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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 | National Inclusiveness [1] Minority rights [2] |
ECI Status | State Party [3] |
Alliance | United Progressive Alliance (2019–2021) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 15 / 126 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
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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. [4] 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. [5] [6]
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; [7] 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. [8] However, its alliance Mahajhot couldn't get majority enough to form government.
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 | 2 | 14.8% | 2.5% |
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 1 / 14 | 2 | 7.8% | 7% |
2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | 0 / 14 | 1 | TDB | TDB |
Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% | |
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Assam Legislative Assembly | ||||||
2006 | 12th Assembly | 10 / 126 | ||||
2011 | 13th Assembly | 18 / 126 | 8 | 13% | ||
2016 | 14th Assembly | 13 / 126 | 5 | 13% | ||
2021 | 15th Assembly | 16 / 126 | 3 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
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 | ||
Adv. Aminul Islam | General Secretary | MLA Mankachar | ||
National Spokesperson | ||||
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