All India United Democratic Front
Political party in Assam, India
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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.[8] It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after BJP and INC.
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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 |
| Ideology | Agrarianism[1] National Inclusiveness[2] Minority rights[3] Factions: Deobandi politics[4]Deobandi composite nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[5] to Right-wing[6] |
| ECI Status | State Party[7] |
| Alliance | UPA (2019–2021) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 15 / 126 |
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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 Badruddin Ajmal as the party's leader. The party is headquartered in Guwahati.[9][10]
The AIUDF is a key opposition party in Assam, which has the support of millions of Miya Bengali Muslims from Lower Assam and Barak Valley. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election;[11] in 2016, it won 13 of the 126 seats. In the 2021 Assam Assembly Election, Congress and AIUDF formed a grand alliance along with BPF and communist parties. The alliance fought against the BJP-led NDA. AIUDF increased its tally and won 16 of 126 seats in the 2021 Legislative assembly election of Assam.[12] However, its alliance could not win enough seats to form a government.
Election performance
Lok Sabha elections
| 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 |
State Assembly elections
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% | |
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| 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 | Ref. |
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Badruddin Ajmal | National President | Ex Member of Parliament Dhubri |
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| Adv. Aminul Islam | General Secretary | MLA Mankachar |
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