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All India United Democratic Front
All India United Democratic Front
Abbreviation	AIUDF
Leader	Badruddin Ajmal
General Secretary	Adv. Aminul Islam
Founded	2 October 2005 (19 years ago)
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; National Inclusiveness; Minority rights
Political position	Centre-right
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	UPA (2019–2021)
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly	15 / 126
Election symbol
Website
	www.aiudf.org
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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

Lok Sabha Elections

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Vote%	Change of Vote%
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

State Assembly Elections

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Vote%	Change of Vote%
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%

Leadership

All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of AIUDF.

Portrait	Name	Party Post	Legislature Post
Maulana Badruddin Ajmal	Badruddin Ajmal	National President	Ex Member of Parliament Dhubri
	Adv. Aminul Islam	General Secretary	MLA Mankachar
		National Spokesperson

References

^ "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".

External links

Official website

[1] "AIUDF focuses on rural economy, agrarian issues in preparation for panchayat polls".

[2] "About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)".

[3] "About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)".

[4] 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

[5] "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.

[6] "Identity politics in India's north-east". The Economist. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[7] "Third front likely in State for LS polls". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[8] "Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2009.

[9] "Partywise Trends & Result". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[10] "Assam elections: At 80%, AIUDF had the best strike rate- The New Indian Express".

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+| ideology = [[Agrarianism]]<ref>{{cite web|title=AIUDF focuses on rural economy, agrarian issues in preparation for panchayat polls|url=https://assamtribune.com/assam/aiudf-focuses-on-rural-economy-agrarian-issues-in-preparation-for-assam-panchayat-polls-1559587}}</ref><br>[[Social Justice|National Inclusiveness]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/assam-united-democratic-front.html|title=About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)}}</ref><br>[[Minority rights]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/assam-united-democratic-front.html|title=About Assam United Democratic Front (Now Called All India United Democratic Front)}}</ref>
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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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Identity politics in India's north-east|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21698249-bjp-promises-sniff-out-intruders-exotic-assam-how-green-my-valley|access-date=7 May 2016|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=7 May 2016}}</ref> It is the 3rd largest political party in [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] after [[BJP]] and [[Indian National Congress|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0509%2Fat05 |title=Third front likely in State for LS polls |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928145247/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0509%2Fat05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/minority-party-trying-to-stitch-up-third-front-in-assam_100109242.html |title=Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam |access-date=25 May 2009 |archive-date=23 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623005540/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/minority-party-trying-to-stitch-up-third-front-in-assam_100109242.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The [[AIUDF]] is a key opposition party in Assam, which is the voice of millions of [[Miya people|Miya]] [[Bengali Muslims]] from [[Lower Assam]] and [[Barak Valley]]. It won 18 of 126 seats in the [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011 Legislative Assembly election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |title=Partywise Trends & Result |access-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519040751/http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |archive-date=2014-05-19 }}</ref> and in 2016 it won 13 of 126 seats.
+The [[AIUDF]] is a key opposition party in Assam, which is the voice of millions of [[Miya people|Miya]] [[Bengali Muslims]] from [[Lower Assam]] and [[Barak Valley]]. It won 18 of 126 seats in the [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011 Legislative Assembly election]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |title=Partywise Trends & Result |access-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519040751/http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |archive-date=2014-05-19 }}</ref> 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 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021 Legislative assembly election of Assam]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Assam elections: At 80%, AIUDF had the best strike rate- The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/may/05/assam-elections-at-80-aiudf-had-the-best-strike-rate-2298817.html}}</ref> However its alliance Mahajhot couldn't get majority enough to form government.
+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 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021 Legislative assembly election of Assam]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Assam elections: At 80%, AIUDF had the best strike rate- The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/may/05/assam-elections-at-80-aiudf-had-the-best-strike-rate-2298817.html}}</ref> However, its alliance Mahajhot couldn't get majority enough to form government.
-==Election history==
+==Election Performance==
+=== Lok Sabha Elections ===
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
+! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" |Year
-!Year ||  Election  || Seats won || Change of Seats || Vote% || Change of Vote%
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" |Election
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"| Seats won
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"| Change of Seats
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" | Vote%
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" | Change of Vote%
 |-
-|- style="text-align:center;"
-| 2006|| [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|12th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|10|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{dash}} || ||—
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | 2009|| [[2009 Indian general election|15th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|1|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{dash}} || 16.3% ||
-|- style="text-align:center;"
-| 2011|| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|13th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|18|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 8 || 13% ||
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | 2014|| [[2014 Indian general election|16th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|3|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 2 || 14.8% || {{decrease}} 2.5%
-|- style="text-align:center;"
-| 2016|| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|14th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|13|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 5 || 13% || {{steady}}
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | 2019|| [[2019 Indian general election|17th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|1|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 2 || 7.8% || {{decrease}} 7%
 |- style="text-align:center;"
-| 2021|| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|15th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|16|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 2|| 9.3% || {{decrease}} 4.3%
+| 2024|| [[2024 Indian general election|18th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 1 || TDB || {{decrease}} TDB
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+|}
+=== State Assembly Elections ===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" |Year
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" |Election
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"| Seats won
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"| Change of Seats
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" | Vote%
+!Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white" | Change of Vote%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+! Style="background-color:#50c423;color:white"! colspan="7" |[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| 2006|| [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|12th Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|10|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{steady}} || ||{{steady}}
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| 2011|| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|13th Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|18|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 8 || 13% ||
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| 2016|| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|14th Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|13|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 5 || 13% || {{steady}}
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| 2021|| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|15th Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|16|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 3|| 9.3% || {{decrease}} 4.3%
+|}
+==Leadership==
+All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of AIUDF.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"|Portrait
+!! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"|Name
+!! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"|Party Post
+!! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"|Legislature Post
+!! Style="background-color:{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}};color:white"|Ref.
+|-
+|[[File:Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal 2016.jpg|100px|center|Maulana Badruddin Ajmal]]
+| '''[[Badruddin Ajmal]]''' ||'''National President'''
+|  {{center|Ex Member of Parliament <br> [[Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency|Dhubri]]}}
+|
+|-
+|
+| '''[[Aminul Islam (Indian politician, born 1975)|Adv. Aminul Islam]]'''
+| '''General Secretary'''
+| {{center|MLA <br> [[Mankachar Assembly constituency|Mankachar]]}}
+|
+|-
+|
+|
+| '''National [[Spokesperson]]'''
+|
+|
+|-
 |}
 ==See also==
+* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
 * [[List of political parties in India]]

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