Mymensingh-1
Mymensingh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2016 by Jewel Areng of the Awami League.
Mymensingh-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Mymensingh District |
Division | Mymensingh Division |
Electorate | 377,296 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Jewel Areng |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhobaura and Haluaghat upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Promode Mankin died in May 2016. Jewel Areng, his son, was elected in a July by-election.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh Awami League | Jewel Areng[note 1] | 170,234 | 91.6 | +31.5 | |
Independent | Selima Khatun | 14,338 | 7.7 | N/A | |
JP(E) | Sohrab Uddin Khan[note 2] | 1,586 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 155,846 | 83.8 | +62.1 | ||
Turnout | 185,896 | 51.3 | -44.3 | ||
Bangladesh Awami League hold |
Promode Mankin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[12]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh Awami League | Promode Mankin | 142,981 | 60.1 | +21.9 | |
BNP | Afzal H. Khan | 91,345 | 38.4 | +5.5 | |
IAB | Md. Ali Akbar | 3,487 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 51,636 | 21.7 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 237,813 | 95.6 | +20.3 | ||
Bangladesh Awami League hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Bangladesh Awami League | Promode Mankin | 47,873 | 38.2 | +7.2 | ||
BNP | Afzal H. Khan | 41,280 | 32.9 | +1.9 | ||
IJOF | Ali Azgar | 35,770 | 28.5 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Habibur Rahman | 416 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Majority | 6,593 | 5.3 | -6.9 | |||
Turnout | 125,339 | 75.3 | +5.4 | |||
Bangladesh Awami League gain from BNP |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Afzal H.Khan | 42,349 | 43.2 | +20.1 | ||
Bangladesh Awami League | Promode Mankin | 30,410 | 31.0 | -5.6 | ||
JP(E) | Md. Emdadul Haque | 22,259 | 22.7 | -3.4 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 2,015 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
IOJ | Md. Abu Sayed | 629 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Abdus Samad Miah | 333 | 0.3 | +0.2 | ||
NAP | Md. Dewan Sirajul Islam Sarnali | 125 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 11,939 | 12.2 | +1.7 | |||
Turnout | 98,120 | 69.9 | +17.8 | |||
BNP gain from Bangladesh Awami League |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh Awami League | Promode Mankin | 27,191 | 36.6 | |||
JP(E) | Md. Emdadul Haq | 19,390 | 26.1 | |||
BNP | Tafazzal Hossain Khan | 17,171 | 23.1 | |||
JSD (R) | Md. Ali Azgar | 9,878 | 13.3 | |||
Zaker Party | A. Samad | 689 | 0.9 | |||
Majority | 7,801 | 10.5 | ||||
Turnout | 74,319 | 52.1 | ||||
Bangladesh Awami League gain from JP(E) |
Notes
References
- ^ "Mymensingh-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). . Archived from the original on 14 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.
- ^ a b "AL wins by-polls in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Maẏamanasinhēra duṭi upanirbācanē ā'ōẏāmī līga prārthī bijaẏī" ময়মনসিংহের দুটি উপনির্বাচনে আওয়ামী লীগ প্রার্থী বিজয়ী [Awami League candidate winners of Mymensingh by two by-polls]. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 19 July 2016.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
Coordinates: 25°07′N 90°20′E / 25.12°N 90.34°E