Meherpur-1
Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Farhad Hossain | 80,146 | 85.2 | +32.1 | |
Independent | Adv. Yarul Islam | 13,919 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 66,227 | 70.4 | +48.3 | ||
Turnout | 94,065 | 37.8 | −52.8 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Joynal Abedin | 107,492 | 53.1 | +14.0 | ||
BNP | Masud Arun | 62,745 | 31.0 | −26.0 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddin | 30,756 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Abul Kalam Kashami | 1,506 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Majority | 44,747 | 22.1 | +4.2 | |||
Turnout | 202,499 | 90.6 | −1.3 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Masud Arun | 102,028 | 57.0 | N/A | ||
AL | Abdul Mannan | 69,971 | 39.1 | −21.4 | ||
IJOF | Motasim Billah Motu | 5,532 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Shahabuddin | 1,424 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. A. Hamid | 109 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. A. Halim Molla | 79 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 32,057 | 17.9 | −4.6 | |||
Turnout | 179,143 | 89.3 | +63.6 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Ahmed Ali died in office. Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdul Mannan | 26,717 | 60.5 | +23.3 | ||
Independent | Hisab Uddin | 16,785 | 38.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Sayed Humayun Kabir Arzu | 379 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Independent | Motasim Billah Motu | 174 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeque | 79 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 9,932 | 22.5 | +15.8 | |||
Turnout | 44,134 | 25.7 | −61.4 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ahammad Ali | 60,621 | 43.9 | +8.6 | ||
AL | Syeda Zohra Tajuddin | 51,366 | 37.2 | +1.2 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddin | 23,929 | 17.3 | −8.9 | ||
JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,659 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 390 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
Gano Forum | Al Amin | 123 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 9,255 | 6.7 | +6.0 | |||
Turnout | 138,088 | 87.1 | +11.2 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdul Mannan | 40,474 | 36.0 | |||
BNP | Ahammad Ali | 39,632 | 35.3 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Sirajul Haq | 29,481 | 26.2 | |||
Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta | Mozammel Haq | 1,102 | 1.0 | |||
JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,083 | 1.0 | |||
Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 364 | 0.3 | |||
WPB | Akbar Ali | 269 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 842 | 0.7 | ||||
Turnout | 112,405 | 75.9 | ||||
AL gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Meherpur-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.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meherpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh:". U. S. Department of State. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "AL candidate wins Meherpur by-poll". The New Nation. 5 May 1999.
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