Madaripur-1

Madaripur-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Madaripur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	245,095 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Member(s)	vacant
← 217 Gopalganj-3 219 Madaripur-2 →

Madaripur-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 Shibchar Upazila. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-13 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Abul Khair Chowdhury	Awami League
	Feb 1991	Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury	Awami League
	Sep 1991^	Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton	Bangladesh Awami League
	1996
	2001
	2008
	2014
	2018
	2024

Elections

Elections in the 2018s

General Election 2018: Madaripur-1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton	2,27,393	92.75	N/A
	BNP	Sazzad Hossain Siddiqui Lablu	313	0.2	N/A
	IAB	Jafor Ahmad	101	0.15	N/A
	JP(E)	Joherul Islam Mintu	62	0.12	N/A
Majority			2,27,080	63.7	+29.1
Turnout			2,27,866	85.6	+17.6
	AL hold

Elections in the 2010s

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. ^[5]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Madaripur-1 ^{[2] [6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton	119,767	76.8	+9.9
	Independent	Kamal Zaman Mollah	20,443	13.1	N/A
	BNP	Abdullah Mohammad Hasan	11,419	7.3	−25.1
	IAB	Abul Kalam Azad	2,430	1.6	N/A
	Independent	Md. Habibur Rahman	1,821	1.2	N/A
	Independent	Nasir Ahmed Chowdhury	135	0.1	N/A
Majority			99,324	63.7	+29.1
Turnout			156,015	85.6	+17.6
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Madaripur-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton	98,898	66.9	+2.8
	BNP	Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury	47,831	32.4	+1.6
	IJOF	Sheikh Salah Uddin Ahmed	359	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Munir Chowdhury	336	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Rezaul Karim Talukder	304	0.2	N/A
Majority			51,067	34.6	+1.3
Turnout			147,728	68.0	−0.7
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Madaripur-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton	61,012	64.1
	BNP	Abul Khaer Chowdhury	29,312	30.8
	IOJ	Azharul Hoq Hawladar	2,905	3.1
	JI	Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain	1,724	1.8
	Independent	Razzak Mollah	216	0.2
Majority			31,700	33.3
Turnout			95,169	68.7
	AL hold

Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury died in office. ^[9] Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, his son, was elected in a September 1991 by-election. ^{[10] [11]}

General Election 1991: Madaripur-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury	47,595	45.7
	JP(E)	Abul Khaer Chowdhury	32,333	31.1
	BNP	Mojibur Rahman Khan	9,744	9.4
	Zaker Party	Reza Shahjahan	9,075	8.7
	JI	Rokon Uddin Khan	2,327	2.2
	BKA	Zahirul Islam	1,928	1.9
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Raza Miah Hung	628	0.6
	JSD	Mezbah Uddin	348	0.3
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Samsul Huda Talukdar	91	0.1
Majority			15,262	14.7
Turnout			104,069	47.1
	AL hold

References

1. "Madaripur-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. জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. 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.
6. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
7. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. "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.
9. Hakim, Muhammad A. (August 1994). "The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh". Asian Survey. 34 (8): 741. doi:10.2307/2645261. JSTOR   2645261.
10. Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN   0-7546-1628-2.
11. Halder, Nityananda (25 December 2008). "Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

External links

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

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