Jhalokati-2

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 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[edit]

### Elections in the 2010s[edit]

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[edit]

General Election 2008: Jhalokati-2[2][7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

General Election June 1996: Jhalokati-2[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1. ^ "Jhalokathi-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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[edit]

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

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