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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Bhola-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Bhola District Division Barisal Division Electorate 406,567 (2026) Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jatiya Party Member of Parliament Andaleeve Rahman Partho ← 114 Patuakhali-4 116 Bhola-2 →

**Bhola-1** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).Since 17 January 2026,the constituency has been represented by [Bangladesh Jatiya Party](/source/Bangladesh_Jatiya_Party) Chairman [Barrister Andaleeve Rahman](/source/Andaleeve_Rahman)

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the entirety of [Bhola Sadar Upazila](/source/Bhola_Sadar_Upazila), integrating the area within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-1 constituency when the former [Bakerganj District](/source/Backergunge_District) was split into four districts: [Bhola](/source/Bhola_District), [Bakerganj](/source/Barisal_District), [Jhalokati](/source/Jhalokati_District), and [Pirojpur](/source/Pirojpur_District).

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1986 Naziur Rahman Manzur Jatiya Party (Ershad)[3][4] 1991 Tofail Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League Feb 1996 Mosharef Hossain Shahjahan Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Vacant 2001 Mosharef Hossain Shahjahan Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Andaleeve Rahman Partho Bangladesh Jatiya Party 2014 Tofail Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League 2018 2024 2026 Andaleeve Rahman Partho Bangladesh Jatiya Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Bhola-1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP Andaleeve Rahman 105,543 49.51 −3.69 Jamaat Md. Nazrul Islam 75,337 35.33 +29.93 IAB Obaidur Rahman 25,245 11.84 +9.74 Majority 30,206 14.18 −77.03 Turnout 213,201 52.43 −31.60 Registered electors 406,567 BJP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Bhola-1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Tofael Ahmed 245,409 94.20 +50.3 IAB Mawlana Mohammad Yasin 7,801 2.99 N/A BNP Golam Nabi Alamgir 7,299 2.80 N/A Majority 237,608 91.21 +81.9 Turnout 260,509 84.03 +6.6 Registered electors 310,048 AL hold

Tofail Ahmed was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[5]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bhola-1[1][6][7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP Andaleeve Rahman 95,158 53.2 −8.9 AL Yusuf Hossain Humayun 78,489 43.9 +6.4 IAB Md. Anisul Haque 3,698 2.1 N/A BDB Abu Azam Khan 724 0.4 N/A Gano Front Krisok Md. Sadak 484 0.3 N/A Independent Tapon Kumar Chakraborty 204 0.1 N/A Majority 16,669 9.3 −15.2 Turnout 178,757 77.4 +16.2 BJP gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Bhola-1[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan 95,904 62.1 +19.4 AL Tofail Ahmed 58,010 37.5 −7.3 JSD Md. Nasir Uddin 313 0.2 N/A BKSMA Krisok Md. Sadaq 173 0.1 N/A Independent Md. Humayun Kabir 136 0.1 N/A Majority 37,894 24.5 +22.4 Turnout 154,536 61.2 −5.0 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 1990s

Tofail Ahmed stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Bhola-1 and [Bhola-2](/source/Bhola-2). After winning both, he chose to represent the latter and quit the former, triggering a by-election.[9][10] The [High Court](/source/High_Court_Division), however, stayed the by-election, and the seat remained vacant for the entire tenure of the seventh parliament.[11][10]

General Election June 1996: Bhola-1[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Tofail Ahmed 50,099 44.8 +7.6 BNP Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan 47,759 42.7 +17.3 Jamaat Abu Bakar Siddique 6,071 5.4 +1.9 JP(E) Maksudur Rahman 4,024 3.6 −28.7 IOJ Abdul Mannan 2,816 2.5 N/A Zaker Party Md. Sahid Alam 604 0.5 +0.2 Gano Forum Abu Taher 193 0.2 N/A BKSMA Krisok Md. Sadak 169 0.1 N/A FP A. Hadi Masud 58 0.1 N/A Majority 2,340 2.1 −2.8 Turnout 111,793 66.2 +18.5 AL hold

General Election 1991: Bhola-1[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Tofail Ahmed 36,465 37.2 JP(E) Naziur Rahman Manzur 31,644 32.3 BNP Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan 24,922 25.4 Jamaat A. F. M. Abdul Hamid 3,382 3.5 Zaker Party Abdul Ohab Miah 322 0.3 Independent Md. Ali Zinnah 277 0.3 Independent Mahmudul Haq Kamal 216 0.3 BKSMA Krisok Md. Sadak 213 0.2 JSD Md. Shahajahan 179 0.2 Independent Abdul Jabbar Hauladar 141 0.1 Independent Monsur Helal 132 0.1 NAP(M) Md. Shahajahan 100 0.1 Majority 4,821 4.9 Turnout 98,003 47.7 AL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_3-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_4-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_5-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_6-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191024012330/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php%3Fsol%3D111%26Year%3D2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=111&Year=2008) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_7-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_8-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234713/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=117). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=117) on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1996results_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1996results_10-1) ["List of 7th Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064449/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/7th%20Parliament%20.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/7th%20Parliament%20.pdf) (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds2Jun2004_11-0)** ["Dhaka-10 by-poll Symbol Dispute"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180312022444/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d4060201044.htm). *The Daily Star*. 2 June 2004. Archived from [the original](http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d4060201044.htm) on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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