Bagerhat-1
Bagerhat-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Bagerhat District |
Division | Khulna Division |
Electorate | 302,328 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Sheikh Helal Uddin |
Created from | Khulna-1 |
Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2009 by Sheikh Helal Uddin of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-1 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Sheikh Helal Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7]
Elections in the 2000s
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[8] Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Sheikh Hasina | 142,979 | 68.3 | +12.1 | |
BNP | Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu | 58,533 | 28.0 | −15.8 | |
IAB | Md. Liakat Ali | 7,522 | 3.6 | N/A | |
National People's Party | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain | 288 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 84,446 | 40.3 | +28.0 | ||
Turnout | 209,322 | 89.4 | +7.6 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Sheikh Helal Uddin | 106,235 | 56.2 | ||
BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 82,922 | 43.8 | ||
Majority | 23,313 | 12.3 | |||
Turnout | 189,157 | 81.8 | |||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[12][13][14] Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,342 | 51.4 | +3.2 | |
BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 47,299 | 31.4 | +0.2 | |
IOJ | Moulana Siddiqur Rahman | 9,912 | 6.6 | +6.3 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Ahad Ali | 8,463 | 5.6 | N/A | |
JP(E) | S.M. Shafiqul Islam | 5,977 | 4.0 | +3.7 | |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Surandra Nath Sikdar | 586 | 0.4 | −0.9 | |
Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sawpan Kumar Mandal | 350 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Democratic Republican Party | Md. Arafatul Islam | 275 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Muniruzzaman | 234 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
Independent | Binoy Krisna Poddar | 179 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 30,043 | 19.9 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 150,617 | 82.8 | +23.0 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Mozammel Hossain | 62,045 | 48.2 | |||
BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 40,155 | 31.2 | |||
BKA | Maulana Siddiqur Rahman | 21,123 | 16.4 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sheik Kamruzzaman | 1,728 | 1.3 | |||
NAP (Muzaffar) | S. M. Sabur | 1,525 | 1.2 | |||
Zaker Party | S. M. Nizamul Haq | 641 | 0.5 | |||
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu | 494 | 0.4 | |||
JP(E) | Sheik A Hai | 442 | 0.3 | |||
IOJ | Khelafot Hossain | 361 | 0.3 | |||
Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) | A Sabur Sheik | 154 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 21,890 | 17.0 | ||||
Turnout | 128,668 | 59.8 | ||||
AL gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Bagerhat-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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Sheikh Helal elected MP uncontested". The Daily Star. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 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 d "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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