Jhalokati-1 Explained

Jhalokati-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Jhalokati District
Region Label:Division
Region:Barisal Division
Electorate:178,888 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Shahjahan Omar
Party:Awami League

Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Bazlul Haque Haroon of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kathalia and Rajapur upazilas.

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

ElectionMemberParty
1986Jahangir KabirJatiya Party
1991Shahjahan OmarBangladesh Nationalist Party
1996Anwar Hossain ManjuJatiya Party (Ershad)
2001Shahjahan OmarBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Bazlul Haque HaroonAwami League
2024Shahjahan OmarAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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