Bangladesh National Awami Party (Muzaffar)

Bangladesh National Awami Party বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
Abbreviation	NAP(M)
Chairperson	Ivy Ahmed
General Secretary	Muhammad Ali Faruque
Founder	Muzaffar Ahmed
Founded	March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26)
Registered	3 November 2008
Split from	NAP (Wali)
Ideology	Socialism Secularism Marxism Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Minority rights
Political position	Left-wing
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The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

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.

Electoral registry

NAP(Muzaffar) banner

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]

Electoral performance

Election	Party leader	Votes		Seats			Position		Government
		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	1	8th	6th	Opposition
1986		202,520	0.71%		2 / 300	1	11th	9th	Opposition
1988		Boycotted				2	N/A	N/A	Extra-parliamentary
1991		259,978	0.76%	31 / 300	1 / 300	1	9th	10th	Opposition
1996 (Feb)		Boycotted				1	N/A	N/A	Extra-parliamentary
1996		3,620	0.01%	13 / 300	0 / 300	0	N/A	25th	Extra-parliamentary
2001		3,801	0.01%	3 / 300	0 / 300	0	N/A	19th	Extra-parliamentary
2008		24,141	0.03%	14 / 300	0 / 300	0	N/A	22nd	Extra-parliamentary
2014		7,120	0.04%	6 / 300	0 / 300	0	N/A	8th	Extra-parliamentary
2018		8,367	0.01%	9 / 300	0 / 300	0	N/A	30th	Extra-parliamentary
2024	Ivy Ahmed	TBD	TBD	5 / 300	TBD		N/A		Extra-parliamentary

References

1. ""I am only making a modest contribution to the struggle of my people"". The Daily Star. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman. "Muzaffer Ahmed - a tribute". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. Das, Ranjit Kumar. "National Awami Party". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. New Age. CPB recalls Muzaffar
5. Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল