1956 East Pakistan provincial by-election

none July 2025 1956 East Pakistan provincial by-election Pakistan no 1954 1962 1956 12 10 y 7 seats in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly Abdul Hamid Khan All-Pakistan Awami League 5 Abu Hossain Sarkar United Front (East Pakistan) 1 Basanta Kumar Das Pakistan National Congress 1 Chief Minister Chief Minister Ataur Rahman Khan All-Pakistan Awami League A by-election was held on 10 December 1956 in East Pakistan for seven seats in the provincial assembly. This was the first by-election after the 1954 provincial election, with candidates from six political parties participating. Background In the 1949 by-election for the Tangail South constituency, Shamsul Huq, an activist of Pakistan Muslim League (PML), ran as an independent candidate against PML candidate Khurram Khan Panni and defeated him. However, the election tribunal annulled the by-election.পূর্ব বাংলার ভাষা আন্দোলন ও তৎকালীন রাজনীতি bn 1 Badruddin Umar 231–242 Anandadhara Prakashan Kolkata 1971 Following the election, Huq, along with several other members of the PML, formed the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (abbreviated as AL, later renamed as the East Pakistan Awami League).https://bangla.thedailystar.net/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-81823 আওয়ামী লীগের জন্মে ঘড়ি, কলম বিক্রির টাকাও অবদান রেখেছে bn 23 June 2017 The Daily Star Alarmed by the result of that by-election, the government of East Pakistan refrained from organizing any by-elections for the 35 vacant seats in the province until 1954.ভাষা আন্দোলন ও বাঙালির আত্মপরিচয় প্রতিষ্ঠা স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের অভ্যুদয়ের ইতিহাস bn Muntassir Mamoon Md. Mahbubar Rahman 79 2015 2013 Subarna 9789849069447 Ahead of the 1954 provincial election, the AL, Krishak Sramik Party (KSP), Nizam-e-Islam Party (NIP), and Ganatantri Dal (GD) formed an alliance known as the United Front (UF) on 4 December 1953. The alliance issued a 21-point manifesto, the final point of which included a promise to organize a by-election within every three months of a provincial seat becoming vacant. In the 1954 election, the UF won 228 seats, while the ruling PML won only 10, suffering a major defeat.Twenty One Point Programme Muazzam Hussain Khan After the election, the UF led two cabinet named Third Huq and later the First Abu Hussain Sarkar ministry assumed control of the province. Eventually, the AL withdrew from the UF, and in 1956, the party formed the First Ataur ministry.Al Syed Abu 2018 আওয়ামী লীগের শাসনকাল [১৯৫৬-৫৮ এবং ১৯৭১-৭৫] bn Agamee Prakashani Dhaka 9789840421596 16–23https://www.prothomalo.com/special-supplement/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81 ১৯৫৪–৫৫ যুক্তফ্রন্টে বঙ্গবন্ধু bn Siraj Uddin Ahmed 16 March 2020 Prothom Alo The provincial government then decided to organize by-elections for the 7 vacant seats and began preparations accordingly.https://bangla.bdnews24.com/opinion/62256 আওয়ামী লীগ কী করেছে আমাদের জন্য bn Muntassir Mamoon 23 June 2020 Bdnews24.com Nominations The by-election was held in the constituencies of Brahmanbaria South-East, Munshiganj Central-East, Pirojpur North-East, Pirojpur West, North Sylhet Central-West, Bhola North-West, and Satkhira (scheduled castes) in East Pakistan. In this by-election, the AL contested in 6 constituencies, the PML in 5, the KSP in 2, the NIP in 1, the GD in 1, and the Pakistan National Congress (PNC) in 1 constituency. Additionally, five independent candidates participated in the election. Jagadish Chandra Bala was the PNC candidate in Satkhira who was supported by the AL. On the other hand, Aftabuddin Ahmad withdrew his candidacy from the Pirojpur West constituency.সাতটি কেন্দ্রের উপনির্ব্বাচন অদ্য ভোট গ্রহণ bn 1, 8 10 December 1956 The Azad Results AL 57628 5 NIP 8934 1 PNC 1 PML 24037 0 KSP 965 0 GD 0 Independent 3310 0 7 The Azad In the by-election, the AL won 5 seats, the NIP won 1 seat, and the PNC won 1 seat.উপনির্ব্বাচনে আওয়ামী লীগের ৫টি আসন লাভ bn 1, 8 16 December 1956 The Azad ConstituencyWinnerPartyBrahmanbaria South-East (Muslim)Abdul Gani MunshiALMunshiganj Central-East (Muslim)Badshah MiahALPirojpur North-East (Muslim)Zainul AbedinALPirojpur West (Muslim)Nuruddin AhmadALNorth Sylhet Central-West (Muslim)Habibur RahmanALBhola North-West (Muslim)Motiur Rahman ShahNIPSatkhira (scheduled castes)Jagadish Chandra BalaPNC Aftermath According to politician Oli Ahad, by organizing the by-election, the AL was able to fulfill one of its electoral promises as former member of the UF. Additionally, the AL won most of the seats in the by-election as its cabinet successfully managed the food crisis. However, Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, president of the East Pakistan branch of the PML, alleged electoral fraud in the by-election. In response, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, general secretary of the AL and provincial minister of industries and commerce, denied the allegations. Rahman asserted that freedom of expression had not been suppressed during the by-election, the Security Act had not been enforced, no political workers were arrested, and there was no evidence of rigging.সংবাদপত্রে বঙ্গবন্ধু bn 1 144 2014 2018 Press Institute of Bangladesh 978-984-732-004-5 References Category:1956 elections in Pakistan Category:Elections in East Pakistan Category:By-elections in Pakistan