Tangail-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2001 by Mohammad Abdur Razzaque of the Awami League.
Tangail-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Tangail District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 364,991 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Mohammad Abdur Razzaque |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Dhanbari and Madhupur upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Abdur Razzak was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Mohammad Abdur Razzaque | 171,022 | 65.7 | +15.5 | |
BNP | Fakir Mahbub Anam | 88,461 | 34.0 | +13.1 | |
KSJL | Habibur Rahman Talukder | 808 | 0.3 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 82,561 | 31.7 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 260,291 | 90.0 | +15.2 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Mohammad Abdur Razzaque | 98,413 | 50.2 | -0.9 | |
Independent | Abdul Gafur Montu | 53,509 | 27.3 | N/A | |
BNP | Fakir Mahbub Anam | 40,972 | 20.9 | -22.4 | |
KSJL | Abdul Kader Siddique | 2,206 | 1.1 | N/A | |
IJOF | Fatema Khan | 805 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Jamilur Rahman Khan | 122 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. A. Gafur | 80 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 44,904 | 22.9 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 196,107 | 74.8 | -1.8 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Abul Hasan Chowdhury | 77,738 | 51.1 | +12.7 | |
BNP | Abdus Salam Talukdar | 65,834 | 43.3 | +6.9 | |
JP(E) | Abu Sayeed Khan | 4,286 | 2.8 | +1.9 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Mujibur Rahman | 4,170 | 2.7 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 11,904 | 7.8 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 152,028 | 76.6 | +23.8 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Abul Hasan Chowdhury | 37,454 | 38.4 | |||
BNP | Asika Akbar | 35,507 | 36.4 | |||
JSD (S) | Md. Abdus Samad | 14,810 | 15.2 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Mujibur Rahman | 7,989 | 8.2 | |||
JP(E) | Abu Sayeed Khan | 868 | 0.9 | |||
CPB | Shree Soroj Bondhu Dev | 812 | 0.8 | |||
Majority | 1,947 | 2.0 | ||||
Turnout | 97,440 | 52.8 | ||||
AL gain from |
References edit
- ^ "Tangail-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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.
- ^ "Ex-MP Ashika Akbar passes away". The Daily Star. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). 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. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "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.