Bangladesh National Awami Party
বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
AbbreviationNAP(M)
ChairpersonIvy Ahmed
General SecretaryMuhammad Ali Faruque
FounderMuzaffar Ahmed
FoundedMarch 26, 1971 (1971-03-26) November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30) (as NAP (Wali)
Registered09 (3 November 2008)
Preceded byNAP (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

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

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

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

  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. 1 2 New Age. CPB recalls Muzaffar
  5. 1 2 Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল


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