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
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. It is the 3rd largest political party in
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...
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
Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
.
The
AIUDF is a key opposition party in Assam, which has the support of millions of
Miya Bengali Muslims
Bengali Muslims (; ) 'Mussalman'' also used in this work.are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising over 70% of the global Bengali population, they are the second-largest et ...
from
Lower Assam and
Barak Valley. It won 18 of 126 seats in the
2011 Legislative Assembly election; 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 increased its tally and won 16 of 126 seats in the
2021 Legislative assembly election of Assam.
However, its alliance couldn't get enough to form a government.
Election Performance
Lok Sabha Elections
State Assembly Elections
Leadership
All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of AIUDF.
See also
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All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen
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List of political parties in India
India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party ...
References
External links
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{{Indian political parties
2005 establishments in Assam
Political parties established in 2005
Political parties in India