The Party
AIMIM’S History
In 1938, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was elected as president of MIM, which had the objective of working for protection of the socio-cultural and religious ethos of Muslim community. He emerged as the tallest leader [...]
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Revival of MIM
After almost a decade of inactivity, the MIM was revived on 2nd March 1958 by Maulvi Abdul Wahed Owaisi, an eminent lawyer and graduate of the famous Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad. Undeterred by the prevailing atmosphere [...]
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AIMIM party presidents and floor leaders
Fakhr-e-Millat Maulvi Abdul Wahed Owaisi steered the party for 18 years (1958-1975) till his demise. Soon after, Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi assumed the mantle of AIMIM president and held the post for an uninterrupted 34 [...]
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Participation in electoral politics
AIMIM made its electoral debut in 1959 when it contested and won two municipal by-elections in the City of Hyderabad. AIMIM contested the polls to Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad in 1960 and won 24 divisions [...]
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AIMIM in state legislature
AIMIM increased its tally to three seats in the 1967 Assembly polls. Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, contesting from Charminar constituency, defeated Congress candidate Mir Ahmed Ali Khan, sitting MLA from Malakpet and Home Minister in [...]
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AIMIM in Lok Sabha
AIMIM has won Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat uninterruptedly for nine times in the last 30 years (1984-2014) with Salar-e-Millat winning the seat six times (in 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999 polls) and Naqeeb-e-Millat [...]
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AIMIM mayors for Hyderabad
AIMIM captured power in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad in 1986 municipal polls when it emerged as the single largest party in the 100-member civic body with 38 corporators. AIMIM ruled the MCH for five [...]
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AIMIM Corporators & Councillors outside Hyderabad
AIMIM has been contesting the municipal elections in other towns and cities outside Hyderabad in erstwhile (United) Andhra Pradesh State since 1981. AIMIM bagged seats in civic bodies outside Hyderabad in 1981, 1987, 1995, 2000, [...]
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AIMIM in panchayats
AIMIM contested the panchayat raj elections in some places in Telangana State in 2014. AIMIM won 21 posts of mandal parishad territorial constituency (MPTC) members in four districts, including 14 in Rangareddy district. AIMIM candidate [...]
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AIMIM in Maharashtra and Karnataka
AIMIM made its entry in Maharashtra civic polls in October 2012 and scored an impressive victory in Nanded city municipal council by winning 11 divisions. AIMIM also made its electoral debut in Karnataka by winning [...]
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AIMIM and empowerment of women
AIMIM has been striving for the empowerment of women by fielding them in the elections. Women candidates contested and won on AIMIM banner for the first time in 1986 elections to Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. [...]
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AIMIM and non-muslims
Apart from getting Dalits and Girijans elected as Mayors and Deputy Mayors of Hyderabad during 1986-1991, AIMIM has been fielding a number of non-Muslims–Dalits, Girijans (Tribals) and OBCs– in the successive civic, Assembly and parliamentary [...]
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AIMIM gets state party status in Telangana
AIMIM contested five Lok Sabha seats and 35 Assembly seats in the General Elections to Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly held in 2014. AIMIM polled a total of 6,85,690 votes in the Lok [...]
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AIMIM gets registered party status in Maharashtra
AIMIM is also a registered political party in Maharashtra, registered with the State Election Commission, as per notification No. SEC/RPP/2012/CR-1/D-11 dated 3rd April 2012. AIMIM has contested the local bodies’ elections in Maharashtra as a [...]
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