Kishoreganj-1
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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| region_label = Division
| region = Dhaka Division
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Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.
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.
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}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1991 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1996 | rowspan="4" | Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1999 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2019 by-election |Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2019/02/10/syed-ashrafs-sister-zakia-noor-lipi-elected-uncontested-from-kishoreganj-1|title=Syed Ashraf’s sister Zakia Noor Lipi elected uncontested from Kishoreganj-1|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-02-13}} |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Sayed Ashraful Islam 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 =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Sayed Ashraful Islam
|votes = 172,065
|percentage = 62.2
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Masud Hilali
|votes = 100,080
|percentage = 36.2
|change = -12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = AKM Abu Raihan
|votes = 3,526
|percentage = 1.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Bikram Basudev Basak
|votes = 751
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League
|candidate = Faruk Ahmad Siddique
|votes = 200
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 71,985
|percentage = 26.0
|change = +25.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 276,622
|percentage = 84.2
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Awami League|candidate=Alauddin Ahammad|votes=86,623|percentage=48.8|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan|votes=86,509|percentage=48.7|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Jatiya Oikya Front|candidate=M. A. Syed Azad|votes=3,808|percentage=2.1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Krishak Sramik Janata League|candidate=Faruk Ahmad Siddique|votes=415|percentage=0.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)
|candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan
|votes = 198
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=114|percentage=0.1|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=177,553|percentage=74.2|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999. Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. K. M. Shamsul Haque
|votes = 58,233
|percentage = 43.0
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan
|votes = 38,216
|percentage = 28.2
|change = -12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Sohrab Uddin
|votes = 29,848
|percentage = 22.1
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Nurul Haque
|votes = 5,556
|percentage = 4.1
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = ABM Zahidul Haq
|votes = 2,542
|percentage = 1.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = A. K. M. Fazlul Haque
|votes = 363
|percentage = 0.3
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Gano Forum
|candidate = Md. Shafiur Rahman Khan
|votes = 275
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)
|candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan
|votes = 255
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,017
|percentage = 14.8
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 135,288
|percentage = 72.1
|change = +24.4
}}
{{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 1991: Kishoreganj-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = ABM Zahidul Haq
|votes = 41,010
|percentage = 40.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = AKM Shamsul Haque
|votes = 36,256
|percentage = 36.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Sohrab Uddin
|votes = 13,661
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Tyabuzzaman
|votes = 6,282
|percentage = 6.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)
|candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan
|votes = 1,635
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Mujibur Rahman
|votes = 459
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jatiya Oikkya Front
|candidate = Md. Baki
|votes = 336
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Jalal Uddin Faruk
|votes = 314
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Fazlur Rahman Reza
|votes = 178
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Md. A. Momen
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,754
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 100,259
|percentage = 47.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser =
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{{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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