Rajbari-1
Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Goalanda and Rajbari Sadar upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Kazi Keramat Ali was re-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 | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Kazi Keramat Ali | 141,561 | 59.9 | +16.9 | ||
BNP | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 83,933 | 35.5 | −12.7 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Ali Zakir Shomsheri Dablu Molla | 8,964 | 3.8 | +3.7 | ||
BKA | Md. Habibur Rahman | 1,190 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
BTF | Asadujjaman Shalem | 346 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Kalyan Party | SM Shariful Islam | 302 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 57,628 | 24.4 | +19.2 | |||
Turnout | 236,296 | 88.5 | +18.9 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 95,266 | 48.2 | +23.7 | ||
AL | Kazi Keramat Ali | 85,057 | 43.0 | +7.8 | ||
IJOF | Md. Emdadul Haq Biswas | 14,843 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
WPB | Joyti Sankar Jhantu | 1,680 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Iman-Ul-Karim | 232 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Kazi Monirul Amin | 171 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Zayedul Islam Joadder | 156 | 0.1 | +3.9 | ||
Desh Prem Party | Marshal Shah Alam | 99 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Raqib Uddin | 75 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 10,209 | 5.2 | −1.0 | |||
Turnout | 197,579 | 69.6 | −10.0 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Kazi Karamat Ali | 51,965 | 35.2 | ||
JP(E) | Golam Mustafa | 42,881 | 29.1 | ||
BNP | Jahanara Begum | 36,222 | 24.5 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Zayedul Islam Joadder | 5,924 | 4.0 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdur Rab Mollah | 5,385 | 3.6 | ||
WPB | Manjurul Alam | 2,816 | 1.9 | ||
BKA | Amzad Hossain Zowarder | 815 | 0.6 | ||
IOJ | Abdul Hannan Mollah | 752 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Md. Indadul Haque Biswas | 403 | 0.3 | ||
FP | Md. Oliur Rahman | 395 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 9,084 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 147,558 | 79.6 | |||
AL hold |
Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury died in office. Kazi Keramat Ali was elected in an October 1992 by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury | 33,187 | 28.6 | |||
BNP | A. Khalek | 30,489 | 26.3 | |||
JP(E) | Golam Mustafa | 13,390 | 11.5 | |||
Zaker Party | Akkas Ali Miah | 13,088 | 11.3 | |||
UCL | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 11,776 | 10.1 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Nurul Islam | 10,345 | 8.9 | |||
Bangladesh Janata Party | Nazrul Haq | 2,160 | 1.9 | |||
JSD | Md. Monirul Haq | 1,160 | 1.0 | |||
Independent | Munshi Abdul Latif | 187 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Kamran Hossein Chowdhury | 164 | 0.1 | |||
JSD (S) | Bishwanath Karmakar | 84 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 2,698 | 2.3 | ||||
Turnout | 116,030 | 62.1 | ||||
AL gain from |
References
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- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Hakim, Muhammad A. (August 1994). "The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh". Asian Survey. 34 (8): 741. doi:10.2307/2645261. JSTOR 2645261.
- ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
- ^ Hasan, Rashidul (3 January 2018). "Council of Ministers: Three new faces sworn in". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
External links
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