Kishoreganj-1 Explained

Kishoreganj-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Kishoreganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:430,193 (2018)
Year:1984

Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986A. K. M. Shamsul HaqueAwami League
1988Bazlul Karim Falu
1991ABM Zahidul HaqBangladesh Nationalist Party
1996A. K. M. Shamsul HaqueAwami League
1999 by-electionAlauddin AhammadJatiya Party (Manju)
Major Boundary Changes
2008Sayed Ashraful IslamAwami League
2019 by-electionSyeda Zakia Noor Lipi[1] 14 Party Alliance

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sayed Ashraful Islam 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

A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999. Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syed Ashraf’s sister Zakia Noor Lipi elected uncontested from Kishoreganj-1. bdnews24.com. 2019-02-13.