Barisal-1 Explained

Barisal-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Barisal District
Region Label:Division
Region:Barisal Division
Electorate:258,034 (2018)
Year:1973
Members:vacant

Barisal-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 Agailjhara and Gournadi upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Tofail AhmedAwami League
1979Mosharraf Hossain ShahjahanBangladesh Nationalist Party
1986Sunil Kumar GuptaJatiya Party
1991Abul Hasnat AbdullahAwami League
February 1996Zahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996Abul Hasnat AbdullahAwami League
2001Zahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Talukder Md. YounusAwami League
2014Abul Hasanat AbdullahAwami League
2018Abul Hasanat AbdullahAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Abul Hasanat Abdullah was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

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