All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
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| Abbreviation | AIMIM |
| Leader | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| President | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| General Secretary | Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| Founder | NawabBahadur Yar Jung Nawab Mahmood Nawaz Khan Qiledar |
| Founded | 12 November 1927 (97 years ago) (1927-11-12) As Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) |
| Headquarters | 5-5-59, Darussalam Rd, Darus Salam, Ghosha Mahal North,Nampally, Hyderabad, India-500001 |
| Youth wing | Majlis Youth Brigade |
| Membership | 1.07 Million (2017) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[5] toright-wing[6] |
| Colours | Green |
| ECI Status | State party |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in State Legislative Assemblies &State Legislative Councils | Indian states |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 0 / 31 |
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TheAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (lit. 'All India Council for Unity of Muslims';abbr.AIMIM) is aright-wing Indianpolitical party based primarily in theold city ofHyderabad,[7] It is also a significantpolitical party in theIndian States ofTelangana,Maharashtra,Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu andBihar.[8]
AIMIM has held theLok Sabha seats for theHyderabad constituency since 1984. In the2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections, the party won seven seats and received recognition as a "state party" by theElection Commission of India.[9]
For much of its existence, it had little presence beyondold Hyderabad. However, in more recent years, it has begun expanding into other states. It now has a significant presence in Maharashtra, withImtiyaz Jaleel winning theAurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 and with multiple members elected to theLegislative Assembly.[10] It has also made inroads in Bihar, winning fiveLegislative Assembly seats in2020.[11][12][13][14]
AIMIM was originally founded asMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in 1927 by NawabBahadur Yar Jung Nawab Mahmood Nawaz Khan Qiledar ofHyderabad State in the presence of Ulma-e-Mashaeqeen as a pro-partition party.[15] The first meeting was held in the house of Nawaz Khan on 12 November 1927[16][17][18]In 1938,Bahadur Yar Jung was elected president of the MIM. At that time it had only a cultural and religious manifesto. It soon acquired a political complexion. After the death ofBahadur Yar Jang in 1944,Qasim Rizvi was elected as its leader.[19] Indian government, after police action (namedoperation polo), merged Hyderabad state with India and arrested Razakars including its leaderQasim Rizvi. He was released from jail in 1957 with condition that he will go to Pakistan.
In 1958, before he left for Pakistan, Razvi nominated Abdul Wahid Owaisi as his successor. Abdul Wahed Owaisi, a lawyer organised the party into the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.[20][21] Under his leadership, the AIMIM shifted from a hardline policy of independence to a pragmatic direction.[22] After Abdul Wahed Owaisi, his sonSultan Salahuddin Owaisi took control of AIMIM in 1975 and was referred to asSalar E Millat (commander of the community).[23][24] AIMIM President,Asaduddin Owaisi, his son claims that AIMIM is not the descendant ofRazakars.[25]
In 1960, AIMIM won theMallepally ward of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. In 1962, Salahuddin won from Patharghatti assembly seat as an independent candidate and later fromCharminar constituency in 1967.[26] In 1972, he won fromYakutpura and later in 1978, again fromCharminar.[27] In 1984, Salahuddin emerged victorious in thecentral seat of Hyderabad, which he represented the seat until 2004.[28][29][30]Mohammad Majid Hussain of the AIMIM was unanimously elected as the Mayor of Greater Hyderabad on 2 January 2012.[31]
In 1993, AIMIM suffered a split, with a faction led byAmanullah Khan creating theMajlis Bachao Tehreek. As a result, AIMIM was reduced to a single Assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh in 1994.[32] They won four seats in 1999, and increased their total to seven in 2009, where they have remained since then. They joined the Congress-ledUnited Progressive Alliance in 2008, but left it in 2012.[33]AIMIM have seven MLAs, two MLCs, one MP, 67 Municipal Corporators and 70 Councillors in Telangana.
In the2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, the party won two seats fromAurangabad Central,Imtiyaz Jaleel won and fromByculla,Waris Pathan won.[34]
In 2018, AIMIM allied withPrakash Ambedkar'sVanchit Bahujan Aghadi.[35][36] AIMIM and VBA contested the2019 Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra in an alliance. VBA contested 47 seats and did not win any and AIMIM contested one seat whichImtiyaz Jaleel and won theAurangabad seat, winning a seat for AIMIM outside Hyderabad for the first time ever.[37]
In the2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, the party won two new seats fromMalegaon CentralMufti Ismail and fromDhule CityShah Faruk Anwar.[38]
| Election Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Election | ||||
| 2015 (Debut) | 54 | 26 / 113 |  26 | [39] |
| 2020 | 20 | 25 / 113 |  1 | |
| Amravati Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2017 (Debut) | 15 | 10 / 87 | 10 | [40] |
| Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2017 (Debut) | — | 2 / 227 | 2 | [41][42] |
| Dhule Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2013 (Debut) | 10 / 74 | 10 | [40] | |
| 2018 | 4 / 74 | 6 | [43] | |
| Pune Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2017 (Debut) | — | 1 / 162 | 1 | |
| Solapur Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2012 (Debut) | 15 | 9 / 113 | 9 | [44] |
| 2017 | 15 | 9 / 113 |  0 | [45] |
| Thane Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 2017 (Debut) | — | 2 / 131 | 2 | |
Former RJD and JD(U) leader andKochadhaman MLAAkhtarul Iman joined AIMIM in 2015, he was made state president of the party in Bihar. Akhtarul Iman contested2015 Bihar Assembly Elections from Kochadhaman seat on AIMIM ticket against seating JD(U) MLA and Mahagathbandhan Candidate Mujahid Alam. Iman's popularity in his home constituency could not win him election in 2015 due to strong favour of Muslims voters towards Mahagathbandhan candidates. State PresidentAkhtarul Iman[46] contested fromKishanganj Lok Sabha on AIMIM ticket in the2019 Indian general election.[47] In triangular contest among Akhtarul Iman, Congress candidate Dr. Jawaid Azad and JD(U) candidate Mahmood Ashraf, Dr. Jawaid Azad won the elections with a comfortable margin and Akhtarul Iman was at third position.
Later that year,Qamrul Hoda won the by-election from Kishanganj Assembly Constituency on the AIMIM ticket defeating Congress candidate Dr. Jawaid Azad's mother.[48] The seat was left vacant after Dr. Jawaid Azad's victory in the Lok Sabha election. Qamrul Huda is the first elected MLA of AIMIM in Bihar. He lost his seat in 2020 Assembly Elections.[49]
AIMIM contested the2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as part of theGrand Democratic Secular Front. The party won five seats in theSeemanchal region,[50] with Iman winning fromAmour, Ruknuddin Ahmed from Baisi, Izhar Asfi from Kochdhaman, Anzar Nayeemi from Bahadurganj and Shahnawaz Alam from Jokihat.[51][52]
On 29 June 2022, 4 out of 5 AIMIM MLAs joinedRJD in the presence ofLalu Prasad Yadav leaving behind Amour MLA Akhtarul Iman as the only AIMIM MLA in Bihar.[53][54]
In an exclusive interview withMain Media after party break-up, Akhtarul Iman blamed Jokihat MLA for their action. He also claimed that every MLA was given huge sum of money in exchange for joining RJD.[55]
In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Local Body elections, AIMIM secured victory in 32 seats. However, in the2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[56] AIMIM faced a significant setback as the party did not win any of the 100 seats it contested. In several constituencies, AIMIM's presence had an impact on the distribution of votes among secular parties, indirectly contributing to BJP's success. however Bahujan Samaj Party contested 403 and only one seat,Congress contested 399 seats and won only 2 seat where Aam Admi Party contested 349 did not win any seats[57][58][59][60][61]
On 31 March 2024 AIMIM andApna Dal (K) announced an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections.
AIMIM made an impressive debut in the election for theAmdavad Municipal Corporation. They contested 21 seats and won 7. AIMIM panel won all seats in the Jamalpur and Maktampura Wards. All 7 seats AIMIM won came at the cost of Congress, these seats belonged to Congress since 2015. After a few days, AIMIM likely contested the Gujarat Municipality election, which he succeeded. The party won 9 seats in Modasa, eight in Godhra and two seats in Bharuch. Later, AIMIM wonthe Bharuch municipality ward no 10 by-election by 1,400 votes.
AIMIM won 4 Corporator seats in the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Elections, 3 in Hubli and 1 in Belagavi. In the Municipality Election, AIMIM won 4 Councillors, 2 in Bidar and 2 in Kolar.and 2 in VIJAYAPURA CORPORATION
AIMIM opened its account inTamil Nadu by winning two seats of the 16 wards it contested in Vaniyambadi municipal elections 2022.Tamil Nadu is the fourth state in south India afterTelangana,Andhra Pradesh andKarnataka to have AIMIM representation in municipal bodies.
AIMIM contested in 10 seats in the2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections. The party has fielded candidates inHawa Mahal,Kishanpole,Adarsh Nagar, Kaman,Kishangarh Bas,Baytoo,Makrana,Fatehpur,Gangapur City andSawai Madhopur.[62]
| Lok Sabha | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election year | Overall votes | % of overall vote | Seats contested | Seats won | +/– in seats | Alliance |
| 1989 | 403,625 | 0.21% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 454,823 | 0.16% | 1 | 1 | | |
| 1996 | 340,070 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | | |
| 1998 | 485,785 | 0.13% | 1 | 1 | | |
| 1999 | 448,165 | 0.12% | 1 | 1 | | |
| 2004 | 378,854 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | | |
| 2009 | 308,061 | 0.07% | 1 | 1 | | UPA |
| 2014 | 685,730 | 0.12% | 5 | 1 | | |
| 2019 | 1,201,542 | 0.20% | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1,400,215 | 0.22% | 15 | 1 | 1 | PDM inUttar Pradesh |
| Election Year | Overall votes | % of overall votes | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Alliance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 1989 (Debut) | 571,757 | 1.99% | 35 | 4 / 294 | 4 | |||
| 1994 | 216,838 | 0.7% | 20 | 1 / 294 | 3 | |||
| 1999 | 360,211 | 1.05% | 5 | 4 / 294 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | 375,165 | 1.05% | 7 | 4 / 294 | | |||
| 2009 | 349,896 | 0.83% | 8 | 7 / 294 | 3 | |||
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2015 (Debut) | 80,248 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 / 243 | | |||
| 2020 | 523,279 | 1.24% | 20 | 5 / 243 | 5 | GDSF | ||
| Gujarat Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2022 (Debut) | 93,313 | 0.29% | 13 | 0 / 182 | | |||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2019 (Debut) | 173,980 | 1.16% | 0 | 0 / 81 | | |||
| 2024 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 / 81 | | ||||
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2014 (Debut) | 489,614 | 0.93% | 24 | 2 / 288 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 737,888 | 1.34% | 44 | 2 / 288 | | |||
| 2024 | 0.85% | 17 | 1 / 288 | 2 | ||||
| Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2016 (Debut) | 10,117 | 0.02% | 2 | 0 / 234 | | |||
| 2021 | 3,134 | 0.01% | 3 | 0 / 234 | | AMMK+ | ||
| Telangana Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2014 (New State Assembly) | 737,134 | 1.52% | 35 | 7 / 119 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 561,089 | 2.7% | 8 | 7 / 119 | | |||
| 2023 | 519,379 | 2.22% | 9 | 7 / 119 | | |||
| Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2017 (Debut) | 204,142 | 0.24% | 38 | 0 / 403 | | |||
| 2022 | 450,929 | 0.49% | 95 | 0 / 403 | | BPM | ||
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2022 (Debut) | 1,687 | 0.03% | 4 | 0 / 70 | | |||
| West Bengal Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2021 (Debut) | 10,852 | 0.02% | 6 | 0 / 294 | | |||
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2023(Debut) | 38,616 | 0.09% | 4 | 0 / 230 | | |||
| Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2023(Debut) | TBA | TBA | 13 | 0 / 200 | | |||
| Delhi Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2025 (Debut) | 73032 | 0.77% | 2 | 0 / 70 | | |||
All State Presidents, National Spokespersons & Important people of Majlis.
| Portrait | Name | Party Post | Legislature Post | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Asaduddin Owaisi | National President | Member of Parliament Hyderabad | [63] |
| Ahmed Pasha Quadri | General Secretary | |||
 | Waris Pathan | NationalSpokesperson | [64] | |
| Syed Asim Waqar | NationalSpokesperson | None | [65] | |
 | Akbaruddin Owaisi | Telangana Assembly Floor Leader | [66] | |
| Usman Ghani Humnabad | Karnataka President | [67] | ||
| Abdul Rahim Khan | Tamil Nadu President | |||
 | Sabirbhai Kabuliwala | Gujarat President | [68] | |
| Jameel Ahmed Khan | Rajasthan President | -- | [69] | |
 | Imtiyaz Jaleel | Maharashtra President | Ex-Member of Parliament Aurangabad | [70] |
| Mohammad Shakir Ansari | Jharkhand President | [71] | ||
| Akhtarul Iman | BiharPresident | |||
| Kaleemul Hafeez | Delhi President | |||
| Shaukat Ali | Uttar Pradesh President | [72] | ||
| Nayyer Kazmi | Uttrakhand President | [73][74] |
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The main party office is located within Darussalam, whereDeccan College of Engineering and Technology, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Deccan School of Planning and Architecture, and Deccan School of Management are also located. TheIndian Etemaad Press Office is also situated adjacent to the engineering college. The open grounds on the campus are also used from time to time to organise political gatherings (termed as "jalsa") where the party leaders deliver speeches to public and media alike.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | ||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | | Abdul Wahed Owaisi | 1958 | 1983 | 25 years, 0 days |
| 2 | Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (1931–2008) | 1983 | 29 September 2008 | 25 years, 272 days | |
| 3 | | Asaduddin Owaisi (born 1969) | 29 September 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 281 days |
AIMIM has occasionally fielded Hindus in various assembly and local body elections. In 1986 the first Dalit Mayor ofMunicipal Corporation Hyderabad Kalra Prakash Rao, then Anumula Satyanarayana a Hindu Mayor in 1987.[75][76][77][78][79] The AIMIM selected Alampally Pochiah as its First Mayor in the city.[80] MIM had three Hindu Hyderabad mayors- K. Prakash Rao, A. Satyanarayana and Alampalli Pochaiah.[81] A Muralidhar Reddy, Hindu candidate being fielded for an assembly seat by Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fromRajendranagar constituency.
In 2013 local elections the party fielded a woman candidate from Hindu OBC, V. Bhanumathi, who won election against Hajira Sultana from Congress by 1,282 votes.[82]
AIMIM announced 19 Hindus candidates in various assembly seats in2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, with Pandit Manmohan Jha Gama being the first one.[83][84]
The seats which the AIMIM has decided to contest arePatliputra,Sheohar,Gopalganj,Maharajganj,Madhubani,Jehanabad,Karakat,Motihari,Muzaffarpur andValmiki Nagar.
In February 2020, Police from India'sKalaburagi, Karnataka region charged party leaderWaris Pathan for his allegedhate speech. In the speech Pathan allegedly expressedAnti-Hindu sentiment by positing, "To those saying we have only put our women at the forefront of the protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR, only our lionesses have come out till now and you are already sweating. Imagine what will happen if we all men came together. We are 15 crore, which can outweigh their 100 crore". Waris later apologised for the comments via Twitter while the party's presidentAsaduddin Owaisi advised him not to make provocative remarks in public.[13]
In 2007, the floor leader of the party in the Telangana Assembly,Akbaruddin Owaisi, threatened to kill the writerTaslima Nasreen[12] should she ever visitHyderabad again.[93] Nasreen was later attacked during a book launch for theTelugu translation of her novelShodh.[94]
...and the All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) in Hyderabad/Telangana, are all, by and large, centre-right political formations
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