{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Jhalokati-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঝালকাঠি-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Jhalokati District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Barisal Division]] | population = | electorate = 178,888 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Barisal-6|124 Barisal-6]]}}{{align|right|[[Jhalokati-2|126 Jhalokati-2]] →}} }} '''Jhalokati-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kathalia Upazila|Kathalia]] and [[Rajapur Upazila|Rajapur]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-12 constituency when the former [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]] was split into four districts: [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Barisal District|Bakerganj]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], and [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Jahangir Kabir (politician)|Jahangir Kabir]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Shahjahan Omar]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Shahjahan Omar]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Bazlul Haque Haroon]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Shahjahan Omar]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Rafiqul Islam Jamal]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === [http://103.183.38.66:81/ Bangladesh Election Commission]{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Jhalokati-1}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam Jamal]] |votes = 62,010 |percentage = 48.07 |change = +10.37 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Foyzul Haque |votes = 55,120 |percentage = 42.72 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Ibrahim |votes = 7,744 |percentage = 6.00 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,890 |percentage = 5.34 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 129,000 |percentage = 57.61 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}<ref>{{Cite news |title="ঝালকাঠি-১ আসনে বেসরকারিভাবে নির্বাচিত হয়েছেন বিএনপির রফিকুল ইসলাম জামাল" |url=https://www.bssnews.net/bangla/national-parlament-election-2026/282927}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh Election Commission |url=http://103.183.38.66:81/}}</ref> {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Jhalokati-1<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Bazlul Haque Haroon]] |votes = 90,127 |percentage = 94.7 |change = +38.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Nasir Uddin |votes = 5,071 |percentage = 5.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 85,056 |percentage = 89.3 |change = +70.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 95,198 |percentage = 61.6 |change = -21.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Jhalokati-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Bazlul Haque Haroon]] |votes = 64,525 |percentage = 56.5 |change = +36.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Rafiqul Islam Jamal |votes = 43,098 |percentage = 37.7 |change = -15.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Moinul Islam |votes = 5,375 |percentage = 4.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A.K.M. Rezaul Karim |votes = 598 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Maha Alam |votes = 353 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Mohammad Abul Kasem |votes = 122 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Rubel Howlader |votes = 121 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -20.8 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,427 |percentage = 18.8 |change = -13.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 114,192 |percentage = 83.3 |change = +19.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Jhalokati-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Omar]] |votes = 54,513 |percentage = 52.9 |change = +21.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |votes = 21,609 |percentage = 20.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Bazlul Haque Haroon]] |votes = 20,413 |percentage = 19.8 |change = -9.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Mian Masud Zakaria |votes = 6,168 |percentage = 6.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh |candidate = S. K. Jasim Uddin |votes = 161 |percentage = 0.2 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Moniruzzaman Golder |votes = 90 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Sohrab Hossain |votes = 86 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sikder Md. Kajal |votes = 60 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) |candidate = Md. A. Satter Hawlader |votes = 46 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 32,904 |percentage = 31.9 |change = +29.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 103,146 |percentage = 64.1 |change = -8.8 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Jhalokati-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |votes = 27,812 |percentage = 33.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Omar]] |votes = 26,017 |percentage = 31.7 |change = -16.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Amir Hossain Amu]] |votes = 23,792 |percentage = 29.0 |change = +5.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Nurul Muda |votes = 2,964 |percentage = 3.6 |change = -0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Moulana Muzzamel Hossain |votes = 925 |percentage = 1.1 |change = -1.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Sohrab Hossain |votes = 174 |percentage = 0.2 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Kabir Sikdar |votes = 174 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh |candidate = S. K. Jasim Uddin |votes = 137 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Kabiruzzaman Mia |votes = 76 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,795 |percentage = 2.2 |change = -22.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 82,071 |percentage = 72.9 |change = +29.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Jhalokati-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Omar]] |votes = 33,544 |percentage = 48.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Kuddus |votes = 16,357 |percentage = 23.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Nurul Islam Sikder |votes = 12,008 |percentage = 17.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Ali Hossain |votes = 3,077 |percentage = 4.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Moulana Mozammel Hossain |votes = 1,860 |percentage = 2.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Haider Miah |votes = 1,698 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abdus Sobhan |votes = 241 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[M. A. Hannan]] |votes = 219 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mozammel Hossain |votes = 168 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Sohrab Hossain |votes = 123 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Golam Kabir Tang. |votes = 65 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 17,187 |percentage = 24.8 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 69,360 |percentage = 43.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Jhalokathi-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Jhalokathi-1&d=barishal |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Jhalokati-1 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=125 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505204747/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=125 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=121&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092319/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=121&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=127 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000444/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=127 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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