{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Faridpur-1 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = ফরিদপুর-১.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Faridpur District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Dhaka Division]] |population = |electorate = 410,501 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> |towns = |future = |year = 1973 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = |members = vacant |party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> |party = |next = |previous = |module = {{align|left|← [[Rajbari-2|210 Rajbari-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Faridpur-2|212 Faridpur-2]] →}} }} '''Faridpur-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Alfadanga Upazila|Alfadanga]], [[Boalmari Upazila|Boalmari]], and [[Madhukhali Upazila|Madhukhali]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[S. A. Malek]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[ABM Golam Mustafa]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Md. Abdur Rouf Miah]] | [[Awami League]] |- | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]] |[[Khandaker Nasirul Islam]] |Independent |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Kazi Sirajul Islam]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 2005 by-election | [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="2" | [[Abdur Rahman (Faridpur politician)|Abdur Rahman]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Manjur Hossain|Monzur Hossain]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /><!-- temporary source until full official constituency-wise results are published --> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Abdur Rahman (Faridpur politician)|Abdur Rahman]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Md. Elias Molla]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Khulna-6<ref>{{cite web |title=VoteDB candidates |url=https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b672124f34914b4e55e2b|website=VoteBD}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Minority Janata Party |candidate=Mrinmoy Kanti Das |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Khandakar Nasirul Idlam |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md Ilias Molla |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent |candidate=Md Abul Bashar Khan |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Sultan Ahmed Khan |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === Abdur Rahman was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Faridpur-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdur Rahman (Faridpur politician)|Abdur Rahman]] |votes = 175,387 |percentage = 61.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] |votes = 72,285 |percentage = 25.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Kazi Sirajul Islam]] |votes = 32,928 |percentage = 11.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Hafizur Rahman |votes = 2,278 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Md. Kamruzzaman Mrida |votes = 669 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = S. M. Kaysir Rahman Sharif |votes = 137 |percentage = 0.0 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 103,102 |percentage = 36.3 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 283,684 |percentage = 89.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
In 2005, Kazi Sirajul Islam joined the BNP. This led to the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] declaring his seat vacant on 4 June 2005 under [[Article 70 of the Constitution of Bangladesh|Article 70 of the Constitution]], which penalizes [[Crossing the floor|floor-crossing]].<ref name="ds11Aug2005" /> [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] of the BNP was elected in an August 2005 by-election.<ref name="ds5Sep2005" />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Faridpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kazi Sirajul Islam]] |votes = 126,858 |percentage = 50.9 |change = +3.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] |votes = 119,912 |percentage = 48.1 |change = +46.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Akteruzzaman Khan |votes = 1,177 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Abdul Maleq Shikder |votes = 804 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. A. Rashed |votes = 416 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = K. M. Noor Islam Sikder |votes = 208 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 6,946 |percentage = 2.8 |change = -1.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 249,375 |percentage = 81.6 |change = -1.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Faridpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kazi Sirajul Islam]] |votes = 93,864 |percentage = 47.7 |change = +5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] |votes = 84,985 |percentage = 43.2 |change = +15.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Habibur Rahman |votes = 12,296 |percentage = 6.3 |change = -8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Khandakar Nasirul Islam |votes = 3,984 |percentage = 2.0 |change = -6.4 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Saiful Islam |votes = 908 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abdul Malek Sikdar |votes = 572 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Qazi Mahatab-Ul-Islam |votes = 126 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 8,879 |percentage = 4.5 |change = -9.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 196,735 |percentage = 82.6 |change = +25.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Faridpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Md. Abdur Rouf Miah]] |votes = 68,027 |percentage = 42.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar]] |votes = 45,134 |percentage = 28.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Habibur Rahman |votes = 23,797 |percentage = 14.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = A K M Shamsul Bari |votes = 13,485 |percentage = 8.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Md. Mozaffor Hossein |votes = 4,443 |percentage = 2.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Lutfor Rahman |votes = 2,520 |percentage = 1.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Siddiqur Rahman |votes = 1,847 |percentage = 1.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Communist League of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abu Sayeed Miah |votes = 972 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Abu Zafar Miah |votes = 215 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Jukta Front |candidate = Md. Yunus Ali Biswash |votes = 169 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 22,893 |percentage = 14.3 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 160,609 |percentage = 57.0 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Faridpur-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Faridpur-1&d=dhaka |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Aug2005">{{cite news |title=Rebellion sees change in alliance nomination |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/11/d5081101011.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 August 2005 |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223444/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/11/d5081101011.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ds5Sep2005">{{cite news |title=Shah Zafar takes oath as MP |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/05/d50905100387.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=5 September 2005 |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135559/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/05/d50905100387.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=209 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228235951/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=209 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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