Joypurhat-1 Explained

Joypurhat-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Joypurhat District
Region Label:Division
Region:Rajshahi Division
Electorate:399,245 (2018)
Year:1982
Members:vacant
Module:Seat no. 34

Joypurhat-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 Joypurhat Sadar and Panchbibi upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1982 from a Bogra constituency when the former Bogra District was split into two districts: Bogra and Joypurhat.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Abbas Ali MandalAwami League
1988Khandakar Oliuzzaman AlamJatiya Party
1991Golam RabbaniBangladesh Nationalist Party
1996Abdul AlimBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Mozahar Ali ProdhanBangladesh Nationalist Party
2014Shamsul Alam DuduAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shamsul Alam Dudu 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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