Madaripur-1 Explained

Madaripur-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Madaripur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:245,095 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:vacant

Madaripur-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 Shibchar Upazila.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-13 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Abul Khair ChowdhuryAwami League
Feb 1991Ilias Ahmed ChowdhuryAwami League
Sep 1991 by-electionNoor-E-Alam Chowdhury LitonAwami League
Feb 1996Abul Khair ChowdhuryBangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury LitonAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton 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

Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury died in office. Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, his son, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.

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