Meherpur-1

Meherpur-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Meherpur District
Division	Khulna Division
Electorate	269,605 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 72 Pabna-5 74 Meherpur-2 →

Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mohammad Shahiduddin	Awami League [5]
	1988	Ramjan Ali	Jatiya Party [6]
	1991	Abdul Mannan	Awami League
	1996	Ahammad Ali	BNP
	1999 by-election	Abdul Mannan	Awami League
	2001	Masud Arun	BNP
	2008	Joynal Abedin	Awami League
	2014	Farhad Hossain

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Meherpur-1 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Farhad Hossain	80,146	85.2	+32.1
	Independent	Adv. Yarul Islam	13,919	14.8	N/A
Majority			66,227	70.4	+48.3
Turnout			94,065	37.8	−52.8
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Meherpur-1 ^{[2] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Joynal Abedin	107,492	53.1	+14.0
	BNP	Masud Arun	62,745	31.0	−26.0
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Samir Uddin	30,756	15.2	N/A
	IAB	Md. Abul Kalam Kashami	1,506	0.7	N/A
Majority			44,747	22.1	+4.2
Turnout			202,499	90.6	−1.3
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Meherpur-1 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Masud Arun	102,028	57.0	N/A
	AL	Abdul Mannan	69,971	39.1	−21.4
	IJOF	Motasim Billah Motu	5,532	3.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Shahabuddin	1,424	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Md. A. Hamid	109	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. A. Halim Molla	79	0.0	N/A
Majority			32,057	17.9	−4.6
Turnout			179,143	89.3	+63.6
	BNP gain from AL

Ahmed Ali died in office. ^[11] Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.

Meherpur-1 by-election, May 1999 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Mannan	26,717	60.5	+23.3
	Independent	Hisab Uddin	16,785	38.0	N/A
	Independent	Sayed Humayun Kabir Arzu	379	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Motasim Billah Motu	174	0.4	N/A
	BKSMA	Krishak Md. Sadeque	79	0.2	N/A
Majority			9,932	22.5	+15.8
Turnout			44,134	25.7	−61.4
	AL gain from BNP

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Meherpur-1 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ahammad Ali	60,621	43.9	+8.6
	AL	Syeda Zohra Tajuddin	51,366	37.2	+1.2
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Samir Uddin	23,929	17.3	−8.9
	JP(E)	Ramjan Ali	1,659	1.2	+0.2
	Zaker Party	S. M. A. Hasib	390	0.3	0.0
	Gano Forum	Al Amin	123	0.1	N/A
Majority			9,255	6.7	+6.0
Turnout			138,088	87.1	+11.2
	BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Meherpur-1 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Mannan	40,474	36.0
	BNP	Ahammad Ali	39,632	35.3
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Sirajul Haq	29,481	26.2
	Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta	Mozammel Haq	1,102	1.0
	JP(E)	Ramjan Ali	1,083	1.0
	Zaker Party	S. M. A. Hasib	364	0.3
	WPB	Akbar Ali	269	0.2
Majority			842	0.7
Turnout			112,405	75.9
	AL gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Meherpur-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. Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 269. ISBN   978-0-8108-8024-5.
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. "Meherpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
8. "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
10. "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.
11. "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh:". U. S. Department of State. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
12. "AL candidate wins Meherpur by-poll". The New Nation. 5 May 1999.

External links

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

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