Jhalokati-2

Jhalokati-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Jhalokati District
Division	Barisal Division
Electorate	290,404 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	Amir Hossain Amu

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

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

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Zulfiker Ali Bhutto	Jatiya Party [4] [5]
	1991	Gazi Aziz Ferdous	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	1996	Zulfiker Ali Bhutto	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2000 by-election	Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	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]}

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

General Election 2001: Jhalokati-2 ^[9]

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] Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto, his widow, was elected in a July 2000 by-election, defeating Amir Hossain Amu.

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jhalokati-2 ^[9]

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

General Election 1991: Jhalokati-2 ^[9]

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

1. "Jhalokathi-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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. 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. "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.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos .

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