Bangladesh National Awami Party (Muzaffar)

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Bangladesh National Awami Party
বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
AbbreviationNAP(M)
Chairperson Ivy Ahmed
General SecretaryMuhammad Ali Faruque
Founder Muzaffar Ahmed
FoundedMarch 26, 1971 (1971-03-26)
Registered3 November 2008
Split from NAP (Wali)
Ideology Socialism
Secularism
Marxism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Progressivism
Minority rights
Political position Left-wing
Election symbol
Symbol of Bangladesh National Awami Party (Muzaffar).svg
Hut
Party flag
Flag of Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP).png

The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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History

National Awami Party (Muzaffar) traces its origin to a split of the National Awami Party into two factions, one pro-China and one pro-Moscow. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-China was called National Awami Party (Bhashani), led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. Muzaffar Ahmed was a leader of the National Awami Party (Wali) in East Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the East Pakistan branch of National Awami Party (Wali) became an independent party; the National Awami Party (Muzaffar). [3]

The party participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War, through the NAP-CPB-Chhatra Union Guerrilla Bahini. [4] Muzaffar was an organizer of the guerrilla force. [4]

In 1991 Bangladeshi general election NAP(Muzaffar) won one seat when Md. Abdul Hafiz beat Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Kazi Faruque Kader by 103 votes in Nilphamari-4 constituency. After that they never won a seat in any general election.

Electoral registry

NAP(Muzaffar) banner Nationalawamiparty-muzaffar-banner-dhaka.jpg
NAP(Muzaffar) banner

The party is registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission as "Bangladesh National Awami Party", and its election symbol is a house. [5] The central party office is located in Dhanmondi Hawkers Market, Dhaka. [5]

Electoral performance

ElectionParty leaderVotesSeatsPositionGovernment
In number%ContestedWon+/–(Seats)(Votes)
1973 Muzaffar Ahmed 1,569,2998.32%
0 / 300
N/AN/A2ndExtra-parliamentary
1979 432,5142.24%
1 / 300
Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 8thDecrease2.svg 6thOpposition
1986 202,5200.71%
2 / 300
Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 11thDecrease2.svg 9thOpposition
1988 BoycottedDecrease2.svg 2N/AN/AExtra-parliamentary
1991 259,9780.76%
31 / 300
1 / 300
Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 9thIncrease2.svg 10thOpposition
1996 (Feb) BoycottedDecrease2.svg 1N/AN/AExtra-parliamentary
1996 3,6200.01%
13 / 300
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 0N/ADecrease2.svg 25thExtra-parliamentary
2001 3,8010.01%
3 / 300
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 0N/AIncrease2.svg 19thExtra-parliamentary
2008 24,1410.03%
14 / 300
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 0N/ADecrease2.svg 22ndExtra-parliamentary
2014 7,1200.04%
6 / 300
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 0N/AIncrease2.svg 8thExtra-parliamentary
2018 8,3670.01%
9 / 300
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 0N/ADecrease2.svg 30thExtra-parliamentary
2024 Ivy AhmedTBDTBD
5 / 300
TBDSteady2.svgN/ASteady2.svgExtra-parliamentary

References

  1. ""I am only making a modest contribution to the struggle of my people"". The Daily Star. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman. "Muzaffer Ahmed - a tribute". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. Das, Ranjit Kumar. "National Awami Party". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 New Age. CPB recalls Muzaffar
  5. 1 2 Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল