Feni-1
Feni-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi, and Parshuram upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Noakhali-1 constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Zafar Imam | Jatiya Party | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 1996 Feb | |||
| 1996 June | |||
| 2001 | |||
| Nov 2001 by-election | Sayeed Iskander | ||
| 2008 | Khaleda Zia | ||
| 2014 | Shirin Akhter | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim | Awami League | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Shirin Akhter was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 114,482 | 65.4 | −6.8 | |
| AL | Faiz Ahmed | 58,551 | 33.4 | +7.7 | |
| BDB | Mohalled Ilias Zakaria | 1,215 | 0.7 | ||
| BIF | Mohammead Rafiqul Islam Patwari | 596 | 0.3 | ||
| BSD | Rezaul Karim | 235 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 55,931 | 31.9 | |||
| Turnout | 175,079 | 78.7 | |||
| BNP hold | Swing | -7.25 | |||
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Sayeed Iskander, her brother, was elected in a November 2001 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 103,149 | 72.2 | +16.6 | |
| AL | Zafar Imam | 36,763 | 25.7 | +5.1 | |
| Independent | Fazlul Haq Chowdhury | 1,018 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| IJOF | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 688 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| BIF | Ruhul Amin | 449 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
| BKA | Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan | 449 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Md. Redwan Ullah | 166 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Salim Mohi Uddin | 162 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 66,386 | 46.5 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 142,844 | 69.1 | −5.4 | ||
| BNP hold | Swing | +10.85 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 65,086 | 55.6 | +16.9 | |
| AL | M. Wazi. Ullah Bhuiyan | 24,138 | 20.6 | −4.1 | |
| JP(E) | Zafar Imam | 15,897 | 13.6 | −10.4 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus | 8,480 | 7.2 | −1.5 | |
| IOJ | Habibur Rahman | 1,758 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 385 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
| Zaker Party | Abdul Kalam Majumder | 300 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
| BKA | Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan | 289 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Joinal Abedin | 265 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
| BIF | Ruhul Amin | 265 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist) | Safiqur Rahman Majumder | 156 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Qazi Faruk | 133 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40,948 | 35.0 | +21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 117,152 | 74.5 | +29.1 | ||
| BNP hold | Swing | +10.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 36,375 | 38.7 | |||
| AL | Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan | 23,250 | 24.7 | |||
| JP(E) | Zafar Imam | 22,601 | 24.0 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus | 8,163 | 8.7 | |||
| JSD | Shirin Akhter | 1,245 | 1.3 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Mujibul Haq | 782 | 0.8 | |||
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 517 | 0.5 | |||
| Zaker Party | Abul Kalam | 452 | 0.5 | |||
| BKA | Anwar Ullah | 367 | 0.4 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mir Abdul Hannan | 351 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 13,125 | 13.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 94,103 | 45.4 | ||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||