Rajshahi-1 Explained

Rajshahi-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Rajshahi District
Region Label:Division
Region:Rajshahi Division
Electorate:383,352 (2018)
Year:1973

Rajshahi-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 Godagari and Tanore upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Moin Uddin AhmedAwami League
1979Shahjahan MiahBNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986Mujibur RahmanJamaat-e-Islami
1988Durul HudaJatiya Party
1991Aminul HaqueBNP
2008Omar Faruk ChowdhuryAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Omar Faruk Chowdhury 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

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