Meherpur-1 Explained

Meherpur-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Meherpur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Khulna Division
Electorate:269,605 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Vacant
Module:Seat no. 73

Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Mohammad ShahiduddinAwami League
1988Ramjan AliJatiya Party
1991Abdul MannanAwami League
1996Ahammad AliBangladesh Nationalist Party
1999 by-electionAbdul MannanAwami League
2001Masud ArunBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Joynal AbedinAwami League
2014Farhad HossainAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Ahmed Ali died in office. Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

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