Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
| Bagerhat-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Bagerhat District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 302,328 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas.[2][3]
History
editThe constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-1 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MA Khayer | Awami League[4] | |
| 1988 | Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu | Jatiya Party[5] | |
| 1991 | Mozammel Hossain | Awami League | |
| Feb 1996 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | BNP | |
| Sep 1996 by-election | Sheikh Helal | Awami League | |
| 2001 | |||
| Mar 2009 by-election | |||
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
editSheikh Helal Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]
Elections in the 2000s
editSheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[7] Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 142,979 | 68.3 | +12.1 | |
| BNP | Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu | 58,533 | 28.0 | −15.8 | |
| IAB | Md. Liakat Ali | 7,522 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| National People's Party | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain | 288 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 84,446 | 40.3 | +28.0 | ||
| Turnout | 209,322 | 89.4 | +7.6 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Helal Uddin | 106,235 | 56.2 | ||
| BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 82,922 | 43.8 | ||
| Majority | 23,313 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 189,157 | 81.8 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
editSheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[11][12][13] Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,342 | 51.4 | +3.2 | |
| BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 47,299 | 31.4 | +0.2 | |
| IOJ | Moulana Siddiqur Rahman | 9,912 | 6.6 | +6.3 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Ahad Ali | 8,463 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | S.M. Shafiqul Islam | 5,977 | 4.0 | +3.7 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Surandra Nath Sikdar | 586 | 0.4 | −0.9 | |
| Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sawpan Kumar Mandal | 350 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Democratic Republican Party | Md. Arafatul Islam | 275 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Muniruzzaman | 234 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Binoy Krisna Poddar | 179 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,043 | 19.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 150,617 | 82.8 | +23.0 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mozammel Hossain | 62,045 | 48.2 | |||
| BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 40,155 | 31.2 | |||
| BKA | Maulana Siddiqur Rahman | 21,123 | 16.4 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sheik Kamruzzaman | 1,728 | 1.3 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | S. M. Sabur | 1,525 | 1.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | S. M. Nizamul Haq | 641 | 0.5 | |||
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu | 494 | 0.4 | |||
| JP(E) | Sheik A Hai | 442 | 0.3 | |||
| IOJ | Khelafot Hossain | 361 | 0.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) | A Sabur Sheik | 154 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 21,890 | 17.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 128,668 | 59.8 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bagerhat-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Sheikh Helal elected MP uncontested". The Daily Star. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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