Sherpur-1

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

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| district = Sherpur District

| region_label = Division

| region = Mymensingh Division

| population =

| electorate = 423,664 (2024)

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| year = 1984

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| module = {{align|left|← 142 Jamalpur-5}}{{align|right|144 Sherpur-2 →}}

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Sherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sherpur Sadar Upazila.

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

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| 1986

| Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

| Jatiya Party

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

|Feb 1996

|Nazrul Islam

|BNP

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

| Jun 1996

| Atiur Rahman Atik

| Awami League

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

|2024

|Chanuar Hossain Chanu

|Independent

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Sherpur-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Atiur Rahman Atik

|votes = 207,377

|percentage = 97.0

|change = +42.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal

|candidate = Abu Saleh Manirul Islam

|votes = 6,417

|percentage = 3.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 200,960

|percentage = 94.0

|change = +83.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 213,794

|percentage = 67.5

|change = -19.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Sherpur-1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Atiur Rahman Atik

|votes = 136,127

|percentage = 55.0

|change = +11.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

|votes = 110,070

|percentage = 44.4

|change = +11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League

|candidate = Md. Shofiullah

|votes = 514

|percentage = 0.2

|change = -0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation

|candidate = Kazi Azharul Islam

|votes = 377

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party

|candidate = Md. Tafazzal Hossain Akanda

|votes = 332

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Afil Shakh

|votes = 294

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 26,057

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 247,714

|percentage = 86.6

|change = +15.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Atiur Rahman Atik

|votes = 86,101

|percentage = 43.5

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

|votes = 65,490

|percentage = 33.1

|change = +17.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)

|candidate = Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

|votes = 23,002

|percentage = 11.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Md. Elias Uddin

|votes = 22,723

|percentage = 11.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League

|candidate = Md. Samedul Haq Khan

|votes = 517

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 20,611

|percentage = 10.4

|change = -1.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 197,833

|percentage = 71.4

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

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

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Atiur Rahman Atik

|votes = 51,787

|percentage = 38.0

|change = +17.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Rowshan Ershad

|votes = 35,851

|percentage = 26.3

|change = -1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

|votes = 21,718

|percentage = 15.9

|change = -0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Nazrul Islam

|votes = 21,404

|percentage = 15.7

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Ruhul Kuddus

|votes = 5,019

|percentage = 3.7

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

|candidate = Md. Matiur Rahman

|votes = 272

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = Md. Jubaidul Islam

|votes = 187

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,936

|percentage = 11.7

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 136,238

|percentage = 66.9

|change = +16.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

|votes = 31,108

|percentage = 27.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Md. A. Samad

|votes = 23,519

|percentage = 20.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Nazrul Islam

|votes = 21,292

|percentage = 18.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

|votes = 18,709

|percentage = 16.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Nizam Uddin Ahmed

|votes = 15,562

|percentage = 13.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Fazlul Kader Lutu

|votes = 2,409

|percentage = 2.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal

|candidate = Md. Saiful Islam

|votes = 492

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD

|candidate = Md. Sekandar Ali

|votes = 457

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)

|candidate = Md. A. Kuddus

|votes = 393

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,589

|percentage = 6.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 113,941

|percentage = 50.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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{{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 |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 |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://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |access-date=15 February 2018}}

{{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 |title=Sherpur-1 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=143 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=141&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=146 |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/20081229000854/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=146 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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