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SP wins in UP, so do Muslims | Northern Voices Online: NVO News Blog
SP wins in UP, so do Muslims
March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Featured,Latest,National,Op-Ed | Posted by: admin
By Shafey Danish (NVONews.Com)
The UP election results 2012 marks the debut of a Muslim political party in the biggest electoral battlefield in India. The Peace Party, which does not in fact presents itself as only a Muslim party, won 6 seats in the elections. Otherwise too, this election saw a record number of Muslim candidates winning for all over UP, the total count is 69, which is slightly less than 1/4th of the total seat in the assembly.
Well before the elections, the Muslim vote was already being called crucial for the success of any party in the UP elections, and it seems that the results have proved this to be correct. Mayawati in fact attributed SP victory to the a record percentage of Muslim votes swinging towards SP.
More than 70% of the Muslims voted for SP, the BSP leader said, after she submitted her resignation to the governor. Apparently, the Muslim voters decided to give their vote to a party which might actually be able to form a government in UP, which left out Congress, and at the same time keep the BJP at bay, which meant that BSP did not get the benefit of the swing.
Others opine that the swing in the Muslim vote was largely due to reservation politics. The SP offered 18% reservation to the Muslims, against the Congress 4.5% (which it was willing to raise to 9%). What might have also gone against the Congress is it ambivalence towards Muslims on the national stage. After all it was under the aegis of the congress government in Delhi that the Batla house encounter took place. It is widely recognised by human rights advocates that it was a fake encounter, but the Congress government still refuses admit this.
UP now becomes the second state in north India after Assam with a Muslim party which has a presence in the Assembly. While on a broader note this signifies a large political awakening within the Muslim community, fuelled in on small measure by the concerted targeting of Muslims in bogus terrorism cases, the short term outlook is less certain.
It is clear from the election results in the UP that in a large number of constituencies Muslims candidates are electable. But this time too most of these candidates could only be elected on the ticket of other parties. What this means is that it might not be possible win in these constituencies on the basis of Muslim votes alone. Crucially, SP has the backing of Yadav votes, while BSP wins on the back on dalit votes. It is a combination of these two constituencies along with Muslim votes that end up delivering wins.
The Peace Party which has sought to broaden its appeal to non-Muslim voters by projecting itself as a party of backward classes rather than just Muslims, in therefore correct in its strategy. One of its winning candidates is a non-Muslim Akhilesh Kumar, who won from Rae Bareili.
The clear case for the centrality of Muslim votes is quite apparent to political pundits. This reading of the results favors the Muslims, because it explicitly admits that the Muslims candidates who have been elected have a mandate to promote Muslim interests, rather than subsuming it within the party agenda.
The presence of a Muslim political party in the form of Peace Party also means that Muslims legislators will be under pressure to take up issues pertinent to the communitys larger welfare, else they risk losing their appeal to the Muslim voters.
As far as the future of Muslim political parties are concerned, the debut of the Peace party is a beginning. But it has still a long way to go. The future lies in the ability of Muslim political parties to successfully form alliances with other communities, or parties which represent other communities before they can come to have a stake in the government. Six seats are a start, but in an assembly where Congress with 27 seats is irrelevant, they still have a long way to go
---------- Post added at 05:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:33 PM ----------
Muslim Members of Assam Legislative Assembly Election 2011
District and Party Wise Analysis
KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- PARTY- ASSEMBLYCONSITUENCY
1. Siddeque Ahmed, INC, Karimganj South
2. Jamaluddin Ahmed, INC, Badarpur
HAILAKANDI DISTRICT
1. Abdul Muhib Majumdar, INC, Hailakandi
2. Shahidul Alam Choudhury, AGP, Algapur
CACHAR DISTRICT
1. Anamul Haque Laskar, INC, Sonai
2. Ataur Rahman Majarbhuiya, AIUDF, Katigorah
DHUBRI DISTRICT
1. Zabed Islam, IND, Manakachar
2. Abdur Rahman Ajmal, AIUDF, Shalmara South
3. Jahan Uddin, AIUDF, Dhubri
4. Abdu Taher Bepari, INC, Golakganj
5. Hafiz Bashir Ahmed, AIUDF, Bilashipara West
6 Gul Akhtar Begum, AIUDF, Bilashipara East
GOALPARA DISTRICT
1. Monowar Hussain, AIUDF, Goalpara East
2. Sheikh Shah Alam, AIUDF, Goalpara West
3 Moinuddin Ahmed, AIUDF, Jaleswar
BARPETA DISTRICT
1. Abul Kalam Azad, AIUDF, Babhanipur
2. Abdur Rahim Khan, AIUDF, Barpeta
3. Rafiqul Islam, AIUDF, Jania
4. Sherman Ali Ahmed, AIUDF, Baghbar
5. Ali Hussan, AIUDF, Saruketri
6. Shukur Ali Ahmed, INC, Chenga
KAMRUP DISRICT
1. Rekibuddin Ahmed, INC, Choygaon
DARANG DISTRICT
1. Illiyas Ali, INC, Dalgaon
MORIGAON DISTRICT
1. Dr Nazrul Islam, INC, Lahrighat
NAGAON DISTRICT
1. Aminul Islam, AIUDF, Dhing
2. Muzibur Rahman, AIUDF, Ruphihat
3. Rekibul Hussain, INC, Shamaguri
4. Sirajuddin Ajmal, AIUDF, Jamunaghat
SP wins in UP, so do Muslims
March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Featured,Latest,National,Op-Ed | Posted by: admin
By Shafey Danish (NVONews.Com)
The UP election results 2012 marks the debut of a Muslim political party in the biggest electoral battlefield in India. The Peace Party, which does not in fact presents itself as only a Muslim party, won 6 seats in the elections. Otherwise too, this election saw a record number of Muslim candidates winning for all over UP, the total count is 69, which is slightly less than 1/4th of the total seat in the assembly.
Well before the elections, the Muslim vote was already being called crucial for the success of any party in the UP elections, and it seems that the results have proved this to be correct. Mayawati in fact attributed SP victory to the a record percentage of Muslim votes swinging towards SP.
More than 70% of the Muslims voted for SP, the BSP leader said, after she submitted her resignation to the governor. Apparently, the Muslim voters decided to give their vote to a party which might actually be able to form a government in UP, which left out Congress, and at the same time keep the BJP at bay, which meant that BSP did not get the benefit of the swing.
Others opine that the swing in the Muslim vote was largely due to reservation politics. The SP offered 18% reservation to the Muslims, against the Congress 4.5% (which it was willing to raise to 9%). What might have also gone against the Congress is it ambivalence towards Muslims on the national stage. After all it was under the aegis of the congress government in Delhi that the Batla house encounter took place. It is widely recognised by human rights advocates that it was a fake encounter, but the Congress government still refuses admit this.
UP now becomes the second state in north India after Assam with a Muslim party which has a presence in the Assembly. While on a broader note this signifies a large political awakening within the Muslim community, fuelled in on small measure by the concerted targeting of Muslims in bogus terrorism cases, the short term outlook is less certain.
It is clear from the election results in the UP that in a large number of constituencies Muslims candidates are electable. But this time too most of these candidates could only be elected on the ticket of other parties. What this means is that it might not be possible win in these constituencies on the basis of Muslim votes alone. Crucially, SP has the backing of Yadav votes, while BSP wins on the back on dalit votes. It is a combination of these two constituencies along with Muslim votes that end up delivering wins.
The Peace Party which has sought to broaden its appeal to non-Muslim voters by projecting itself as a party of backward classes rather than just Muslims, in therefore correct in its strategy. One of its winning candidates is a non-Muslim Akhilesh Kumar, who won from Rae Bareili.
The clear case for the centrality of Muslim votes is quite apparent to political pundits. This reading of the results favors the Muslims, because it explicitly admits that the Muslims candidates who have been elected have a mandate to promote Muslim interests, rather than subsuming it within the party agenda.
The presence of a Muslim political party in the form of Peace Party also means that Muslims legislators will be under pressure to take up issues pertinent to the communitys larger welfare, else they risk losing their appeal to the Muslim voters.
As far as the future of Muslim political parties are concerned, the debut of the Peace party is a beginning. But it has still a long way to go. The future lies in the ability of Muslim political parties to successfully form alliances with other communities, or parties which represent other communities before they can come to have a stake in the government. Six seats are a start, but in an assembly where Congress with 27 seats is irrelevant, they still have a long way to go
---------- Post added at 05:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:33 PM ----------
Muslim Members of Assam Legislative Assembly Election 2011
District and Party Wise Analysis
KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- PARTY- ASSEMBLYCONSITUENCY
1. Siddeque Ahmed, INC, Karimganj South
2. Jamaluddin Ahmed, INC, Badarpur
HAILAKANDI DISTRICT
1. Abdul Muhib Majumdar, INC, Hailakandi
2. Shahidul Alam Choudhury, AGP, Algapur
CACHAR DISTRICT
1. Anamul Haque Laskar, INC, Sonai
2. Ataur Rahman Majarbhuiya, AIUDF, Katigorah
DHUBRI DISTRICT
1. Zabed Islam, IND, Manakachar
2. Abdur Rahman Ajmal, AIUDF, Shalmara South
3. Jahan Uddin, AIUDF, Dhubri
4. Abdu Taher Bepari, INC, Golakganj
5. Hafiz Bashir Ahmed, AIUDF, Bilashipara West
6 Gul Akhtar Begum, AIUDF, Bilashipara East
GOALPARA DISTRICT
1. Monowar Hussain, AIUDF, Goalpara East
2. Sheikh Shah Alam, AIUDF, Goalpara West
3 Moinuddin Ahmed, AIUDF, Jaleswar
BARPETA DISTRICT
1. Abul Kalam Azad, AIUDF, Babhanipur
2. Abdur Rahim Khan, AIUDF, Barpeta
3. Rafiqul Islam, AIUDF, Jania
4. Sherman Ali Ahmed, AIUDF, Baghbar
5. Ali Hussan, AIUDF, Saruketri
6. Shukur Ali Ahmed, INC, Chenga
KAMRUP DISRICT
1. Rekibuddin Ahmed, INC, Choygaon
DARANG DISTRICT
1. Illiyas Ali, INC, Dalgaon
MORIGAON DISTRICT
1. Dr Nazrul Islam, INC, Lahrighat
NAGAON DISTRICT
1. Aminul Islam, AIUDF, Dhing
2. Muzibur Rahman, AIUDF, Ruphihat
3. Rekibul Hussain, INC, Shamaguri
4. Sirajuddin Ajmal, AIUDF, Jamunaghat
