Jhalokati-2


Jhalokati-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Amir Hossain Amu of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Jhalokati Sadar and Nalchity upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Amir Hossain Amu was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Zulfiker Ali Bhutto died in May 2000. Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto, his widow, was elected in a July 2000 by-election, defeating Amir Hossain Amu.

Elections in the 1990s