Bogra-7

Bogra-7
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Bogra District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	461,515 (2018)
Current constituency
Created	1973
Party	Awami League
Current MP	Mostafa Alam Nannu
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Bogra-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2023 by independent politician Mostafa Alam Nannu.

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

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Bogra-7 ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Altaf Ali	17,879	63.9
	Jatiya Party (M)	ATM Aminul Islam	10,104	36.1
Majority			7,775	27.8
Turnout			27,983	6.6
	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]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	232,761	71.2
	JP(E)	Altaf Ali	92,833	28.4
	BDB	Md. Mejbaul Alam	918	0.3
	BSD	Shamsul Alam Dulu	446	0.1
Majority			139,928	42.8
Turnout			326,958	88.0
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	147,522	79.0
	AL	Kamrun Nahar Putul	35,656	19.1
	IJOF	Md. Abdul Malek Sarkar	3,330	1.8
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)	Shamsul Alam Dulu	240	0.1
	WPB	Md. Fahim Sultan Molla	104	0.1
Majority			111,866	59.9
Turnout			186,852	83.2
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	107,417	72.1
	AL	Md. Waliul Haque	25,278	17.0
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Fazle Rabbi	15,678	10.5
	Independent	A. B. M. Sirazul Islam	271	0.2
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Rezaul Bari	244	0.2
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)	Shamsul Alam Dulu	133	0.1
Majority			82,139	55.1
Turnout			149,021	79.5
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	83,854	66.9
	AL	TM Musa Pesta	24,760	19.7
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Zamat Ali Prang	15,440	12.3
	WPB	Saleha Khatun	748	0.6
	JP(E)	Aminul Islam	355	0.3
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	AH Azam Khan	222	0.2
Majority			59,094	47.1
Turnout			125,379	66.8
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

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External links

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