All India United Democratic Front
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All India United Democratic Front | |
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| Abbreviation | AIUDF |
| Leader | Badruddin Ajmal |
| General Secretary | Adv. Aminul Islam |
| Founded | 2 October 2005 |
| Headquarters | No.3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati-781038 |
| Student wing | United Democratic Student Front (UDSF) |
| Youth wing | All India United Democratic Youth Front (AIUDYF) |
| Ideology | Agrarianism[1] National Inclusiveness[2] Minority rights[3] |
| Political position | Centre-right[4] |
| ECI Status | State Party[5] |
| Alliance | UPA (2019–2021) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 15 / 126 |
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The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha) is a political party active in the Indian state of Assam.[6] It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after BJP and INC.
The party was founded by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal on 3 October 2005 and at that time, its name was Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF). It was relaunched as a national party under its current name at a press meet in New Delhi on 2 February 2009, again with the Badruddin Ajmal as the party's leader. The party is headquartered in Guwahati.[7][8]
The AIUDF is a key opposition party in Assam, which is the voice of millions of Miya Bengali Muslims from Lower Assam and Barak Valley. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election;[9] in 2016, it won 13 of 126 seats. In 2021, Assam Assembly Election, Congress and AIUDF formed grand alliance along with BPF and communist parties. The alliance fought against BJP led NDA. AIUDF increase its tally and win 16 of 126 seats in the 2021 Legislative assembly election of Assam.[10] However, its alliance Mahajhot couldn't get majority enough to form government.
Election Performance
[edit]Lok Sabha Elections
[edit]| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% |
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| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 1 / 14 |
– | 16.3% | |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 3 / 14 |
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14.8% |  2.5%
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| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 1 / 14 |
2 |
7.8% | 7%
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| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | 0 / 14 |
1 |
TDB | TDB
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State Assembly Elections
[edit]| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% | |
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| Assam Legislative Assembly | ||||||
| 2006 | 12th Assembly | 10 / 126 |
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| 2011 | 13th Assembly | 18 / 126 |
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13% | ||
| 2016 | 14th Assembly | 13 / 126 |
5 |
13% |
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| 2021 | 15th Assembly | 16 / 126 |
3 |
9.3% | 4.3%
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Leadership
[edit]All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of AIUDF.
| Portrait | Name | Party Post | Legislature Post | Ref. |
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Badruddin Ajmal | National President | Ex Member of Parliament
Dhubri |
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| Adv. Aminul Islam | General Secretary | MLA
Mankachar |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AIUDF focuses on rural economy, agrarian issues in preparation for panchayat polls".
- ^ "About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)".
- ^ "About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)".
- ^ Mukherjee, Pampa; Saxena, Rekha; Mitra, Subrata (16 June 2022). The 2019 Parliamentary Elections in India Democracy at the Crossroads?. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781000591057. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
... All India United Democratic Front(AIUDF) in Assam founded by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal...are all, by and large, centre-right political formations
- ^ "Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Identity politics in India's north-east". The Economist. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Third front likely in State for LS polls". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Partywise Trends & Result". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Assam elections: At 80%, AIUDF had the best strike rate- The New Indian Express".
