Indian Union Muslim League
The Indian Union Muslim League ( IUML ; Malayalam ഇന്ത്യൻ യൂണിയൻ മുസ്ലിം ലീഗ് , Urdu انڈین یونین مسلم لیگ, Tamil இந்திய ஒன்றிய முஸ்லிம் லீக் ; "Muslim League of the Indian Union"), short Muslim League ( MUL , "Muslim League"), is a Muslim regional party with a focus on the southern Indian state of Kerala .
Party history
The IUML was founded on March 10, 1948 in Madras (today's Chennai ) about a year after the division of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan and predominantly Hindu India. In contrast to the All India Muslim League ( All-India Muslim League ) under Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his successors made entirely focused on the creation of the new state of Pakistan, the iuml known to participate in the newly founded state of India.
From 1952 to the present (as of 2014), the IUML has been represented without interruption with members in the all- India parliament, the Lok Sabha . In addition, shortly after the establishment of the state of Kerala in the States Reorganization Act of 1956, she was continuously represented in the regional parliament there from 1960 and sent several ministers to the coalition governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu . In 1979 she even appointed CH Mohammed Koya as Chief Minister of Kerala for a few months . In the 1970s she was involved in some coalition governments in West Bengal . IUML representatives were also occasionally elected to the regional parliaments of Puducherry , Maharashtra , Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal and Assam . The party is also active at the local level. Politically, the IUML has been allied with the Congress Party for a long time , from 2004 within the framework of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). She was a coalition partner in the two governments under Manmohan Singh from 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 . The main political opponents are the Hindu nationalist parties, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as well as the traditionally strong communist parties in South India.
In terms of content, the IUML sees itself as a representative of the interests of the Muslim population. However, it does not represent political Islam and is not an Islamist party, but sees itself as a secular party. It is expressly committed to the Indian state and, according to the party program, strives to promote mutual understanding and harmony between Muslims and all other social groups in India.
Election results
The following table shows the election results for the all-India parliamentary elections as well as for the elections in Kerala.
| year | choice | Parliament seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 |
 Elected Lok Sabha 1951–1952
|
1/491 |
| 1957 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1957
|
1/496 |
| 1960 | General election in Kerala 1960 |
11/114 |
| 1962 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1962
|
2/496 |
| 1965 | General election in Kerala 1965 |
6/133 |
| 1967 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1967
|
3/522 |
| 1970 | General election in Kerala 1970 |
11/133 |
| 1971 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1971
|
4/520 |
| 1977 | General election in Kerala 1977 |
13/140 |
| 1977 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1977
|
2/544 |
| 1980 |
Election for Lok Sabha in 1980
|
3/529 |
| 1982 | General election in Kerala 1982 |
14/140 |
| 1984 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1984
|
2/514 |
| 1987 | General election in Kerala 1987 |
15/140 |
| 1989 |
Elected Lok Sabha in 1989
|
3/529 |
| 1991 | General election in Kerala 1991 |
10/140 |
| 1991 |
Election for Lok Sabha in 1991
|
2/521 |
| 1996 | General election in Kerala 1996 |
13/140 |
| 1996 |
Elected Lok Sabha 1996
|
2/543 |
| 1998 |
Election for Lok Sabha in 1998
|
2/543 |
| 1999 |
Election for Lok Sabha 1999
|
2/543 |
| 2001 | General election in Kerala 2001 |
16/140 |
| 2004 |
Election for Lok Sabha 2004
|
2/543 |
| 2006 | General election in Kerala 2006 |
7/140 |
| 2009 |
Election for Lok Sabha 2009
|
3/543 |
| 2011 | General election in Kerala 2011 |
20/140 |
| 2014 |
Election for Lok Sabha 2014
|
2/543 |
| 2016 | General election in Kerala 2016 |
18/140 |
Web links
- homepage (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f History of Indian Union Muslim League. (No longer available online.) Indianunionmuslimleague.in (website of the IUML), April 13, 2014, archived from the original on February 17, 2013 ; accessed on April 13, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Praveen S Thampi: Indian Union Muslim League looks set now on a conservative course as BJP knocks in Kerala. The Economic Times, February 14, 2016, accessed April 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Muslim League Members since First Lok Sabha. (No longer available online.) Indianunionmuslimleague.in (website of the IUML), April 13, 2014, archived from the original on December 24, 2013 ; accessed on April 13, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on October 3, 2014 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).
- ^ Election History. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala, accessed May 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Among these three, the SM Muhammed Sheriff, who was elected in the Ramanathapuram constituency , was counted as an independent by the Election Commission of India (ECI) , the IUML counted him as the first IUML deputy from Tamil Nadu
- ↑ Among these four MPs there are two who were listed as independents by the ECI : SM Muhammed Sheriff from Tamil Nadu and Abu Taleb Chowdhury from West Bengal
- ↑ Among these three, Abdul Samad, elected in Tamil Nadu, was listed as an independent by the ECI
- ↑ Mohideen, who was among the two and was elected as a candidate by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Vellore , joined the IUML, he was counted as a DMK member by the ECI .
- ↑ Abdul Rahman, among the three and officially elected as DMK candidate in Tamil Nadu, joined the IUML, the ECI counted him as a DMK member
