All India Mahila Empowerment Party

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All India Mahila Empowerment Party
AbbreviationAIMEP
Leader Nowhera Shaik
(National President)
Mohammed Aqil
(Delhi State President)
President Nowhera Shaik
Lok Sabha  Leadernone
Rajya Sabha  Leadernone
Founder Nowhera Shaik
Founded12 November 2017
(6 years ago)
 (2017-11-12)
New Delhi
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Ideology
ECI StatusRegistered Party
Election symbol
Diamond
Website

The All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP), is an Indian regional political party. It was founded on 12 November 2017 by Nowhera Shaik.

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History

The All India Mahila Empowerment Party was launched at The Lalit in New Delhi on 12 November 2017 in the presence of important personalities from different fields, including cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin, tennis player Sania Mirza, actors Sunil Shetty, Bobby Deol, Aftab Shivdasani, Zeenat Aman, and Poonam Dhillon, choreographer Farah Khan, and poet Lata Haya. The prime agenda of the party, as stated, is empowering women, irrespective of caste, creed and region. In its launching ceremony itself, the party has taken up the issue of women's representation in the Parliament of India, demanding the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill.

Elections

The Election Commission of India has recognized AIMEP as a national political party, allotting “Diamond” as its election symbol. AIMEP contested all 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in April 2018. [1] Despite her party's disastrous performance in the Karnataka elections, she recently announced to contest in the upcoming Telangana elections. [2] The party currently intends to contest in the parliamentary elections across the country in the year 2019. [3]

Leadership

Controversy

Party President Nowhera Shaik was arrested by Mumbai Police's economic offences wing on 25 October 2018. She got a reprieve on 19 January 2021 when the Supreme Court granted an interim bail to her. Giving her six weeks' time, the court ordered her to clear the liabilities of all the complainants in cases where chargesheets have either been filed or complaints have been made. [4]

Ever since she announced to contest Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Hyderabad Seat against MIM Chief and 4th Time MP Seat Winner Mr Asaduddin Owaisi she has found herself embroiled in a series of controversies, including FIRs lodged against her by some agencies.

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