All India United Democratic Front

All India United Democratic Front
সৰ্ব ভাৰতীয় সংযুক্ত গণতান্ত্ৰীক মৰ্চা
अखिल भारतीय संयुक्त लोकतांत्रिक मोर्चा
Leader Badruddin Ajmal
Founded 2004
Headquarters No.3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati-781038
ECI Status State Party[1]
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 545
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
18 / 126
Election symbol
Website
www.aiudf.in
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections

The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha) is a political party in the India that originated in the north-eastern state of Assam. It is led by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, who established the party in October 2005 as a state party, then known as Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF). It was relaunched as a national party under its current name at a press meet in New Delhi on 2nd Feb 2009. The party's headquarter is in Guwahati.[2][3]

The AIUDF is the principal opposition party in Assam. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election. [4]

Symbols

The parties election symbol is a lock and key, and its flag is composed of tri-colored horizontal stripes of green, white and black with the symbol in the center.

Election history

Year Election Seats won Change of Seats Vote% Change of Vote%
2009 15th Lok Sabha 1
2011 13th Assembly (Assam) 18
2014 16th Lok Sabha 3 - -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Third front likely in State for LS polls
  3. ↑ Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam
  4. ↑ http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm

External links

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