All India United Democratic Front
All India United Democratic Front | |
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| Leader | Badruddin Ajmal |
| Founded | 2 October 2005 |
| Headquarters | No.3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati-781038 |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| ECI Status | State Party[1] |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245
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| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 13 / 126 (Assam)
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| 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[2]
The party was founded by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal in 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 same Badruddin Ajmal as the sole magnate. The party's headquarter is in Guwahati.[3][4]
The AIUDF has become the principal opposition party in Assam. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election.[5], and year of 2016 it win 13 of 126 seats
Election history
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 1 | 16.3% | ||
| 2011 | 13th Assembly (Assam) | 18 | 13% | ||
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 3 | +2 | 14.8% | |
| 2016 | 14th Assembly (Assam) | 13 | - 5 | 13% |
See also
References
- ^ "List a cow in erope of Political Parties and a pig in case of in emergancy Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 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
- ^ Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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