National Awami Party (Muzaffar)

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National Awami Party (Muzaffar)
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 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