Kushtia-1
Kushtia-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Rezaul Haque Chowdhury
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Daulatpur Upazila.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | Azizur Rahman Akkas | Awami League | |
1979 | Ahammad Ali | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
1986 | Mohammad Korban Ali | Jatiya Party | |
1991 | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
2004 by-election | Bachhu Mollah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
2008 | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
2014 | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | Independent | |
2018 | AKM Sarwar Jahan | Awami League |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | 62,528 | 54.2 | N/A | ||
AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 52,909 | 45.8 | −12.4 | ||
Majority | 9,619 | 8.3 | −8.8 | |||
Turnout | 115,437 | 37.7 | −53.5 | |||
Independent gain from AL |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 145,063 | 58.2 | |||
BNP | Md. Altaf Hosen | 102,412 | 41.1 | |||
IAB | Md. Ruhul Amin | 869 | 0.3 | |||
JSD | Md. Ashraf Siddiquie | 649 | 0.3 | |||
BTF | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 323 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 42,651 | 17.1 | ||||
Turnout | 249,316 | 91.2 | ||||
AL gain from BNP |
Ahsanul Haq Mollah died in December 2003. Bachhu Mollah, his son, was elected in a March 2004 by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 108,326 | 49.1 | +11.0 | |
AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 103,491 | 46.9 | +19.2 | |
IJOF | Md. Golam Mostafa | 6,056 | 2.7 | N/A | |
JSD | Md. Rezaul Haq | 1,994 | 0.9 | −1.6 | |
WPB | Md. Lutfar Rahman Joarder | 598 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Kamal Hossain | 184 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Moslem Uddin | 143 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Janata Party (Hafizur) | Hafizur Rahman Khaja | 30 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,835 | 2.2 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 220,822 | 86.0 | −2.7 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 64,692 | 38.1 | −0.2 | |
AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 47,053 | 27.7 | N/A | |
JP(E) | Korban Ali | 36,797 | 21.7 | +4.1 | |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 11,657 | 6.9 | −10.3 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 4,551 | 2.7 | −2.4 | |
JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 4,293 | 2.5 | −3.5 | |
Zaker Party | Md. Kamal Hossain | 636 | 0.4 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Md. Matiar Rahman | 214 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,639 | 10.4 | −10.3 | ||
Turnout | 169,893 | 88.7 | +16.3 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Md. Ahsanul Haq Molla | 56,807 | 38.3 | |||
JP(E) | Korban Ali | 26,140 | 17.6 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 25,591 | 17.2 | |||
BAKSAL | Md. Shamsul Alam Dudu | 20,327 | 13.7 | |||
JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 8,919 | 6.0 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 7,589 | 5.1 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Zahidul Islam | 2,264 | 1.5 | |||
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Hafizur Rahman Khaza | 478 | 0.3 | |||
FP | Abu Bakar | 247 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | AKM Sarwar Jahan | 110 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 30,667 | 20.7 | ||||
Turnout | 148,472 | 72.4 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Kushtia-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.
- ^ "Kushtia-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Aman, Amanur (5 January 2004). "Intra-party rivalry intensifies over ticket for Kushtia-1 by-polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Alliance candidate heads for victory". The Daily Star. UNB. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 18 May 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.
External links
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