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| name = Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto<br />
| office = Member of Parliament<br />
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| spouse = [[Zulfiker Ali Bhutto]]<br />
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<br />
| native_name = ইসরাত সুলতানা ইলেন ভুট্টো<br />
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'''Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and a member of parliament from [[Jhalokati-2|Jhalokathi-2]].<ref>{{cite news |title=17 women leaders ready to fight from Barishal division |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/175857 |accessdate=23 January 2019 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041550/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/175857 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Following the death of her husband, Member of Parliament [[Zulfiker Ali Bhutto]], his widow was elected to represent the Jhalokati-2 constituency during a 2000 by-election. Running as a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)]] candidate, she secured the seat and successfully defended it in the [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001 general election]] by defeating [[Amir Hossain Amu]] of the [[Awami League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000444/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=128 |archive-date=2008-12-29 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=votemonitor.net}}</ref>. She continued her political career and was eventually re-elected to the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|13th Bangladeshi Parliament]] under the BNP banner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-13 |title=BNP candidate Israt Sultana wins Jhalakathi-2 {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/360703 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217073339/https://www.bssnews.net/news/360703 |archive-date=2026-02-17 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=BSS}}</ref><br />
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== Lawsuit ==<br />
She faced a 2006 lawsuit from her brother-in-law, Chunnu Mollah—who alleged her involvement in her husband’s death<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lawmaker sued for 'killing' husband |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/2006/05/27/d605270704102.htm |access-date=2026-02-17 | date=27 May 2006 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Jhalokati Sadar Upazila]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Jhalokati District]]<br />
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad]]<br />
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]<br />
[[Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Bhutto family]]<br />
[[Category:13th Jatiya Sangsad members]]<br />
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