Bagerhat-1
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
{{Infobox constituency
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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad
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| district = Bagerhat District
| region_label = Division
| region = Khulna Division
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| year = 1984
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| module = {{align|left|← 94 Narail-2}}{{align|right|96 Bagerhat-2 →}}
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Bagerhat-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 Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas.
History
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
|BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|Sep 1996 by-election | rowspan="3" |Sheikh Helal | rowspan="3" |Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|Mar 2009 by-election |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Sheikh Helal Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
= Elections in the 2000s =
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Bagerhat-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Sheikh Hasina
|votes = 142,979
|percentage = 68.3
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu
|votes = 58,533
|percentage = 28.0
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Liakat Ali
|votes = 7,522
|percentage = 3.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = National People's Party
|candidate = Sheikh Shawkat Hossain
|votes = 288
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 84,446
|percentage = 40.3
|change = +28.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 209,322
|percentage = 89.4
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Bagerhat-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Sheikh Helal Uddin
|votes = 106,235
|percentage = 56.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Rumeen Farhana
|votes = 82,922
|percentage = 43.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,313
|percentage = 12.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 189,157
|percentage = 81.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Sheikh Hasina
|votes = 77,342
|percentage = 51.4
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Rumeen Farhana
|votes = 47,299
|percentage = 31.4
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Moulana Siddiqur Rahman
|votes = 9,912
|percentage = 6.6
|change = +6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Ahad Ali
|votes = 8,463
|percentage = 5.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = S.M. Shafiqul Islam
|votes = 5,977
|percentage = 4.0
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Surandra Nath Sikdar
|votes = 586
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal)
|candidate = Sawpan Kumar Mandal
|votes = 350
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Democratic Republican Party
|candidate = Md. Arafatul Islam
|votes = 275
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Muniruzzaman
|votes = 234
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Binoy Krisna Poddar
|votes = 179
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,043
|percentage = 19.9
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 150,617
|percentage = 82.8
|change = +23.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Bagerhat-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Mozammel Hossain
|votes = 62,045
|percentage = 48.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Sheikh Mujibar Rahman
|votes = 40,155
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
|candidate = Maulana Siddiqur Rahman
|votes = 21,123
|percentage = 16.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Sheik Kamruzzaman
|votes = 1,728
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = S. M. Sabur
|votes = 1,525
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = S. M. Nizamul Haq
|votes = 641
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)
|candidate = Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu
|votes = 494
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Sheik A Hai
|votes = 442
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Khelafot Hossain
|votes = 361
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin)
|candidate = A Sabur Sheik
|votes = 154
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,890
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 128,668
|percentage = 59.8
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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