Natore-1

Natore-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Natore District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	311,925 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 57 Rajshahi-6 59 Natore-2 →

Natore-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagatipara and Lalpur upazilas. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Momtaz Uddin	Awami League [4]
	1988	Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar	Independent [5]
	1991	Fazlur Rahman Patal	BNP
	2008	Abu Talha	Jatiya Party
	2014	Abul Kalam Azad	Awami League
	2018	Shahidul Islam Bakul
	2024	Md. Abul Kalam	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Abul Kalam Azad was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. ^[6]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-1 ^{[2] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Abu Talha	123,835	53.4	N/A
	BNP	Fazlur Rahman Patal	103,814	44.8	−6.4
	PDP	Md. Pervez Kabir	3,377	1.5	N/A
	IAB	Md. Mazaammel Hossain	657	0.3	N/A
	CPB (M-L)	Birendra Nath Saha	297	0.1	N/A
Majority			20,021	8.6	+3.6
Turnout			231,980	92.3	+4.4
	JP(E) gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Natore-1 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Fazlur Rahman Patal	99,591	51.2	+2.3
	AL	Momtaz Uddin	89,948	46.2	+7.6
	IJOF	Md. Ashraful Alam Khan	2,911	1.5	N/A
	WPB	Ansar Ali Dulal	2,027	1.0	−0.4
	JSD	Syed Shamsuzzoha	180	0.1	N/A
Majority			9,643	5.0	−5.4
Turnout			194,657	87.9	−2.2
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-1 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Fazlur Rahman Patal	78,897	48.9	−2.4
	AL	Momtaz Uddin	62,184	38.6	+9.4
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Mahiuddin)	Md. Tasnim Alam	11,433	7.1	N/A
	JP(E)	Md. Moniruzzaman	3,937	2.4	−3.0
	WPB	Ansar Ali Dulal	2,219	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Abu Talha	2,095	1.3	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Zillur Rahman Khan	276	0.2	+0.1
	Zaker Party	Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar	166	0.1	0.0
Majority			16,713	10.4	−11.7
Turnout			161,207	90.1	+11.5
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Natore-1 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Fazlur Rahman Patal	70,646	51.3
	AL	Momtaz Uddin	40,264	29.2
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Tasneem Al Faruk	19,114	13.9
	JP(E)	Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar	7,486	5.4
	Zaker Party	Md. Hatem Ali Mondol	122	0.1
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Md. Abdus Samad Khanpuri	80	0.1
Majority			30,382	22.1
Turnout			137,712	78.6
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Natore-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. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
7. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
8. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
9. "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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