Natore-1

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Natore-1

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| image = নাটোর-১.svg

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| district_label =

| district = Natore District

| region_label = Division

| region = Rajshahi Division

| population =

| electorate = 311,925 (2018)

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| year = 1984

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| module = {{align|left|← 57 Rajshahi-6}}{{align|right|59 Natore-2 →}}

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Natore-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 Bagatipara and Lalpur upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

Members of Parliament

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colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 1986

| Momtaz Uddin

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| 1988

| Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar

| Independent

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1991

| Fazlur Rahman Patal

| BNP

style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

| 2008

| Abu Talha

| Jatiya Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2014

| Abul Kalam Azad

| rowspan="2" | Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2018

| Shahidul Islam Bakul

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|2024

|Md. Abul Kalam

|Independent

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

Abul Kalam Azad 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: Natore-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Abu Talha

|votes = 123,835

|percentage = 53.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Fazlur Rahman Patal

|votes = 103,814

|percentage = 44.8

|change = -6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

|candidate = Md. Pervez Kabir

|votes = 3,377

|percentage = 1.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh

|candidate = Md. Mazaammel Hossain

|votes = 657

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (Barua)

|candidate = Birendra Nath Saha

|votes = 297

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 20,021

|percentage = 8.6

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 231,980

|percentage = 92.3

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Natore-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Fazlur Rahman Patal

|votes = 99,591

|percentage = 51.2

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Momtaz Uddin

|votes = 89,948

|percentage = 46.2

|change = +7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Md. Ashraful Alam Khan

|votes = 2,911

|percentage = 1.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Ansar Ali Dulal

|votes = 2,027

|percentage = 1.0

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal

|candidate = Syed Shamsuzzoha

|votes = 180

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,643

|percentage = 5.0

|change = -5.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 194,657

|percentage = 87.9

|change = -2.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Natore-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Fazlur Rahman Patal

|votes = 78,897

|percentage = 48.9

|change = -2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Momtaz Uddin

|votes = 62,184

|percentage = 38.6

|change = +9.4

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Mahiuddin)

|candidate = Md. Tasnim Alam

|votes = 11,433

|percentage = 7.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. Moniruzzaman

|votes = 3,937

|percentage = 2.4

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Ansar Ali Dulal

|votes = 2,219

|percentage = 1.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abu Talha

|votes = 2,095

|percentage = 1.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Zillur Rahman Khan

|votes = 276

|percentage = 0.2

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar

|votes = 166

|percentage = 0.1

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,713

|percentage = 10.4

|change = -11.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 161,207

|percentage = 90.1

|change = +11.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Natore-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Fazlur Rahman Patal

|votes = 70,646

|percentage = 51.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Momtaz Uddin

|votes = 40,264

|percentage = 29.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Md. Tasneem Al Faruk

|votes = 19,114

|percentage = 13.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar

|votes = 7,486

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Hatem Ali Mondol

|votes = 122

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)

|candidate = Md. Abdus Samad Khanpuri

|votes = 80

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 30,382

|percentage = 22.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 137,712

|percentage = 78.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Natore-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Natore-1&d=rajshahi |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author= |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author= |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=57 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002142/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=57 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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