Bogra-7

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Bogra-7
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Bogra District
Division Rajshahi Division
Electorate461,515 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1973

Bogra-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Gabtali and Shajahanpur upazilas. [1] [2]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. [3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 Amanullah Khan Awami League [5]
1979 Habibur Rahman BNP [6]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Aminul Islam Sarker Jatiya Party [7] [8]
Sep 1991 by-election Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu BNP
Sep 1996 by-election
Nov 2001 by-election
Apr 2009 by-election Moudud Ahmed
2014 Altaf Ali Jatiya Party
2018 Rezaul Karim Bablu Independent [9]
2024 Mostafa Alam Nannu Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Bogra-7 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Altaf Ali 17,87963.9
Jatiya Party (M) ATM Aminul Islam10,10436.1
Majority7,77527.8
Turnout 27,9836.6
JP(E) gain from BNP

Elections in the 2000s

Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, and Feni-1. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. [12] Moudud Ahmed of the BNP was elected in an April 2009 by-election. [13]

General Election 2008: Bogra-7 [1] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 232,76171.2
JP(E) Altaf Ali 92,83328.4
BDB Md. Mejbaul Alam9180.3
BSD Shamsul Alam Dulu4460.1
Majority139,92842.8
Turnout 326,95888.0
BNP hold

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. [16] [17] Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu of the BNP was elected in a November 2001 by-election. [18]

General Election 2001: Bogra-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 147,52279.0
AL Kamrun Nahar Putul 35,65619.1
IJOF Md. Abdul Malek Sarkar3,3301.8
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)Shamsul Alam Dulu2400.1
WPB Md. Fahim Sultan Molla1040.1
Majority111,86659.9
Turnout 186,85283.2
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. [20] Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu was elected in a September 1996 by-election. [21]

General Election June 1996: Bogra-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 107,41772.1
AL Md. Waliul Haque25,27817.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Fazle Rabbi15,67810.5
Independent A. B. M. Sirazul Islam2710.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Rezaul Bari2440.2
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)Shamsul Alam Dulu1330.1
Majority82,13955.1
Turnout 149,02179.5
BNP hold

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, [22] Dhaka-9, [23] Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. [24] After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. [25] Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election. [26]

General Election 1991: Bogra-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 83,85466.9
AL TM Musa Pesta24,76019.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Zamat Ali Prang15,44012.3
WPB Saleha Khatun7480.6
JP(E) Aminul Islam3550.3
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD AH Azam Khan2220.2
Majority59,09447.1
Turnout 125,37966.8
BNP gain from JP(E)

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