ALL INDIA MAJLIS-E-ITTEHADUL MUSLIMEEN (AIMIM), initially known as Ittehad Bainal Muslimeen, was founded to promote socio-economic and educational development of Muslims at a meeting of prominent Muslims, including Ulema-e-Mashaeqeen, hosted by Nawab Mahmood Khan Qiledar on 12th November 1927 at Hyderabad.He emerged as the tallest leader of the comm.
In 1938, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was elected as president of MIM. He emerged as the tallest leader of the community and was conferred the title of “Qaid-e-Millat”. His dedication, sincerity and oratorial and leadership skills made the MIM reach new heights within a short time. He served the MIM till his untimely demise in 1944.
After the turbulent days of Military Acton, euphemistically known as Police Action, that hastened the accession of erstwhile Hyderabad State (Nizam’s Dominions) to the Indian Union on 17th September 1948, the MIM ceased to exist.
AIMIM contested the polls to Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad in 1960 and won 24 divisions to emerge as the main opposition party. Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected from Mallepally division in the City.
AIMIM entered the Assembly poll fray in 1962 and scored its maiden victory when Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected from Pathergatti constituency in Hyderabad, by trouncing his main rival Mrs Masooma Begun, who was a Cabinet minister in the then Congress Ministry headed by Damodaram Sanjivayya.
AIMIM bagged three Assembly seats in 1967. 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 Kasu Brahmamanda Reddy’s cabinet who had shifted from his home constituency to unsuccessfully take on Salar-e-Millat. Thus, AIMIM has uninterrupted presence in the State Legislative Assembly for over 52 years with its members elected in 12 General Elections since.
Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi assumed the mantle of AIMIM president and held the post for an uninterrupted 34 years in September 2008.
AIMIM made its debut in Parliament when Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hyderabad Constituency in 1984. The Party has retained Hyderabad seat ever since by scoring huge majorities.
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.
The ECI, through its notification No. 56/R/48/89/1147 dated 1st June 1992, registered AIMIM as a political party under Section 29 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, with effect from 1st May 1992.
The State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, registered AIMIM as a political party under the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order 2001 on 24.08.2001 vide Lr No. 823/SEC-I/2001. The SEC also allotted the “Kite” symbol to candidates set up by AIMIM in local body elections in Andhra Pradesh.
AIMIM emerged as single largest party again when MCH polls were held in 2002, winning 36 out of 100 corporator divisions. AIMIM controlled the Standing Committee of the MCH, though the TDP-BJP alliance shared the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts.
AIMIM made its foray into the State Legislative Council with the election of its first MLC from Assembly in 2007. Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi takes over the reins Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi took over the reins of AIMIM as its President. He has been conferred the title of Naqeeb-e-Millat by the community.
AIMIM lost its powerful leader Salar-e- millat. The party members was grief struck. Hyderabad lost a very great leaders.
After the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was formed in 2007 with the merger of 12 adjoining municipalities with the MCH, civic elections were held in 2009. AIMIM emerged as single largest party in the erstwhile MCH area, winning 41 out of 100 divisions and its overall tally was 43 in the 150- member body.
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 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 also made its electoral debut in Karnataka by winning six divisions in civic elections held in March 2013. AIMIM won three seats each in Bidar and Basvakalyan municipal councils.
2014 – Recognition as a State Party in the State of Telangana with Kite as its reserved symbol 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 Sabha constituencies and 7,37,034 votes in the Assembly constituencies that it contested. The Party had the status of a registered unrecognized party before the 2014 elections. Following its success in the General elections wherein it won one Lok Sabha seat and seven Assembly seats in Telangana, the Election Commission of India accorded recognition to AIMIM as a State Party in the State of Telangana with Kite as its reserved symbol under the provisions of the Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order, in June 2014. 2014 – Conquering Maharashtra in a bigger way AIMIM entered the Assembly poll arena in Maharashtra for the third time but on a larger.
