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Political party in Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2]
Bangladesh National Awami Party বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি | |
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Abbreviation | NAP(M) |
Chairperson | Ivy Ahmed |
General Secretary | Muhammad Ali Faruque |
Founder | Muzaffar Ahmed |
Founded | March 26, 1971 November 30, 1967 (as NAP (Wali) |
Registered | 09 (3 November 2008) |
Preceded by | NAP (Wali) |
Ideology | Socialism Secularism Marxism Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Minority rights |
Political position | Left-wing |
Party flag | |
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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.
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]
Election | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | ||||
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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 |
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Opposition | ||
1986 | 202,520 | 0.71% |
2 / 300 |
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Opposition | ||
1988 | Boycotted | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
1991 | 259,978 | 0.76% | 31 / 300 |
1 / 300 |
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Opposition | |
1996 (Feb) | Boycotted | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
1996 | 3,620 | 0.01% | 13 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
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N/A | ![]() |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2001 | 3,801 | 0.01% | 3 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
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N/A | ![]() |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2008 | 24,141 | 0.03% | 14 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
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N/A | ![]() |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2014 | 7,120 | 0.04% | 6 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
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N/A | ![]() |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2018 | 8,367 | 0.01% | 9 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
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N/A | ![]() |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2024 | Ivy Ahmed | TBD | TBD | 5 / 300 |
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Extra-parliamentary |