Mymensingh-7

Mymensingh-7
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Mymensingh District
Division	Mymensingh Division
Electorate	315,508 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	ABM Anisuzzaman

Mymensingh-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by independent ABM Anisuzzaman.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Trishal Upazila. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

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 altered the boundaries of the constituency. ^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Mizanur Rahman	Awami League [6]
	1979	Abul Mansur Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party [7]
	1986	Abdus Salam Tarafdar	Awami League [8]
	1988	Anisur Rahman	Jatiya Party [9]
	1991	Md. A. Khaleq	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	February 1996	Mahbub Anam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	June 1996	Ruhul Amin Madani	Awami League
	2001	Abdul Matin Sarkar	Awami League
	2008	Reza Ali	Awami League
	2014	M. A. Hannan	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2018	Ruhul Amin Madani	Awami League [1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Mymensingh-7 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	M. A. Hannan	36,964	52.6	N/A
	Independent	Ruhul Amin Madani	33,364	47.4	N/A
Majority			3,600	5.1	-34.0
Turnout			70,328	25.7	-56.3
	JP(E) gain from AL

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Mymensingh-7 ^{[2] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Reza Ali	135,379	68.5	+17.1
	BNP	Md. Mahbubur Rahman	58,040	29.4	-6.0
	IAB	Md. Magfurur Rahman	1,857	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Abdul Maleque Forazi	1,714	0.9	N/A
	Gano Forum	Md. Fazlul Karim	754	0.4	N/A
Majority			77,339	39.1	+23.1
Turnout			197,744	82.0	+12.6
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Mymensingh-7 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Matin Sarkar	82,159	51.4	+8.5
	BNP	Md. A. Khaleq	56,592	35.4	+10.6
	IJOF	M. A. Hannan	20,553	12.8	N/A
	WPB	Sujit Barman	492	0.3	+0.1
	Jatiya Party (M)	Md. Mosaraf Hossain	194	0.1	N/A
Majority			25,567	16.0	+0.1
Turnout			159,990	69.4	+6.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Mymensingh-7 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ruhul Amin Madani	46,772	42.9	+11.6
	JP(E)	M. A. Hannan	29,456	27.0	+12.7
	BNP	Md. A. Khaleq	27,090	24.8	-7.1
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Fazlul Haque	4,937	4.5	-12.4
	Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan	Md. Narul Islam	246	0.2	N/A
	WPB	Sujit Barman	234	0.2	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Abul Hossain	216	0.2	-0.2
	Independent	Mohbub Anam	153	0.1	N/A
Majority			17,316	15.9	+15.3
Turnout			109,104	62.9	+15.2
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 1991: Mymensingh-7 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Md. A. Khaleq	28,349	31.9
	AL	Abdus Salam Tarafdar	27,838	31.3
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Fazlul Haq	15,060	16.9
	JP(E)	Anisur Rahman	12,727	14.3
	Bangladesh Janata Party	Anwar Hossain Khan	2,142	2.4
	JSD	Md. Nurul Amin	1,631	1.8
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Razab Ali	480	0.5
	Zaker Party	A. Hossain	347	0.4
	FP	Shaukat Ali	180	0.2
	Janasakti Party	Md. Fazlul Haq	115	0.1
Majority			511	0.6
Turnout			88,869	47.7
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Mymensingh-7". 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 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. "Mymensingh-7". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
11. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "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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