People's Democracy

Credentials Committee Report

Delegates elected for conference 202, observers elected for conference 5, state committee members 33, total 240

Delegates participating 176, observers participating 3, state committee members participating 31, total 210

Forms received 203, Men 187, Women 16

Marital Status

Married 187, unmarried 16

Agewise Distribution

From 18 to 30 years 5, 31 to 40 years 24, 41 to 50 years 124, above 60 years 50, total 203

Devikrishna Mishra (78) of Kanpur was the oldest among the delegates while Vivek Yadav (23) of Etawah was the youngest.

Joining the Party

Before 1964 = 9, between 1965 and 1975 = 39, between 1976 and 1990 = 103, between 1990 and 2000 = 39, after 2001 = 13

Devikrishna Mishra of Kanpur joined the party in 1946.

Position in Party

Central Committee members 2, state secretariat members 12, state committee members 17, district secretaries 125, local committee members 7, branch secretaries 2, ordinary members 6, total 203

Position in Mass Organisations

Central executive member/office bearer 4, state office bearer 36, state executive 23, district office bearer 95, district executive 25, mandal executive 1

Area of Work

Trade unions 32, Kisan front 97, agricultural workers 26, women’s front 14, youth 14, students 2, others 14

Fulltime Party Workers 70

Class Background

Agricultural worker 13, worker 18, employee/middle class 46, poor peasant 59, middle peasant 60, rich peasant 4, bourgeois/landlord 4, others 2

Monthly Income

Rs 1000 or less = 40, Rs 1000 to 2000 = 62, Rs 2000 to 5000 = 47, Rs 5000 to 10,000 = 24, above Rs 10,000 = 13, no mention = 15

Social Background

Scheduled caste 30, scheduled tribe 2, backward caste 86, minorities 21, others 65

Jail Life

Up to one month 97, one month to one year 41, more than one year 3

Devikrishna Mishra of Kanpur had the longest jail ife of 10 years and 6 months.

Underground Life

One month to one year 16, more than one year 5

Occupation

Agricultural worker 7, worker 19, employee 46, cultivator 80, shopkeeper 6, professional 16

Members in Elected Bodies

District panchayats 1, BDC 3, village pradhan 3, others 5

State Conferences Attended

First time 34, up to 2 conferences 55, 3 to 5 conferences 62, more than 5 conferences 47, no mention 4

Devikrishna Mishra of Kanpur has attended all the state conferences held so far.