In the 2009 General Elections, Atique Ahmad was allowed to run for election. However, the Samajwadi Party had expelled him in 2008, and Mayawati refused him a ticket under BSP, so he stood from the Apna Dal party from Pratapgarh, but he lost the election.
In Uttar Pradesh Elections 2012, Ahmed fought under the Apna Dal banner from the Allahabad constituency. He filed his nomination from jail. He had appealed for bail but 10 judges of the Allahabad High Court refused to hear the case. The 11th judge finally took up the matter and he was released on bail before the Elections. However, the seat went to Raju Pal's widow, Puja Pal. In 2014, he was taken back into the Samajwadi Party and fought the National Elections from the Shrawasti. He managed to secure a quarter of the votes, but lost by nearly a lakh votes to Daddan Mishra of the BJP.
Controversies
Deadly attack on Atique
On August 8, 2002, Atique Ahmad was then present M.L.A and was in jail due to political rivalry with then C.M. Mayawati and during a court appearance amid heavy police security, he was attacked by a bomb in which he survived. Atique had accused this attack on the then SP City Lal Ji Shukla and then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati that they wanted to kill him.
SHUATS assault case
On December 14, 2016, Atique and his henchmen had allegedly assaulted the staff members of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences for taking action against two students who were debarred from taking examination after they were caught cheating. The video of Atiq Ahmad beating the SHUATS teacher and employees was widely circulated on the internet. On February 10, 2017, the Allahabad High Court summoned the criminal history of Atiq and also directed the Superintendent of police of Allahabad to arrest all the accused in the case. The police arrested Atiq on February 11 after which he was remanded to 14-day judicial custody. He was lodged in Deoria jail but later shifted to Bareilly jail after he was convicted for beating a business man inside the jail premise.
Kidnapping and torturing a business man in Deoria jail
Atique Ahmed was shifted to Bareilly jail after being accused for kidnapping and assaulting a business man in Deoria Jail. As per business man interview, he was told to pay extortion money to Atiq Ahmed's gang then he was taken to the Deoria jail later for not paying the money. He was beaten up by the jail police guards and other goons. After the news spread, Uttar Pradesh government shifted Atique to Bareilly Jail and suspended accused jail guards immediately. A call recording was also released in which Atique was threatening the business man to pay extortion money or else he will be attacked. Two other business man also accused Atique Ahmed for kidnapping and assaulting them in Deoria Jail. Bareilly jailor was seen very afraid while talking to the press after Atiq Ahmed's arrival in the jail.
Atique ahmad son Mohammed Umar
Ahmed son Umar has been seen as the third in command after his father and uncle Khalid Azeem. During the by-election's in 2019 Umar for the first time has appeared in politics as he campaign for his father Atiq who was in jail and as his uncle was fugitive at that time. After been represented in front of public who walks and talks with the swagger of a big face-in the making in Uttar pardesh politics.
