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Rajshahi-1

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

{{Infobox constituency

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| district = Rajshahi District

| region_label = Division

| region = Rajshahi Division

| population =

| electorate = 383,352 (2018)

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| year = 1973

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| module = {{align|left|← 51 Naogaon-6}}{{align|right|53 Rajshahi-2 →}}

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Rajshahi-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 Godagari and Tanore upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

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| 1973

|Moin Uddin Ahmed

| Awami League

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

| 1979

|Shahjahan Miah

| BNP

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style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" |

| 1986

| Mujibur Rahman

| Jamaat-e-Islami

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

| 1988

| Durul Huda

| Jatiya Party

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

| 1991

| Aminul Haque

| BNP

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

| 2008

| Omar Faruk Chowdhury

| Awami League

Elections

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2024: Rajshahi-1{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/336336/mahiya-mahi-affirms-strength-despite-losing|title=Mahiya Mahi affirms strength despite losing election|date=2024-01-09|accessdate=2024-02-16|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=Omar Faruk Chowdhury|votes=103,592}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Golam Rabbani|votes=92,419}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Independent (politician)|candidate = Mahiya Mahi|votes=9,009}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 2010s =

Omar Faruk Chowdhury 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: Rajshahi-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=Omar Faruk Chowdhury|votes=146,786|percentage=53.1|change=+15.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Enamul Haque|votes=129,450|percentage=46.8|change=-12.3}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party

|candidate = Salahuddin Biswas

|votes = 366

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority||votes=17,336|percentage=6.3|change=-14.7}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=276,602|percentage=93.0|change=+4.4}}

{{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 2001: Rajshahi-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Aminul Haque

|votes = 130,631

|percentage = 59.1

|change = +11.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Omar Faruk Chowdhury

|votes = 84,185

|percentage = 38.1

|change = +6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Md. Jalal Uddin

|votes = 5,022

|percentage = 2.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Rafiqul Islam

|votes = 915

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Aminul Islam

|votes = 298

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)

|candidate = Anowar Iqbal Badal

|votes = 88

|percentage = 0.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 46,446

|percentage = 21.0

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 221,139

|percentage = 88.6

|change = +1.5

}}

{{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: Rajshahi-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Aminul Haque|votes=83,994|percentage=47.7|change=+4.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=Md. Alal Uddin|votes=55,003|percentage=31.2|change=+1.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Mujibur Rahman|votes=28,453|percentage=16.2|change=-8.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=Rabeya Bhuiyan|votes=6,915|percentage=3.9|change=+2.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD|candidate=Mozibur|votes=631|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=M. M. Sajedun Nabi|votes=448|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gano Forum|candidate=Bholanath Majhi|votes=276|percentage=0.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal|candidate=Abdul Ohab|votes=270|percentage=0.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Oikkya Prakriyya

|candidate = Md. Abdus Salam

|votes = 112

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority||votes=28,991|percentage=16.5|change=+3.3}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=176,102|percentage=87.1|change=+12.8}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Aminul Haque|votes=61,975|percentage=42.9|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=Md. Mohsin|votes=42,897|percentage=29.7|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Mujibur Rahman|votes=36,058|percentage=25.0|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=Durul Huda|votes=2,108|percentage=1.5|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Muhammad Lutfar Rahman|votes=1,344|percentage=0.9|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=19,078|percentage=13.2|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=144,382|percentage=74.3|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Rajshahi-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Rajshahi-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}}

{{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/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd 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 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 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=52 |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/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=52 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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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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