Jump to content

Bangladesh National Awami Party (Muzaffar)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangladesh National Awami Party
বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
AbbreviationNAP(M)
ChairpersonIvy Ahmed
General SecretaryMuhammad Ali Faruque
FounderMuzaffar Ahmed
FoundedMarch 26, 1971 (1971-03-26)
Registered3 November 2008
Split fromNAP (Wali)
IdeologySocialism
Secularism
Marxism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Progressivism
Minority rights
Political positionLeft-wing
Party flag

The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

[edit]

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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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
Increase 1 Increase 8th Decrease 6th Opposition
1986 202,520 0.71%
2 / 300
Increase 1 Decrease 11th Decrease 9th Opposition
1988 Boycotted Decrease 2 N/A N/A Extra-parliamentary
1991 259,978 0.76%
31 / 300
1 / 300
Increase 1 Increase 9th Increase 10th Opposition
1996 (Feb) Boycotted Decrease 1 N/A N/A Extra-parliamentary
1996 3,620 0.01%
13 / 300
0 / 300
Steady 0 N/A Decrease 25th Extra-parliamentary
2001 3,801 0.01%
3 / 300
0 / 300
Steady 0 N/A Increase 19th Extra-parliamentary
2008 24,141 0.03%
14 / 300
0 / 300
Steady 0 N/A Decrease 22nd Extra-parliamentary
2014 7,120 0.04%
6 / 300
0 / 300
Steady 0 N/A Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary
2018 8,367 0.01%
9 / 300
0 / 300
Steady 0 N/A Decrease 30th Extra-parliamentary
2024 Ivy Ahmed TBD TBD
5 / 300
TBD Steady N/A Steady Extra-parliamentary

References

[edit]
  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. ^ a b New Age. CPB recalls Muzaffar
  5. ^ a b Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল