Public Demands Implementation Convention

Public Demands Implementation Convention
Public Demands Implementation Convention
Founded	1977[a]
Dissolved	1997
ECI Status	State Party
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)^[b] was a regional political party in Meghalaya, India founded in 1977 and primarily focussed on the interests of farmers, especially those growing potatoes in the Khyrim area of the Khasi Hills.^[2]^: 45 The party was a split from the All Party Hill Leaders Conference.^[3]

In 1997 the PDIC joined with the Hill People's Union, the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak) and Meghalaya Progressive Peoples Party to form the United Democratic Party.^[4]

Legislative Assembly election results^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
	Seats			Votes
	Contested	Won	+/-	Total	%	+/-
1978		2^[c]
1983	21	2		23,253	4.92
1988	15	2		19,402	3.20	1.72
1993	4	2		17,423	2.14	1.16

Notes

^[a] Different sources present different dates for the foundation year of the PDIC, including 1974,^[3] 1976 and 1983.^[9]

^[b] Different sources present different names for the PDIC, including the People's Demands Implementation Convention and the Public Demands Implementation Committee.^[9] The Election Commission of India (ECI) in the official statistical reports for the Legislative Assembly elections records the name as Public Demands Implementation Convention.

^[c] In the 1978, two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results.^[2]^: 118

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Public Demands Implementation Convention
Founded	1977^[1]^[a]
Dissolved	1997
ECI Status	State Party
Politics of India Political parties Elections