Barisal-1
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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Barisal-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 Agailjhara and Gournadi upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| 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}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2008 | rowspan="2" |Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2014 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Abul Hasanat Abdullah was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Barisal-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Talukder Md. Younus
|votes = 98,245
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Abdus Sobhan
|votes = 70,969
|percentage = 41.3
|change = -13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Golam Mahmud
|votes = 1,582
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party
|candidate = Shuvashis Samaddar
|votes = 415
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashok Gupta
|votes = 371
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Zahir Uddin Shapan
|votes = 203
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 27,276
|percentage = 15.9
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 171,785
|percentage = 87.0
|change = +10.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Barisal-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Zahir Uddin Swapan
|votes = 81,791
|percentage = 54.4
|change = +11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abul Hasnat Abdullah
|votes = 67,760
|percentage = 45.1
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Md. Haroon Ur Rashid
|votes = 470
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bhabaranjan Baidhya
|votes = 262
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Nihar Ranjan Biswas
|votes = 64
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,031
|percentage = 9.3
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 150,347
|percentage = 76.5
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Barisal-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abul Hasnat Abdullah
|votes = 52,418
|percentage = 45.1
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Kazi Golam Mahbub
|votes = 50,125
|percentage = 43.2
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Sunil Kumar Gupta
|votes = 6,054
|percentage = 5.2
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Sarder Abdus Salam
|votes = 5,395
|percentage = 4.6
|change = -4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Abdur Razzak Khan
|votes = 1,619
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Nihar Ranjan Biswas
|votes = 374
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jatiya Janata Party (Asad)
|candidate = Md. Mahabubur Rahman
|votes = 111
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Abdul Latif Kabiraj
|votes = 79
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,293
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 116,175
|percentage = 77.2
|change = +16.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Barisal-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abul Hasanat Abdullah
|votes = 55,697
|percentage = 47.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Kazi Golam Mahbub
|votes = 46,855
|percentage = 40.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Sarder Abdus Salam
|votes = 10,430
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = A. K. M. Forhad Hossain
|votes = 1,510
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Sarwar Alam
|votes = 1,154
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Communist League of Bangladesh
|candidate = Zahir Uddin Swapan
|votes = 613
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = S. K. Zaman
|votes = 597
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)
|candidate = Khalilur Rahman
|votes = 165
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,842
|percentage = 7.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 117,021
|percentage = 60.6
|change =
}}
{{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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