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Kishoreganj-1

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Kishoreganj-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKishoreganj District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate430,193 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984

Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.[2]

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.[3][4]

History[edit]

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.[5]

Members of Parliament[edit]

ElectionMemberParty
1986A. K. M. Shamsul HaqueAwami League[6]
1988Bazlul Karim Falu[7]
1991ABM Zahidul HaqBangladesh Nationalist Party
1996A. K. M. Shamsul HaqueAwami League
1999 by-electionAlauddin AhammadJatiya Party (Manju)
Major Boundary Changes
2008Sayed Ashraful IslamAwami League
2019 by-electionSyeda Zakia Noor Lipi[8]14 Party Alliance

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

Sayed Ashraful Islam was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-1[3][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALSayed Ashraful Islam172,06562.2+13.4
BNPMd. Masud Hilali100,08036.2-12.5
CPBAKM Abu Raihan3,5261.3N/A
BSDBikram Basudev Basak7510.3N/A
KSJLFaruk Ahmad Siddique2000.1-0.1
Majority71,98526.0+25.9
Turnout276,62284.2+10.0
AL hold
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-1[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Jatiya Party (M)Alauddin Ahammad86,62348.8
BNPMd. Idris Ali Bhuiyan86,50948.7
IJOFM. A. Syed Azad3,8082.1
KSJLFaruk Ahmad Siddique4150.2
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)A. K. M. Shahjahan1980.1
Majority1140.1
Turnout177,55374.2
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999.[13] Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.[14]

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-1[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALA. K. M. Shamsul Haque58,23343.0+6.8
BNPMd. Idris Ali Bhuiyan38,21628.2-12.7
JP(E)Md. Sohrab Uddin29,84822.1+8.5
Jamaat-e-IslamiNurul Haque5,5564.1-2.2
IndependentABM Zahidul Haq2,5421.9N/A
Zaker PartyA. K. M. Fazlul Haque3630.3-0.2
Gano ForumMd. Shafiur Rahman Khan2750.2N/A
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)A. K. M. Shahjahan2550.2N/A
Majority20,01714.8+10.1
Turnout135,28872.1+24.4
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-1[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPABM Zahidul Haq41,01040.9
ALAKM Shamsul Haque36,25636.2
JP(E)Md. Sohrab Uddin13,66113.6
Jamaat-e-IslamiMd. Tyabuzzaman6,2826.3
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)A. K. M. Shahjahan1,6351.6
Zaker PartyMd. Mujibur Rahman4590.5
Jatiya Oikkya FrontMd. Baki3360.3
IndependentMd. Jalal Uddin Faruk3140.3
IndependentMd. Fazlur Rahman Reza1780.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSDMd. A. Momen1280.1
Majority4,7544.7
Turnout100,25947.7
BNP gain from

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kishoreganj-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ Bashar, Reazul (3 January 2019). "Minister Syed Ashraful Islam dies in Bangkok". bdnews24.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Syed Ashraf's sister Zakia Noor Lipi elected uncontested from Kishoreganj-1". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. ^ Jump up to:a b c "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.
  13. ^ "Kiśōragañja jēlā ā.Līgē sthabiratā" কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা আ.লীগে স্থবিরতা [Stagnation in Kishoreganj district AL]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  14. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.

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