# Jhalokati-1

Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Bazlul Haque Haroon 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 was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Jahangir Kabir | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Shahjahan Omar | BNP |
| 1996 | Anwar Hossain Manju | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Shahjahan Omar | BNP |
| 2008 | Bazlul Haque Haroon | Awami League |
| 2024 | Shahjahan Omar | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jhalokati-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 90,127 | 94.7 | +38.2 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Nasir Uddin | 5,071 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85,056 | 89.3 | +70.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,198 | 61.6 | −21.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jhalokati-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 64,525 | 56.5 | +36.7 |
| | BNP | Rafiqul Islam Jamal | 43,098 | 37.7 | −15.2 |
| | IAB | Md. Moinul Islam | 5,375 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | A.K.M. Rezaul Karim | 598 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Maha Alam | 353 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BDB | Mohammad Abul Kasem | 122 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Rubel Howlader | 121 | 0.1 | −20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,427 | 18.8 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,192 | 83.3 | +19.2 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Jhalokati-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 54,513 | 52.9 | +21.2 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 21,609 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | AL | Bazlul Haque Haroon | 20,413 | 19.8 | −9.2 |
| | IJOF | Mian Masud Zakaria | 6,168 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh | S. K. Jasim Uddin | 161 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Moniruzzaman Golder | 90 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | JSD | Sohrab Hossain | 86 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sikder Md. Kajal | 60 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. A. Satter Hawlader | 46 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,904 | 31.9 | +29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,146 | 64.1 | −8.8 |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jhalokati-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 27,812 | 33.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 26,017 | 31.7 | −16.7 |
| | AL | Amir Hossain Amu | 23,792 | 29.0 | +5.4 |
| | IOJ | Nurul Muda | 2,964 | 3.6 | −0.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Moulana Muzzamel Hossain | 925 | 1.1 | −1.6 |
| | FP | Sohrab Hossain | 174 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Kabir Sikdar | 174 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh | S. K. Jasim Uddin | 137 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Kabiruzzaman Mia | 76 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,795 | 2.2 | −22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,071 | 72.9 | +29.7 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Jhalokati-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Omar | 33,544 | 48.4 | |
| | AL | Abdul Kuddus | 16,357 | 23.6 | |
| | Independent | Nurul Islam Sikder | 12,008 | 17.3 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Ali Hossain | 3,077 | 4.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Moulana Mozammel Hossain | 1,860 | 2.7 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Haider Miah | 1,698 | 2.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abdus Sobhan | 241 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD | M. A. Hannan | 219 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Mozammel Hossain | 168 | 0.2 | |
| | FP | Sohrab Hossain | 123 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Golam Kabir Tang. | 65 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,187 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,360 | 43.2 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |