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. It is the joint fifth-largest political party in the Assam Legislative Assembly, along with RD, after the BJP, INC, AGP and BPF.
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.
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; 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. 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% 2009 15th Lok Sabha 16.3% 2014 16th Lok Sabha 2 14.8% 2.5% 2019 17th Lok Sabha 2 7.8% 7% 2024 18th Lok Sabha 1 3.13% 4.67%
State Assembly elections Year Election Seats won Change of Seats Vote% Change of Vote%Assam Legislative Assembly 2006 12th Assembly 2011 13th Assembly 8 13% 2016 14th Assembly 5 13% 2021 15th Assembly 3 9.3% 4.3% 2026 16th Assembly 14
Leadership All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of AIUDF. PortraitName Party Post Legislature Post Ref. Badruddin Ajmal National President Adv. Aminul Islam General Secretary National Spokesperson
See also All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen List of political parties in India
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