Jessore-1 Explained

Jessore-1
Parl Name:	Jatiya Sangsad
District:	Jessore District
Region Label:	Division
Region:	Khulna Division
Electorate:	263,500 (2018)
Year:	1973

Jessore-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 Sharsha Upazila.

History

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Kazi Khademul Islam	Awami League
	1979	Md. Golam Mustafa	JaSaD
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Noor Hussain	Jamaat-e-Islami
	1988	K. M. Nazrul Islam	Jatiya Party
	1991	Tabibar Rahman Sarder	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Mofiqul Hasan Tripti	BNP^[1]
	Jun 1996	Tabibar Rahman Sarder	Awami League
	2001	Ali Kadar	BNP
	2008	Sheikh Afil Uddin	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Afil Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

External links

• Web site: People's Republic of Bangladesh . Psephos.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex-MP Tripti held with his licensed revolver. 2011-05-23. The Daily Star. en. 2019-12-20.