All India United Democratic Front

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = All India United Democratic Front
|flag =
|logo = Party Flag.JPG
|abbreviation = AIUDF
| colorcode = {{All India United Democratic Front/meta/color}}
| leader = [[Badruddin Ajmal]]
| foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2005|10|02}}
| alliance =[[United Progressive Alliance]] (2019–Present)
| headquarters = No.3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, [[Guwahati]]-781038
| eci = State Party<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024171915/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ideology =
| position =
| publication =
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{All India United Democratic Front/meta/color}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{All India United Democratic Front/meta/color}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[Legislative Assembly of Assam|Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|16|126|hex={{All India United Democratic Front/meta/color}}}}
| symbol=[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg|150px]]
| website = {{url|http://www.aiudf.org}}
}}
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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Identity politics in India’s north-east|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21698249-bjp-promises-sniff-out-intruders-exotic-assam-how-green-my-valley|access-date=7 May 2016|work=[[The Economist]]|date=7 May 2016}}</ref> The party made a great impact in political scenario of Assam.

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]].<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0509/at05 Third front likely in State for LS polls]</ref><ref>[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/minority-party-trying-to-stitch-up-third-front-in-assam_100109242.html Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam]</ref>

The AIUDF has become the principal opposition party in Assam. It won 18 of 126 seats in the [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011 Legislative Assembly election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6PfWDNtfY?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |archive-date=2014-05-18 }}</ref> and 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 faught against BJP led NDA.

==Election history==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year || Election || Seats won || Change of Seats || Vote% || Change of Vote%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006|| 12th Assembly (Assam) || {{Composition bar|10|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{dash}} || ||—
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2009|| [[2009 Indian general election|15th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|1|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{dash}} || 16.3% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011|| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|13th Assembly]] (Assam) || {{Composition bar|18|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 8 || 13% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014|| [[2014 Indian general election|16th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|3|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 2 || 14.8% || {{decrease}} 2.5%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2016|| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|14th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|13|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 5 || 13% || {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2019|| [[2019 Indian general election|17th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|1|14|hex=#0A8612}} || {{decrease}} 2 || 7.8% || {{decrease}} 7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2021|| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|15th Assembly (Assam)]] || {{Composition bar|16|126|hex=#0A8612}} || {{increase}} 3 || 9.3% || {{decrease}} 4.3%
|}

==See also==
* [[List of political parties in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official}}

{{Indian political parties}}

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