Jhalokati-2

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Jhalokati-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
jhaalkaatthi-2.svg
District Jhalokati District
Division Barisal Division
Electorate290,404 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984

Jhalokati-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Amir Hossain Amu of the Awami League.

Contents

Boundaries

The 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

The 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

ElectionMemberParty
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

Elections in the 2010s

Amir 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

General Election 2008: Jhalokati-2 [2] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Amir Hossain Amu 104,44456.5+21.9
BNP Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto 73,85140.0−18.5
IAB Muhammad Fokrul Islam6,4073.5N/A
Majority 30,59316.6−7.4
Turnout 184,70284.4+18.8
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Jhalokati-2 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto 92,11658.5+28.2
AL Amir Hossain Amu 54,37834.6+9.2
IJOF Syed Md. Anowar Hossain10,1646.5N/A
JSD Dulal Saha2340.1N/A
CPB Abdul Mannan1350.1−0.1
Independent Syed Moazzem Hussain1010.1N/A
Bangladesh Progressive PartyAbu Syed Molla810.1N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Majibur Rahman700.0N/A
Independent Gazi Aziz Ferdous 610.0N/A
Majority 37,73824.0+17.3
Turnout 157,34065.5−9.3
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

General Election June 1996: Jhalokati-2 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Zulfiker Ali Bhutto 47,05037.0+9.8
BNP Gazi Aziz Ferdous 38,52330.3−6.1
AL Md. Saeed Anwar Hossain32,24525.4−0.3
IOJ Golam Mostofa Khan5,7864.6+0.7
JI Haider Hossain1,6841.3−0.8
Samridhya Bangladesh AndolanAli Azim Khan8260.7N/A
Zaker PartyS. M. Fazlul Haque3740.3−0.1
CPB Abdul Mannan2910.2N/A
Independent Mozammel Hossain2290.2N/A
NDPA. K. M. Golam Rabbani300.0−0.1
Majority 8,5276.7−2.5
Turnout 127,03874.8+30.3
JP(E) gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Jhalokati-2 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Gazi Aziz Ferdous 43,67336.4
JP(E) Zulfiker Ali Bhutto 32,63927.2
AL Amir Hossain Amu 30,80825.7
IOJ Syed Md. Mosaddeque Millah4,7153.9
JI Haider Hossain2,5072.1
Bangladesh Janata PartyFaruk Ahmed1,8971.6
Jatiya Biplobi FrontAltaf Hossain Mollah8600.7
Independent A. Aziz6300.5
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)Abu Bakar Siddique5990.5
Zaker PartyMostafizur Rahman4740.4
BAKSAL Akkas H Sarker4050.3
Independent Kari Md. Shahjahan2910.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD A. S. M. Isha2680.2
NDPLutfar Rahman1160.1
Majority 11,0349.2
Turnout 119,88244.2
BNP gain from JP(E)

References

  1. ↑ "Jhalokathi-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "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.
  10. ↑ "Lawmaker sued for 'killing' husband". The Daily Star. 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

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