Jessore-1
Jessore-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Sheikh Afil Uddin of the Awami League.
Jessore-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Jessore District |
Division | Khulna Division |
Electorate | 263,500 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Sharsha Upazila.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Sheikh Afil Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Sheikh Afil Uddin | 94,556 | 51.5 | +5.6 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Azizur Rahman | 88,700 | 48.4 | N/A | ||
Independent | Noor Hussain | 178 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 5,856 | 3.2 | -4.4 | |||
Turnout | 183,434 | 92.9 | +4.1 | |||
AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ali Kadar | 86,583 | 53.5 | +20.5 | ||
AL | Sheikh Afil Uddin | 74,254 | 45.9 | +8.5 | ||
IJOF | K. M. Nazrul Islam | 684 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Independent | Mafiqul Hasan Tripti | 225 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Taherjul Islam | 64 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 12,329 | 7.6 | +3.1 | |||
Turnout | 161,810 | 88.8 | +3.1 | |||
BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Tabibar Rahman Sarder | 46,114 | 37.4 | -0.1 | |
BNP | Ali Kadar | 40,633 | 33.0 | +12.0 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Noor Hussain | 32,294 | 26.2 | -7.4 | |
JP(E) | Md. A. Kadar | 2,609 | 2.1 | -5.4 | |
IOJ | Abdus Samad | 1,122 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Imamur Rahman | 395 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,481 | 4.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 123,167 | 85.7 | +11.4 | ||
AL hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Tabibar Rahman Sarder | 36,747 | 37.5 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Noor Hussain | 33,018 | 33.6 | |||
BNP | Ali Kadar | 20,618 | 21.0 | |||
JP(E) | Abdul Mannan | 7,361 | 7.5 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Mofazzel Hossain Babul | 390 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 3,729 | 3.8 | ||||
Turnout | 98,134 | 74.3 | ||||
AL gain from | ||||||
References
- "Jashore-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Ex-MP Tripti held with his licensed revolver". The Daily Star. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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