Quami Ekta Dal [SEP] inception
Quami Ekta Dal
Quami Ekta Dal, (Hindi: कौमी एकता दल; English: "National Unity Party"; abbreviated QED) is a regional party in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 2010. The QED's president is Afzal Ansari and is currently affiliated with Ekta Manch.
The QED managed to muster 354,578 votes in the 2014 Indian general election.
The QED merged with the Samajwadi Party on 21 June 2016. The Samajwadi Party parliamentary board, however, cancelled the merger and revoked the expulsion of the
Ansari Contested 2009 General Election on Bahujan Samaj Party Ticket from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh But Lost to Samajwadi Party's Radhe Mohan Singh.
After some political differences he left Bahujan Samaj Party and founded a new political party, Quami Ekta Dal. He served as Secretary-General of Quami Ekta Dal before merging it with Bahujan Samaj Party.
Positions held.
- Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (five terms) 1985-2001
- Elected to 14th Lok Sabha, 2004
- Member, Committee on Chemicals &