Faridpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Faridpur-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Faridpur District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 410,501 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Member(s) | vacant |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Alfadanga, Boalmari, and Madhukhali upazilas.[2][3]
History
editThe constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1973 | S. A. Malek | Awami League[4] | |
1979 | ABM Golam Mustafa | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5] | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
1986 | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | Jatiya Party[6][7] | |
1991 | Md. Abdur Rouf Miah | Awami League | |
February 1996 | Khandaker Nasirul Islam | Independent | |
1996 | Kazi Sirajul Islam | Awami League | |
2005 by-election | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
2008 | Abdur Rahman | Awami League | |
2014 | |||
2018 | Monzur Hossain | Awami League[1] | |
2024 | Abdur Rahman | Awami League |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
editAbdur Rahman was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Abdur Rahman | 175,387 | 61.8 | |||
BNP | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | 72,285 | 25.5 | |||
Independent | Kazi Sirajul Islam | 32,928 | 11.6 | |||
IAB | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 2,278 | 0.8 | |||
Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Kamruzzaman Mrida | 669 | 0.2 | |||
Gano Forum | S. M. Kaysir Rahman Sharif | 137 | 0.0 | |||
Majority | 103,102 | 36.3 | ||||
Turnout | 283,684 | 89.4 | ||||
AL gain from BNP |
In 2005, Kazi Sirajul Islam joined the BNP. This led to the Election Commission declaring his seat vacant on 4 June 2005 under Article 70 of the Constitution, which penalizes floor-crossing.[11] Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar of the BNP was elected in an August 2005 by-election.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Kazi Sirajul Islam | 126,858 | 50.9 | +3.2 | |
BNP | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | 119,912 | 48.1 | +46.1 | |
IJOF | Md. Akteruzzaman Khan | 1,177 | 0.5 | N/A | |
CPB | Abdul Maleq Shikder | 804 | 0.3 | N/A | |
BKA | Md. A. Rashed | 416 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | K. M. Noor Islam Sikder | 208 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,946 | 2.8 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 249,375 | 81.6 | −1.0 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Kazi Sirajul Islam | 93,864 | 47.7 | +5.3 | |
JP(E) | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | 84,985 | 43.2 | +15.1 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Habibur Rahman | 12,296 | 6.3 | −8.5 | |
BNP | Khandakar Nasirul Islam | 3,984 | 2.0 | −6.4 | |
Zaker Party | Md. Saiful Islam | 908 | 0.5 | −1.1 | |
CPB | Md. Abdul Malek Sikdar | 572 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Qazi Mahatab-Ul-Islam | 126 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,879 | 4.5 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 196,735 | 82.6 | +25.6 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Md. Abdur Rouf Miah | 68,027 | 42.4 | |||
JP(E) | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | 45,134 | 28.1 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Habibur Rahman | 23,797 | 14.8 | |||
BNP | A K M Shamsul Bari | 13,485 | 8.4 | |||
Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Mozaffor Hossein | 4,443 | 2.8 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Lutfor Rahman | 2,520 | 1.6 | |||
BKA | Md. Siddiqur Rahman | 1,847 | 1.2 | |||
UCL | Md. Abu Sayeed Miah | 972 | 0.6 | |||
BAKSAL | Abu Zafar Miah | 215 | 0.1 | |||
Jatiya Jukta Front | Md. Yunus Ali Biswash | 169 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 22,893 | 14.3 | ||||
Turnout | 160,609 | 57.0 | ||||
AL gain from JP(E) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Faridpur-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Rebellion sees change in alliance nomination". The Daily Star. 11 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Shah Zafar takes oath as MP". The Daily Star. UNB. 5 September 2005. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "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
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