjhi]]
|2018
|2024
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[State Mahadalit Commission, Bihar]]
* [[Bhola Paswan Shastri]]
* [[Ram Sundar Das]]
* [[2015 Bihar political crisis]]
* [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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