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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Dinajpur-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Dinajpur District Division Rangpur Division Electorate 392,711 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Md. Manjurul Islam ← 5 Thakurgaon-3 7 Dinajpur-2 →

**Dinajpur-1** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by [Md. Manzurul Islam](/source/Md._Manjurul_Islam), a candidate of the [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Birganj](/source/Birganj_Upazila) and [Kaharole](/source/Kaharole_Upazila) upazilas.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Kamaruddin Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League[3] 1979 Jamiruddin Sarkar Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4] Major Boundary Changes 1986 Abdul Malek Sarkar Bangladesh Awami League[5] 1988 Anisul Haque Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[6] 1991 Md. Aminul Islam Bangladesh Awami League Feb 1996 Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Abdur Rauf Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 2001 Abdullah Al Kafi Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2005 by-election Manoranjon Shill Gopal Independent 2008 Bangladesh Awami League 2024 Zakaria Zaka Independent 2026 Md. Manjurul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dinajpur-1[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Md. Manjurul Islam 179,314 60.4 New Jamaat Md. Matiur Rahman 117,481 39.6 New Majority 61,833 20.8 −37,508 Turnout 296,795 71.2 +22.2 Registered electors 417,133 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dinajpur-1[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Manoranjon Shill Gopal 124,314 83.3 +26.7 WPB Abdul Haq 24,973 16.7 N/A Majority 99,341 66.5 +52.3 Turnout 149,287 49.0 −43.9 AL hold

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dinajpur-1[1][9][10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Manoranjon Shill Gopal 143,097 56.6 Jamaat Mohammed Hanif 107,168 42.4 CPB Md. Altaf Hussain 1,596 0.6 IAB Md. Jamal Uddin 898 0.4 Majority 35,929 14.2 Turnout 252,759 92.9 AL gain from Jamaat

Abdullah Al Kafi died in September 2005. Independent candidate Manoranjon Shill Gopal was elected in a December by-election.[11]

General Election 2001: Dinajpur-1[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Abdullah Al Kafi 88,669 44.9 +31.4 AL Abdur Rauf Chowdhury ৬০, ১৯৭ 30.5 −11.7 IJOF Manoranjon Shill Gopal ৪০,৬২১ 20.6 N/A JSD Md. Abdul Khaleque Sarkar 6,848 3.5 N/A CPB Md. Altaf Hussain 760 0.4 −0.1 Independent Abdul Malek Sarkar 279 0.1 N/A Majority 28,472 14.4 −5.2 Turnout 197,374 85.2 +9.4 Jamaat gain from AL

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dinajpur-1[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Abdur Rauf Chowdhury 60,681 42.2 −6.1 BNP Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain 32,437 22.5 +10.8 JP(E) Manoranjon Shill Gopal 29,583 20.6 +13.5 Jamaat Abdullah Al Kafi 19,463 13.5 −17.1 CPB Md. Altaf Hussain 756 0.5 N/A Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Abdul Khaleque 690 0.5 N/A Bangladesh Janata Party Md. Ahad Ali 283 0.2 N/A Majority 28,244 19.6 +1.9 Turnout 143,893 75.8 +11.9 AL hold

General Election 1991: Dinajpur-1[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Md. Aminul Islam 56,191 48.3 Jamaat Abdullah Al Kafi 35,598 30.6 BNP Md. A. Mannan 13,603 11.7 JP(E) Md. Anisul Haq 8,203 7.1 NDP Manoranjon Shill Gopal 2,194 1.9 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Abdul Khaleque 338 0.3 Zaker Party Md. Nazrul Islam 232 0.2 Majority 20,593 17,7 Turnout 116,359 63.9 AL gain from

## 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.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_3-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180909153327/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_4-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_5-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_6-0)** ["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-7)** ["দিনাজপুর-১"](https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/6). *প্রথম আলো* (in Bengali).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_8-0)** ["Dinajpur-1"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180624092928/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=006). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=006) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_9-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151120/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=1&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=1&Year=2008) on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_10-0)** ["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. **[^](#cite_ref-bdn4Dec2005_11-0)** ["Manoranjan Shil Gopal (Ind) unofficially elected in Dinajpur-1 by poll"](https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/12/04/manoranjan-shil-gopal-ind-unofficially-elected-in-dinajpur-1-by-poll). *bdnews24.com*. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081222053959/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=6). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=6) on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

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

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