National Awami Party (Muzaffar)
Political party in Bangladesh
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The National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left-wing political party in Bangladesh.[2][3]
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National Awami Party (Muzaffar) ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NAP(M) |
| Chairperson | Ivy Ahmed |
| General Secretary | Muhammad Ali Faruque |
| Founder | Muzaffar Ahmed |
| Founded | 26 March 1971 |
| Registered | 3 November 2008 |
| Split from | NAP (Wali) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Election symbol | |
Hut | |
| Party flag | |
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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).[4]
The party participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War, through the NAP-CPB-Chhatra Union Guerrilla Bahini, for which Muzaffar served as an organizer.[5]
The NAP (Muzaffar) won a single seat in the 1991 Bangladeshi general election when Md. Abdul Hafiz beat Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Kazi Faruque Kader by 103 votes in the Nilphamari-4 constituency. The party has not won a seat in any general election since.
Electoral registry
The party is registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission as "Bangladesh National Awami Party", and its election symbol is a house.[6] The central party office is located in Dhanmondi Hawkers Market, Dhaka.[6]
Electoral performance
| Election | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In number | % | Contested | Won | +/– | (Seats) | (Votes) | |||
| 1973 | Muzaffar Ahmed | 1,569,299 | 8.32% | 0 / 300 |
N/A | N/A | 2nd | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 1979 | 432,514 | 2.24% | 1 / 300 |
 1 |
8th |
 6th |
Opposition | ||
| 1986 | 202,520 | 0.71% |
2 / 300 |
1 |
11th |
9th |
Opposition | ||
| 1988 | Boycotted | 2 |
N/A | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
| 1991 | 259,978 | 0.76% | 31 / 300 |
1 / 300 |
1 |
9th |
10th |
Opposition | |
| 1996 (Feb) | Boycotted | 1 |
N/A | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
| 1996 | 3,620 | 0.01% | 13 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
 0 |
N/A | 25th |
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2001 | 3,801 | 0.01% | 3 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
0 |
N/A | 19th |
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2008 | 24,141 | 0.03% | 14 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
0 |
N/A | 22nd |
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2014 | 7,120 | 0.04% | 6 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
0 |
N/A | 8th |
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2018 | 8,367 | 0.01% | 9 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
0 |
N/A | 30th |
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2024 | Ivy Ahmed | TBD | TBD | 5 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
|
N/A | |
Extra-parliamentary |
