Jhalokati-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Amir Hossain Amu of the Awami League.
| Jhalokati-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Jhalokati District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 290,404 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Jhalokati Sadar and Nalchity upazilas.[2][3] It is known as the centre point and trade body for the entire division as it consists of the most efficient routes connecting to all districts of the division.
History
editThe constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Zulfiker Ali Bhutto | Jatiya Party[4][5] | |
| 1991 | Gazi Aziz Ferdous | BNP | |
| 1996 | Zulfiker Ali Bhutto | Jatiya Party | |
| 2000 by-election | Amir Hossain Amu | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto | BNP | |
| 2008 | Amir Hossain Amu | Awami League | |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
editAmir Hossain Amu was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Amir Hossain Amu | 104,444 | 56.5 | +21.9 | ||
| BNP | Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto | 73,851 | 40.0 | −18.5 | ||
| IAB | Muhammad Fokrul Islam | 6,407 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 30,593 | 16.6 | −7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 184,702 | 84.4 | +18.8 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto | 92,116 | 58.5 | +28.2 | |
| AL | Amir Hossain Amu | 54,378 | 34.6 | +9.2 | |
| IJOF | Syed Md. Anowar Hossain | 10,164 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| JSD | Dulal Saha | 234 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| CPB | Abdul Mannan | 135 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Syed Moazzem Hussain | 101 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Progressive Party | Abu Syed Molla | 81 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Majibur Rahman | 70 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Gazi Aziz Ferdous | 61 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,738 | 24.0 | +17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 157,340 | 65.5 | −9.3 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Zulfiker Ali Bhutto died in May 2000,[10] his widow,Amir Hossain Amu was elected in a July 2000 by-election, defeating Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto.
Elections in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Zulfiker Ali Bhutto | 47,050 | 37.0 | +9.8 | ||
| BNP | Gazi Aziz Ferdous | 38,523 | 30.3 | −6.1 | ||
| AL | Md. Saeed Anwar Hossain | 32,245 | 25.4 | −0.3 | ||
| IOJ | Golam Mostofa Khan | 5,786 | 4.6 | +0.7 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Haider Hossain | 1,684 | 1.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Ali Azim Khan | 826 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | S. M. Fazlul Haque | 374 | 0.3 | −0.1 | ||
| CPB | Abdul Mannan | 291 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Mozammel Hossain | 229 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| NDP | A. K. M. Golam Rabbani | 30 | 0.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Majority | 8,527 | 6.7 | −2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 127,038 | 74.8 | +30.3 | |||
| JP(E) gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Gazi Aziz Ferdous | 43,673 | 36.4 | |||
| JP(E) | Zulfiker Ali Bhutto | 32,639 | 27.2 | |||
| AL | Amir Hossain Amu | 30,808 | 25.7 | |||
| IOJ | Syed Md. Mosaddeque Millah | 4,715 | 3.9 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Haider Hossain | 2,507 | 2.1 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Faruk Ahmed | 1,897 | 1.6 | |||
| Jatiya Biplobi Front | Altaf Hossain Mollah | 860 | 0.7 | |||
| Independent | A. Aziz | 630 | 0.5 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Abu Bakar Siddique | 599 | 0.5 | |||
| Zaker Party | Mostafizur Rahman | 474 | 0.4 | |||
| BAKSAL | Akkas H Sarker | 405 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Kari Md. Shahjahan | 291 | 0.2 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. S. M. Isha | 268 | 0.2 | |||
| NDP | Lutfar Rahman | 116 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 11,034 | 9.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 119,882 | 44.2 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Jhalokathi-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Lawmaker sued for 'killing' husband". The Daily Star. 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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