Munshiganj-1

Munshiganj-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Munshiganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	440,532 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
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Munshiganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohiuddin Ahmed.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sirajdikhan and Sreenagar upazilas. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. ^[4] The 2008 redistricting reduced the number of seats in the district from four to three, ^[5] making each of the surviving three larger.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Shah Moazzem Hossain	Jatiya Party [6] [7]
	1991	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	BNP
	2002 by-election	Mahi B. Chowdhury
	2004 by-election		Bikalpa Dhara
	2008	Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh	Awami League
	2018	Mahi B. Chowdhury	Bikalpa Dhara [1]
	2024	Mohiuddin Ahmed	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Munshiganj-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh	196,183	96.3	+46.3
	JP(E)	Nur Mohammad	6,957	3.4	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	AKM Nasiruzzaman Khan	570	0.3	N/A
Majority			189,226	92.9	+77.3
Turnout			203,710	53.6	−31.7
	AL hold		Swing	+21.45

Elections in the 2000s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh	144,159	50.0
	BNP	Shah Moazzam Hossain	99,233	34.4
	BDB	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	37,709	13.1
	IAB	Md. Mahiuddin Mazi	6,333	2.2
	BTF	Golam Mostofa Santo	662	0.2
Majority			44,926	15.6
Turnout			288,096	85.3
	AL gain from BDB

Mahi B. Chowdhury resigned from parliament on 10 March 2004 to form new political party Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh with his father, A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury. ^[11] Mahi's resignation triggered a June 2004 by-election, which Mahi won as a Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh candidate, defeating his nearest rival, BNP candidate Momin Ali, by a greater than two-to-one margin. ^{[12] [13]}

In November 2001, A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat. Mahi B. Chowdhury, his son, stood as a BNP candidate in the resulting 2002 by-election, and was elected. ^{[11] [12]}

General Election 2001: Munshiganj-1 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	94,412	58.1	+7.6
	AL	Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh	64,994	45.0	+15.7
	IJOF	Shah Moazzem Hossain	2,505	1.5	N/A
	JSD	Md. Alauddin Bhuiya	148	0.1	−0.2
	Independent	Asaduzzaman	131	0.1	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Delowar Hossain Visti	130	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Moniruzzaman	60	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Bulbul Ahmed	59	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Md. Mahbub-Ul-Alam	44	0.0	N/A
Majority			29,418	18.1	−3.1
Turnout			162,483	72.7	−6.0
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Munshiganj-1 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	62,787	50.5	−10.9
	AL	K. S. Nabi	36,473	29.4	−5.4
	JP(E)	Shah Moazzem Hossain	20,120	16.2	+15.9
	IOJ	Dewan Maksud Ali Shah Nuri	2,189	1.8	N/A
	Zaker Party	Murshedul Ahsan	1,405	1.1	−1.9
	JI	M. A. Latif Hawladar	632	0.5	N/A
	JSD	AKM Nasiruzzaman Khan	317	0.3	+0.1
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)	Md. Moniruzzaman	194	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Ruhul Amin Bhuiyan	171	0.1	N/A
Majority			26,314	21.2	−5.4
Turnout			124,288	78.7	+19.8
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Munshiganj-1 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	75,099	61.4
	AL	A. R. Khandokar	42,583	34.8
	Zaker Party	Murshedul Ahsan	3,661	3.0
	JP(E)	Shah Moazzem Hossain	372	0.3
	JSD	Adilur Rahman Khan	249	0.2
	Independent	Shamsul Haq	196	0.2
	Bangladesh National Congress	S. M. Tofazzal Hossain	95	0.1
Majority			32,516	26.6
Turnout			122,255	58.9
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Munshiganj-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. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
5. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
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. "Munshiganj-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. 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. "Munshiganj-1 polls tomorrow". The Daily Star. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
12. Rahman, Imran (8 June 2004). "BNP Loses By-Election". Arab News. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
13. Liton, Shakhawat; Mahmud, Shameem (7 June 2004). "Mahi sweeps back to parliament". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
14. "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.

External links

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

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