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All India Mahila Empowerment Party
All India Mahila Empowerment Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AIMEP |
| Leader | Nowhera Shaik (National President) Aakil (Delhi State President) |
| President | Nowhera Shaik |
| Lok Sabha leader | none |
| Rajya Sabha leader | none |
| Founder | Nowhera Shaik |
| Founded | 12 November 2017 New Delhi |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Ideology |
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| ECI Status | Registered Party |
| Election symbol | |
| Diamond | |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
The All India Mahila Empowerment Party and abbreviated as, AIMEP, is an Indian regional political party. it was the founded on 12 November 2017 by Nowhera Shaikh.
History[edit]
The All India Mahila Empowerment Party was launched at The Lalit in New Delhi on 12 November 2017 in the presence of important personalities from different fields, including cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin, tennis player Sania Mirza, film stars Sunil Shetty, Bobby Deol, Aftab Shivdaasani, Zeenat Aman, Poonam Dhillon, choreographer Farah Khan, and Urdu poetess Lata Haya. The prime agenda of the party, as stated, is empowering women, irrespective of caste, creed and region. In its launching ceremony itself, the party has taken up the issue of women's representation in the Indian parliament, demanding the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill.
Elections[edit]
The Election Commission of India has recognized AIMEP as a national political party allotting “Diamond” as its election symbol. AIMEP contest all 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly Elections in April 2018.[1] Despite her party's disastrous performance in the Karnataka Elections, she recently announced to contest in the upcoming Telangana elections.[2] The party currently intends to contest in the parliamentary elections across the country in the year 2019.[3]
Leadership[edit]
- President: Nowhera Shaik
- Delhi state president: Aakil
- Nurse Jayalakshmi joins MEP
Controversy[edit]
Party President Nowhera Shaikh Arrested by Mumbai police's economic offences wing (EOW) on October 25, 2018. She got a reprieve on 19 January 2021 when Supreme Court granted an interim bail to her. Giving her six weeks’ time, the court ordered her to clear the liabilities of all the complainants (as on date) in cases where chargesheets have either been filed or complaints have been made.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hyderabad woman launches women empowerment party in Bengaluru- News Nation". www.newsnation.in. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ "After getting wiped out in Karnataka, Nowhera Shaik's MEP to Contest in Telangana Elections". 10 October 2018.
- ↑ IANS (2017-11-22). "Mahila Empowerment Party to contest Karnataka polls". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ Hafeez, Mateen (Nov 6, 2018). "Nowhera Shaikh: Single mother in burqa ran multi-state Ponzi scheme worth crores till law caught up". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-06-02.