Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...
(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2008 by
Bazlul Haque Haroon
Bazlul Haque Haroon ( bn, বজলুল হক হারুন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jhalokati-1
Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliame ...
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
Backergunge, Backergunje, Bakarganj, or Bakerganj was a former district of British India. It was the southernmost district of the Dacca Division. The district was located in the swampy lowlands of the vast delta of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra ...
was split into four districts:
Bhola
Bhola ( bn, ভোলা) is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most ...
,
Bakerganj
Bakerganj (বাকেরগঞ্জ) is a town in Barisal District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in ...
,
Jhalokati, and
Pirojpur
Pirojpur ( bn, পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh
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.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Jhalokati District
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