Rangpur-1
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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| district = Rangpur District
| region_label = Division
| region = Rangpur Division
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| year = 1973
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Rangpur-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 Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.
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 | rowspan="2" | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 by-election | ||
| colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | rowspan="3" | Jatiya Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| Sep 1991 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
|1996 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Jatiya Oikya Front}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2008 | rowspan="2" | Jatiya Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| |2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Moshiur Rahman Ranga 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: Rangpur-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Hossain Mokbul Shahriar
|votes = 168,989
|percentage = 81.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Muhammad Abdul Ghani
|votes = 28,270
|percentage = 13.6
|change = -14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anwarul Islam
|votes = 8,210
|percentage = 3.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Khairul Islam
|votes = 2,101
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Ganatantri Party
|candidate = Saif Uddin Ahmed
|votes = 741
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|candidate = Md. Abdul Kayum
|votes = 313
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 140,719
|percentage = 67.5
|change = +51.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 208,624
|percentage = 85.2
|change = +8.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|loser = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Rangpur-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Moshiur Rahman Ranga
|votes = 77,812
|percentage = 44.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam
|votes = 49,278
|percentage = 28.2
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Md. Sharaf Uddin Ahmmed
|votes = 47,109
|percentage = 27.0
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Matiar Rahman
|votes = 456
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,534
|percentage = 16.3
|change = -10.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 174,655
|percentage = 76.6
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Rangpur-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
|votes = 61,373
|percentage = 50.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Mesbah Uddin Ahmed
|votes = 28,373
|percentage = 23.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam
|votes = 25,923
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Ali Md. Jafar
|votes = 3,610
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Md. Therul Kabi
|votes = 593
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Ruhini Chandra Barman
|votes = 563
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Samsul Alam
|votes = 327
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Mozzamel Haque
|votes = 206
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mostafa Kamal
|votes = 163
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mosaddek Hossain
|votes = 163
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,000
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 121,294
|percentage = 68.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Karimuddin Bharsa, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Rangpur-1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Hussain Muhammad Ershad
|votes = 50,004
|percentage = 56.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Md. Mojibar Rahman Pramanik
|votes = 20,310
|percentage = 22.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam
|votes = 15,515
|percentage = 17.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = Md. Sekendar Ali
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Shah Emdadul Haq
|votes = 695
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Ruhul Amin
|votes = 464
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Chad Miah
|votes = 234
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Communist League of Bangladesh
|candidate = A. K. M. Shirazul Islam
|votes = 102
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29,694
|percentage = 33.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 88,547
|percentage = 54.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Helal Uddin |year=2012 |chapter=Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ershad,_Lt._General_Hussein_M |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
}}
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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