Jhalokati-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Jhalokati-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Jhalokati District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 178,888 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-12 constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jahangir Kabir | Jatiya Party[4][5] | |
| 1991 | Shahjahan Omar | BNP | |
| 1996 | Anwar Hossain Manju | Jatiya Party | |
| 2001 | Shahjahan Omar | BNP | |
| 2008 | Bazlul Haque Haroon | Awami League | |
| 2024 | Shahjahan Omar | ||
| 2026 | Rafiqul Islam Jamal | BNP | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 90,127 | 94.7 | +38.2 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Nasir Uddin | 5,071 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 85,056 | 89.3 | +70.5 | ||
| Turnout | 95,198 | 61.6 | −21.7 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 64,525 | 56.5 | +36.7 | ||
| BNP | Rafiqul Islam Jamal | 43,098 | 37.7 | −15.2 | ||
| IAB | Md. Moinul Islam | 5,375 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Independent | A.K.M. Rezaul Karim | 598 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Maha Alam | 353 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Mohammad Abul Kasem | 122 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Rubel Howlader | 121 | 0.1 | −20.8 | ||
| Majority | 21,427 | 18.8 | −13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 114,192 | 83.3 | +19.2 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 54,513 | 52.9 | +21.2 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 21,609 | 20.9 | N/A | ||
| AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 20,413 | 19.8 | −9.2 | ||
| IJOF | Mian Masud Zakaria | 6,168 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh | S. K. Jasim Uddin | 161 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Independent | Moniruzzaman Golder | 90 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Sohrab Hossain | 86 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Sikder Md. Kajal | 60 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. A. Satter Hawlader | 46 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 32,904 | 31.9 | +29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 103,146 | 64.1 | −8.8 | |||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 27,812 | 33.9 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 26,017 | 31.7 | −16.7 | ||
| AL | Amir Hossain Amu | 23,792 | 29.0 | +5.4 | ||
| IOJ | Nurul Muda | 2,964 | 3.6 | −0.8 | ||
| Jamaat | Moulana Muzzamel Hossain | 925 | 1.1 | −1.6 | ||
| FP | Sohrab Hossain | 174 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Zaker Party | Kabir Sikdar | 174 | 0.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh | S. K. Jasim Uddin | 137 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Kabiruzzaman Mia | 76 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,795 | 2.2 | −22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 82,071 | 72.9 | +29.7 | |||
| JP(E) gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 33,544 | 48.4 | |||
| AL | Abdul Kuddus | 16,357 | 23.6 | |||
| Independent | Nurul Islam Sikder | 12,008 | 17.3 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Ali Hossain | 3,077 | 4.4 | |||
| Jamaat | Moulana Mozammel Hossain | 1,860 | 2.7 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Haider Miah | 1,698 | 2.4 | |||
| Zaker Party | Abdus Sobhan | 241 | 0.3 | |||
| JSD | M. A. Hannan | 219 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Mozammel Hossain | 168 | 0.2 | |||
| FP | Sohrab Hossain | 123 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | Golam Kabir Tang. | 65 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 17,187 | 24.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 69,360 | 43.2 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
