1949 Tangail South by-election

Pakistani By-election July 2025 July 2025 1949 Tangail South by-election Pakistan By-election no 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election 1946 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election 1954 1949 04 26 y Tangail South (Rural) constituency of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly Shamsul Haque.jpg 70 70 100 0 Shamsul Huq Independent politician Khurram Khan Panni Muslim League (Pakistan) MLA Abdul Hamid Khan Independent politician Shamsul Huq Independent politician After the January 1948 by-election for the Tangail South constituency of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly was declared void, another by-election was held on 26 April 1949 for the same constituency. In this election, independent candidate Shamsul Huq defeated Khurram Khan Panni, nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), and was elected. Background and nominations After the partition of India in 1947, the Dominion of India and the Pakistan were created. Following this, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, the president of the Assam Provincial Muslim League, settled in the Tangail subdivision of Mymensingh District in the Pakistani province of East Bengal.bn:বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ bn Harun-or-Rashid 7 293 2020 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 978-984-34-9266-1 In the 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, teacher Ibrahim Khan was elected. However, when he later resigned as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, his constituency named Tangail South became vacant.The Political History of Muslim Bengal: An Unfinished Battle of Faith Mahmudur Rahman 109 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 9781527519350প্রিন্সিপাল ইবরাহীম খাঁ'র ইন্তেকাল Principal Ibrahim Khan's Demise bn 8 30 March 1978 The Azad In January 1948, Bhasani was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly from the constituency in a by-election.ভাসানী মওলানার নির্ব্বাচন বাতেল: নির্ব্বাচন ট্রাইব্যুনালের রায় bn 6 24 March 1949 The Azad However, his membership was later annulled due to election-related issues.The reason was Bhashani's decision to not submit an account of his election-related expenses. According to him, since the expenses were borne by his supporters, the question of submitting an account on his part should not arise.যুগে যুগে মাওলানা ভাসানীর সংগ্রাম bn Shah Ahmad Reza 2012 Kashban Prokashon 32 9789848907528 On the other hand, due to his support for the Bengali language movement and his criticism of the provincial government, party leaders became dissatisfied with Bhasani. Additionally, a ban was imposed on Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and all other candidates who participated in that by-election, preventing them from contesting in any election until 1950.ব্যবস্থা পরিষদের নির্ব্বাচন: ৪ জনের নির্ব্বাচন প্রার্থী হওয়া নিষিদ্ধ bn 6 28 March 1949 The Azad In 1949, a new by-election was announced for the constituency. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) nominated Khurram Khan Panni, candidate of the previous by-election, despite the fact that he was under a government-imposed ban until 1950.Umar 1970 231 At that time, Frederick Chalmers Bourne, the governor of East Bengal, lifted the restriction solely on Panni, thereby restoring his eligibility to contest. This decision sparked discontent among the provincial-level workers of the party.Umar 1970 232 Meanwhile, Shamsul Huq, a member of the same party, announced his candidacy as an independent candidate against Panni in the by-election.Umar 1970 231 Campaign In response to Huq's announcement to contest the by-election, several individuals opposing the PML-led provincial government came forward to support him.Umar 1970 232–233 His supporters raised 1300 to fund the election campaign. Students from local educational institutions, including local Government Saadat College, actively participated in his campaign. Additionally, Panni's wife issued a public statement on behalf of Huq, urging the local populace not to vote for her husband.Umar 1970 233 In support of Panni, Mohammad Akram Khan (president of the PML's provincial branch), Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (general-secretary of the PML's provincial branch), and Nurul Amin (chief minister of East Bengal) released a written campaign appeal.Umar 1970 234 Moreover, an editorial written by editor Abul Kalam Shamsuddin was published in The Azad, owned by Khan. The editorial criticized Huq for violating party discipline by running against the party's official candidate.Umar 1970 235 During the by-election, a Huq supporter visited Bhashani in Dhubri Jail, located in the Indian state of Assam, and obtained his signature on Huq's election manifesto. Although the same manifesto with Bhasani's signature was printed and distributed for campaign purposes, it was later withdrawn from circulation, and all copies were destroyed.Umar 1970 241 Result and reactions Huq was elected in the by-election. It was reported that due to inclement weather, only a small percentage of voters were able to reach the polling stations. On 2 May 1949, The Azad reported that Huq had defeated Panni "by a narrow margin".bn:দক্ষিণ টাঙ্গাইলে উপনির্ব্বাচন জনাব শামসুল হক ব্যবস্থা পরিষদের সদস্য নির্ব্বাচিত bn 1 2 May 1949 The Azad However, according to leftist politician and historian Badruddin Umar, Huq had actually won by a large margin, and the newspaper attempted to downplay his victory.Umar 1970 236 In celebration of the by-election victory, a group of party workers held a reception for Shamsul Huq at a public meeting on 8 May 1949 in Victoria Parkpresent-day Bahadur Shah Park. in the provincial capital, Dacca.present-day Dhaka.Umar 1970 237 Reacting to the result, Manzur Alam, president of the Princely State Muslim League (PSML), demanded new elections for the Constituent Assembly, the Provincial Legislative Assembly, and the PML itself. He also stated: "The defeat of the Muslim League candidate in a by-election in East Bengal is very significant. This election proves that the Muslim League no longer represents all Muslims."Umar 1970 242 On the other hand, Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman, president of the PML, asserted that the party had not lost public trust. He claimed that despite being a one-party regime, the PML still represented the public.bn:"সঠিক পথে পরিচালিত হইলে লীগ সকল বাধা অতিক্রম করিবে" চৌধুরী খালিকুজ্জামান কর্ত্তৃক মোছলেম লীগের নীতি বিশ্লেষণ মুছলমান জাতির প্রতি সজাগ হইবার হুশিয়ারী bn 1 19 June 1949 The Azad Aftermath During the election campaign, some distributed copies of Shamsul Huq's manifesto reached the government.Umar 1970 241 Following the announcement of the results, the government filed a case to annul the by-election.Umar 1970 240 As the manifesto had not been approved by the prison authorities of Dhubri Jail, the plaintiff claimed that Bhashani's signature was forged. A tribunal of three members was formed for the case, and it ordered that Huq not be granted his seat until the case was resolved.Umar 1970 241 Later, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, convenor of the All-Pakistan Awami League, came to Dacca to represent Huq in court.Umar 1970 241 In 1950, the court declared the by-election null and void.Umar 1970 242 Alarmed by the result of the by-election, the East Bengal government refrained from organizing any by-elections for the 35 vacant seats in the province until 1954.ভাষা আন্দোলন ও বাঙালির আত্মপরিচয় প্রতিষ্ঠা bn:স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের অভ্যুদয়ের ইতিহাস bn Muntassir Mamoon Md. Mahbubar Rahman 79 2015 2013 Subarna 9789849069447 The unprecedented victory in the by-election encouraged the grassroots workers of the provincial Muslim League. As a result of which, before the by-election was officially annulled, on 23 June 1949, Shamsul Huq, along with several other members of the PML, formed the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (later the East Pakistan Awami League, abbreviated as AL).At that time, Huq was made the general secretary of the newly formed party.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 bn:আওয়ামী লীগের জন্মে ঘড়ি, কলম বিক্রির টাকাও অবদান রেখেছে bn 23 June 2017 The Daily Star https://web.archive.org/web/20250702130922/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 2 July 2025 live On 4 December 1953, with the goal of contesting the 1954 provincial election, the AL joined with the Krishak Sramik Party (KSP), Nizam-e-Islam Party (NIP), and Ganatantri Dal (GD) to form an alliance called the United Front (UF). 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.Twenty One Point Programme Muazzam Hussain Khan References Notes Citations Bibliography bn:পূর্ব বাংলার ভাষা আন্দোলন ও তৎকালীন রাজনীতি bn 1 Badruddin Umar Badruddin Umar Anandadhara Prakashan Kolkata 1970 Category:Tangail District Category:1949 in East Bengal Category:April 1949 in Asia Category:1949 elections in Pakistan Category:Elections in East Pakistan Category:By-elections in Pakistan