Jana Unnayan Mancha, a registered political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. JUM is the political front of Federation of Consumer Associations, West Bengal. The state secretary of JUM is Ramanimohan Nag Chowdhury, a retired senior officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation. JUM won three seats in the 2003 panchayat (local council) elections.JUM launched one candidate in the 2006 West Bengal legislative election, Mala Banerjee in Diamond Harbour

Diamond Harbour

Diamond Harbour is in the southern suburbs of Kolkata, on the banks of the Hooghly River quite near where the river meets the Bay of Bengal. This small town is a popular weekend tourist spot located in South 24 Parganas district....

. Banerjee got 613 votes (0.48%).