Meherpur-1
Appearance
Meherpur-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Meherpur District |
Division | Khulna Division |
Electorate | 269,605 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Farhad Hossain |
Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Farhad Hossain | 80,146 | 85.2 | +32.1 | |
Independent | Md. Yeearul Islam | 13,919 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 66,227 | 70.4 | +48.3 | ||
Turnout | 94,065 | 37.8 | −52.8 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Joynal Abedin | 107,492 | 53.1 | +14.0 | ||
BNP | Masud Arun | 62,745 | 31.0 | −26.0 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddin | 30,756 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Abul Kalam Kashami | 1,506 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Majority | 44,747 | 22.1 | +4.2 | |||
Turnout | 202,499 | 90.6 | −1.3 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Masud Arun | 102,028 | 57.0 | N/A | ||
AL | Abdul Mannan | 69,971 | 39.1 | −21.4 | ||
IJOF | Motasim Billah | 5,532 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Shahabuddin | 1,424 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. A. Hamid | 109 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. A. Halim Molla | 79 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 32,057 | 17.9 | −4.6 | |||
Turnout | 179,143 | 89.3 | +63.6 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Ahmed Ali died in office.[11] Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdul Mannan | 26,717 | 60.5 | +23.3 | ||
Independent | Hisab Uddin | 16,785 | 38.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Sayed Humayun Kabir Arzu | 379 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Independent | Motasim Billah | 174 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeque | 79 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 9,932 | 22.5 | +15.8 | |||
Turnout | 44,134 | 25.7 | −61.4 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ahammad Ali | 60,621 | 43.9 | +8.6 | ||
AL | Zohra Tajuddin | 51,366 | 37.2 | +1.2 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddun | 23,929 | 17.3 | −8.9 | ||
JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,659 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 390 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
Gano Forum | Al Amin | 123 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 9,255 | 6.7 | +6.0 | |||
Turnout | 138,088 | 87.1 | +11.2 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdul Mannan | 40,474 | 36.0 | |||
BNP | Ahammad Ali | 39,632 | 35.3 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Sirajul Haq | 29,481 | 26.2 | |||
Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta | Mozammel Haq | 1,102 | 1.0 | |||
JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,083 | 1.0 | |||
Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 364 | 0.3 | |||
WPB | Akbar Ali | 269 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 842 | 0.7 | ||||
Turnout | 112,405 | 75.9 | ||||
AL gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Meherpur-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Meherpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh:". U. S. Department of State. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "AL candidate wins Meherpur by-poll". The New Nation. 5 May 1999.
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