Tangail-1 Explained

Tangail-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Tangail District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:364,991 (2018)
Year:1973

Tangail-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2001 by Mohammad Abdur Razzaque of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhanbari and Madhupur upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Abdus SattarJaSaD
1979Syed Hasan Ali ChowdhuryBNP[1]
1981 by-electionSyeda Ashiqua Akbar
Major Boundary Changes
1986Nizamul IslamAwami League
1988Khandaker Anwarul HaqueIndependent
1991Abul Hasan ChowdhuryAwami League
Feb 1996Abdus Salam TalukderBNP
Jun 1996Abul Hasan ChowdhuryAwami League
2001Mohammad Abdur Razzaque

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Abdur Razzak 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Ex-MP Ashika Akbar passes away . 2023-09-01 . The Daily Star . en.