<p id="thickbox_headline">The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded Shaista Parveen, wife of mafia don and former MP Atiq Ahmed, from the Allahabad West Assembly seat of Prayagraj.</p>.<p>The seat was once considered to be a stronghold of Atiq.</p>.<p>Although her candidature has not been announced officially by the party, divisional spokesperson of AIMIM, Afsar Mehmood confirmed that she will be the party's candidate from Allahabad West.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/yogis-win-would-change-bjps-internal-matrix-1072155.html" target="_blank">Yogi's win would change BJP's internal matrix</a></strong></p>.<p>Atiq had won the Assembly polls from Allahabad West multiple times in the past, including in 1989, 1991 and 1993 as an Independent candidate and in 1996 as a Samajwadi Party candidate while in 2002 he bagged the seat on Apna Dal ticket.</p>.<p>The seat, at present, is represented by cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh.</p>.<p>Atiq's wife had joined AIMIM some months back and at that time party leaders had said that Atiq and his kin may contest from five Assembly seats.</p>.<p>Atiq had joined AIMIM along with his kin and aides, the declaration of which was made by his wife Shaista at a public meeting held in Prayagraj a few months back. She had also read an emotional letter sent by the former MP in which he declared his faith in party chief Asaduddin Owaisi.</p>.<p>Atiq Ahmad is presently lodged in a Gujarat jail.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded Shaista Parveen, wife of mafia don and former MP Atiq Ahmed, from the Allahabad West Assembly seat of Prayagraj.</p>.<p>The seat was once considered to be a stronghold of Atiq.</p>.<p>Although her candidature has not been announced officially by the party, divisional spokesperson of AIMIM, Afsar Mehmood confirmed that she will be the party's candidate from Allahabad West.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/yogis-win-would-change-bjps-internal-matrix-1072155.html" target="_blank">Yogi's win would change BJP's internal matrix</a></strong></p>.<p>Atiq had won the Assembly polls from Allahabad West multiple times in the past, including in 1989, 1991 and 1993 as an Independent candidate and in 1996 as a Samajwadi Party candidate while in 2002 he bagged the seat on Apna Dal ticket.</p>.<p>The seat, at present, is represented by cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh.</p>.<p>Atiq's wife had joined AIMIM some months back and at that time party leaders had said that Atiq and his kin may contest from five Assembly seats.</p>.<p>Atiq had joined AIMIM along with his kin and aides, the declaration of which was made by his wife Shaista at a public meeting held in Prayagraj a few months back. She had also read an emotional letter sent by the former MP in which he declared his faith in party chief Asaduddin Owaisi.</p>.<p>Atiq Ahmad is presently lodged in a Gujarat jail.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>