Jamalpur-1

Jamalpur-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Jamalpur District
Division	Mymensingh Division
Electorate	346,286 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1978
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Jamalpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Baksiganj and Dewanganj upazilas. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1978, when the former Mymensingh District was split into two districts: Jamalpur and Mymensingh. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1979	Almas Hossain	Muslim League [5]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Abdus Sattar	Independent [6]
	1988		Jatiya Party [7]
	1991	Abul Kalam Azad	Awami League
	Feb 1996	AKM Moinul Haque	BNP
	Jun 1996	Abul Kalam Azad	Awami League
	2001	M. Rashiduzzaman Millat	BNP
	2008	Abul Kalam Azad	Awami League
	2024	Nur Mohammad

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jamalpur-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	48,444	97.2	+48.4
	Independent	Aziz Ahmed Hasan	1,372	2.8	N/A
Majority			47,072	94.5	+75.5
Turnout			49,816	16.5	−2.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jamalpur-1 ^{[2] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	115,722	48.8	+12.2
	BNP	Sahida Akter Rita	70,680	29.8	−16.5
	Independent	Nur Mohammed	49,654	20.9	N/A
	KSJL	Md. Aminul Islam	1,235	0.5	N/A
Majority			45,042	19.0	+9.3
Turnout			237,291	80.7	+4.9
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Jamalpur-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	M. Rashiduzzaman Millat	93,616	46.3	+36.1
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	73,959	36.6	+1.3
	IJOF	M. A. Sattar	34,709	17.2	N/A
Majority			19,657	9.7	−3.4
Turnout			202,284	75.8	+7.2
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jamalpur-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	46,722	35.3	−10.2
	JP(E)	M. A. Sattar	29,341	22.1	+21.3
	Independent	Md. Abdur Rashid	21,303	16.1	N/A
	BNP	A. K. M. Mainul Haque	13,574	10.2	−19.8
	JI	Osman Gani	13,054	9.9	−11.7
	Independent	Md. Mahabubul Haque Chish	8,157	6.2	N/A
	Zaker Party	Solaiman	324	0.2	0.0
Majority			17,381	13.1	−2.4
Turnout			132,475	68.6	+30.4
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Jamalpur-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	38,726	45.5
	BNP	I. A. M. Abdul Aziz	25,567	30.0
	JI	Osman Gani	18,385	21.6
	JP(E)	Hasibur Rahman Miah	701	0.8
	BAKSAL	Jahangir Alam	649	0.8
	Independent	Azizul Haq	340	0.4
	Independent	A. N. M. Shafiqul Alam	266	0.3
	Independent	Z. M. Raihanul Haq	170	0.2
	Zaker Party	Solaiman Haq	168	0.2
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Alamas Hoosain	125	0.1
Majority			13,159	15.5
Turnout			85,097	38.2
	AL gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Jamalpur-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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. "Project Completion Report on Bangladesh Second Foodarain Storafe Proiect". World Bank. 17 February 1988.
5. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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. "Jamalpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. 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. "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.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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