Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) Explained

Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) should not be confused with All Pakistan Awami Muslim League.

Country:Pakistan
Abbr:AML
Awami Muslim League Pakistan
President:Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed
Founder:Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
Foundation:2008
Ideology:Islamism
Conservatism (Pakistani)[1]
Mass politics
Populism
Position:Centre
Split:PML (Q)
Colours:Green and white
Headquarters:Central Secretariat, Lal Haveli, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Seats2 Title:National Assembly
Symbol:Inkpot with Pen[2]
Flag:Awami Muslim League Pakistan flag.png

Awami Muslim League Pakistan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|عوامی مسلم لیگ پاکستان) is a Pakistani political party formed in June 2008 by Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad.[3] The party tends to have close relations with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.[4]

Former party

See main article: All Pakistan Awami Muslim League. This was also the name of the political party founded by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and which later evolved into the Awami League, the party that, under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (himself a former aide to Suharwardy).

The All Pakistan Awami Muslim League was formed as a breakaway faction of the "All Pakistan Muslim League" in 1949, within two years of the formation of Pakistan. Two parties of the same name were created in Pakistan. The East Pakistan Awami Muslim League formed by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, which later became Awami League The word Muslim was dropped in 1953.

Electoral history

NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI)

See main article: NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI). This constituency of Rawalpindi tends to be the primary electoral seat for AML leader, Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad since 1988. He won 6 consecutive elections from this area. Ahmad was elected as an Independent candidate from this constituency receiving 60,649 votes in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] He lost to Javed Hashmi in 2008.[7] He then again lost in the by-elections to PML-N's Shakeel Awan after tight contest, held in 2010.[8] In 2013 general elections, he defeated Shakeel Awan.[6]

National Assembly elections

National Assembly!Election!Votes!%!Seats!+/–
201393,0460.20% 1
2018119,3620.22%

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: CNN. Pakistan's political parties explained. 18 February 2008.
  2. Web site: List of Allocation of Election Symbol to Political Parties for GE-2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115181713/https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/2/PF%20wing/List%20of%20Allotted%20Election%20Symbols%20to%20Political%20Parties%20in%20GE-2024%20-%2014-1-2024.pdf . 15 January 2024 . 19 January 2024. www.ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan.
  3. News: Rashid quits PML-Q; forms new party . The News International. June 2, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014224431/http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=15068 . October 14, 2008.
  4. News: PTI agrees to electoral alliance with AML – The Express Tribune. 2 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 8 August 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303052231/https://tribune.com.pk/story/419209/pti-agrees-to-electoral-alliance-with-aml-report/. 3 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Constituency-wide results, 2002 Elections . Election Commission of Pakistan . https://web.archive.org/web/20100331224528/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/docs/2002/national.pdf . March 31, 2010. dead. mdy-all. ecp.gov.pk.
  6. News: NA-55 Results . 2022-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326151228/http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/55/NA-55.html . 2014-03-26. mdy-all. Geo News.
  7. Web site: Election result 2008 for NA-55. ECP. April 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115225243/http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-55. November 15, 2012. dead. mdy-all. ecp.gov.pk.
  8. News: PML-N's Shakil trounces Sheikh Rashid. 25 February 2010. 23 April 2022. Dawn (newspaper).