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Indian Union Muslim League | |
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| Abbreviation | I. U. M. L. |
| President | K. M. Kader Mohideen |
| Chairperson | Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal |
| Secretary | P. K. Kunhalikutty |
| Lok Sabha Leader | E. T. Muhammed Basheer |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | P. V. Abdul Wahab |
| Founder | M. Muhammad Ismail |
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| Preceded by | AIML |
| Headquarters | Quaid-e-Millath Manzil, No. 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] |
| Student wing | Muslim Students Federation (M. S. F.) |
| Youth wing | Muslim Youth League (the Youth League) |
| Women's wing | Muslim Women's League |
| Labour wing | Swatantra Thozhilali Union (S. T. U.) |
| Peasant's wing | Swathanthra Karshaka Sangam (Kerala) |
| Ideology | Communitarianism[2] Conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-right[4] |
| Alliance | UDF (Kerala) SPA (Tamil Nadu) INDIA (national level) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 15 / 140 |
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Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.[5]
After the Partition of India, the first Council of the Indian segment of the All-India Muslim League was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).[6] The party renamed itself as the 'Indian Union Muslim League' and adopted a new constitution on 1 September 1951.[6]
IUML is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front, the INC-led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala.[7][8] Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers. The party has always had a constant, albeit small, presence in the Indian Parliament.[7] The party is a part of the INDIA in national level.[7] The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004.[9]
The party currently has four members in Parliament - E. T. Mohammed Basheer, M. P. Abdussamad Samadani and Kani K. Navas in the Lok Sabha and P. V. Abdul Wahab in the Rajya Sabha - and fifteen members in Kerala State Legislative Assembly.
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "The importance of IUML". 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Leaderless Anti-CAA Protests Underscore Muslim Political Orphanhood". 4 February 2022.
- ^ "A coloured scheme of things".
- ^ "List of Political Parties & Symbol MAIN Notification". Election Commission of India. 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b Wright, T. (1966). The Muslim League in South India since Independence: A Study in Minority Group Political Strategies. The American Political Science Review, 60(3), 579-599. JSTOR 1952972
- ^ a b c "Explained: History of Muslim League in Kerala and India". The Indian Express. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 16:2, 257-271.
- ^ Press Trust of India (19 June 2004). "E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.