Sherpur-1

Sherpur-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Sherpur District
Division	Mymensingh Division
Electorate	361,378 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	Atiur Rahman Atik

Sherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Md Sanuar Hosen Sanu of the Awami League.

Boundaries

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

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury	Jatiya Party [5] [6]
	February 1996	Nazrul Islam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	June 1996	Atiur Rahman Atik	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sherpur-1 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Atiur Rahman Atik	207,377	97.0	+42.0
	JSD	Abu Saleh Manirul Islam	6,417	3.0	N/A
Majority			200,960	94.0	+83.5
Turnout			213,794	67.5	-19.1
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Atiur Rahman Atik	136,127	55.0	+11.5
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Muhammad Kamaruzzaman	110,070	44.4	+11.3
	KSJL	Md. Shofiullah	514	0.2	-0.1
	BTF	Kazi Azharul Islam	377	0.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Kalyan Party	Md. Tafazzal Hossain Akanda	332	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Afil Shakh	294	0.1	N/A
Majority			26,057	10.5	+0.1
Turnout			247,714	86.6	+15.2
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Sherpur-1 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Atiur Rahman Atik	86,101	43.5	+5.5
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Muhammad Kamaruzzaman	65,490	33.1	+17.2
	Jatiya Party (M)	Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury	23,002	11.6	N/A
	IJOF	Md. Elias Uddin	22,723	11.5	N/A
	KSJL	Md. Samedul Haq Khan	517	0.3	N/A
Majority			20,611	10.4	-1.3
Turnout			197,833	71.4	+4.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Atiur Rahman Atik	51,787	38.0	+17.4
	JP(E)	Rowshan Ershad	35,851	26.3	-1.0
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Muhammad Kamaruzzaman	21,718	15.9	-0.5
	BNP	Nazrul Islam	21,404	15.7	-3.0
	Zaker Party	Md. Ruhul Kuddus	5,019	3.7	+1.6
	BKA	Md. Matiur Rahman	272	0.2	N/A
	FP	Md. Jubaidul Islam	187	0.1	N/A
Majority			15,936	11.7	+5.0
Turnout			136,238	66.9	+16.9
	AL gain from JP(E)

General Election 1991: Sherpur-1 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury	31,108	27.3
	AL	Md. A. Samad	23,519	20.6
	BNP	Nazrul Islam	21,292	18.7
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Muhammad Kamaruzzaman	18,709	16.4
	Independent	Nizam Uddin Ahmed	15,562	13.7
	Zaker Party	Fazlul Kader Lutu	2,409	2.1
	JSD	Md. Saiful Islam	492	0.4
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Sekandar Ali	457	0.4
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Md. A. Kuddus	393	0.3
Majority			7,589	6.7
Turnout			113,941	50.0
	JP(E) hold

References

1. "Sherpur-1". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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. "Sherpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. 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.

External links

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

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