Gopalganj-1

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Gopalganj-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Gopalganj District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate321,450 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984
Party Awami League
Member(s) Faruk Khan

Gopalganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1996 by Faruk Khan of the Awami League.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Muksudpur Upazila and seven union parishads of Kashiani Upazila: Kashiani, Mamudpur, Maheshpur, Parulia, Rajpat, Ratail, and Sajail. [2] [3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Sarwar Jan Chowdhury Jatiya Party [5]
1988 M. H. Khan Monjur [6]
1991 Kazi Abdur Rashid Awami League
Feb 1996 Sharfuzzaman Jahangir BNP
Jun 1996 Faruk Khan Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Gopalganj-1 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Faruk Khan 240,30497.6+6.0
JP(E) Deepa Majumdar5,8632.4N/A
Majority 234,44195.2+8.6
Turnout 246,16789.0+6.4
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-1 [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Faruk Khan 183,23491.6+13.1
BNP Md. Salimuzzaman Molla9,9865.0−5.9
IAB Md. Ruhul Amin6,8103.4N/A
Majority 173,24886.6+19.0
Turnout 200,03082.6+10.5
AL hold
General Election 2001: Gopalganj-1 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Faruk Khan 145,39178.5−8.4
BNP Md. Mahbbat Jan Chowdhury20,13610.9+7.3
Independent Ali Azam14,7558.0N/A
Independent Deepa Majumdar3,6802.0N/A
IJOF Md. Tayebur Rahman Sharif8280.4N/A
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman)Moshayed Hossain Dhali3960.2N/A
Majority 125,25567.6−15.5
Turnout 185,18672.1−1.3
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-1 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Faruk Khan 119,53686.9+21.8
JI A. K. Imdadul Haque5,2363.8−7.7
BNP Khairul Baki Mian4,9143.6−5.5
JP(E) Julfiqar Ali3,5022.5+2.0
IOJ Niamat Ullah3,1242.3N/A
Zaker PartyMd. Anwarul Islam6150.40.0
Independent Md. Mosharaf Hossain Dhali2930.2N/A
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)Sharif Emraul Islam1820.1N/A
Independent Bibuti Bhushan Biswas1510.1N/A
Majority 114,30083.1+30.0
Turnout 137,55373.4+20.7
AL hold
General Election 1991: Gopalganj-1 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Kazi Abdur Rashid 79,21965.1
BAKSAL Mukul Chandra Basu14,60212.0
JI A. K. Imdadul Haque13,99211.5
BNP Khairul Baki Mian11,1369.1
JP(E) Zulfikar Ali6560.5
Bangladesh Hindu LeagueSuresh Chandra Biswash6410.5
Independent Md. Lutfar4840.4
Zaker PartyA. Mannan4750.4
JSD Azizur Rahman1970.2
Independent M. H. Khan Monjur 1930.2
Independent Md. Farooq Ahmmad Talukdar810.1
Bangladesh National CongressMonindra Sarkar800.1
Majority 64,61753.1
Turnout 121,75652.7
AL gain from JP(E)

References

  1. "Gopalganj-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "Gopalganj-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Gopalganj-1". AmarMP. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "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.

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