Feni-1

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Feni-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ফেনী-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Feni District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chattogram Division]] | population = | electorate = 385,652 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Rafiqul Alam Majnu]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Chandpur-5|264 Chandpur-5]]}}{{align|right|[[Feni-2|266 Feni-2]] →}} }} '''Feni-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Chhagalnaiya Upazila|Chhagalnaiya]], [[Fulgazi Upazila|Fulgazi]], and [[Parshuram Upazila|Parshuram]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Noakhali-1 constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], and [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]].

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Zafar Imam]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |- | rowspan="6" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | rowspan="4" | [[Khaleda Zia]] | rowspan="6" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996 Feb]] |- |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996 June]] |- |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- |2001 by-election |[[Sayeed Eskander]] |- |[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] |[[Khaleda Zia]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="2" | [[Shirin Akhter]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury|Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Rafiqul Alam Majnu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Feni-1}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Rafiqul Alam Majnu]] |votes=119,904 |percentage=57.25 |change=+46.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=S. M. Kamal Uddin |votes=85,615 |percentage=40.88 |change=+40.88 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Kazi Golam Kibria |votes=5,323 |percentage=2.54 |change=+2.54 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Motaher Hossain Chowdhury |votes=940 |percentage=0.45 |change=+0.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate=Anwarullah Bhuiyan |votes=310 |percentage=0.15 |change=+0.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Congress |candidate=Md. Firoz Uddin Chowdhury |votes=215 |percentage=0.10 |change=+0.10 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Muslim League |candidate=Mahbub Morshed Majumder |votes=188 |percentage=0.09 |change=+0.09 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 34,289 |percentage = 16.37 |change = -61.53 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 209,437 |percentage = 54.31 |change = -20.09 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 385,652 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}} === Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Feni-1<ref name="2018results" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[Shirin Akter]] |votes = 201,928 |percentage = 88.9 |change = +88.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Munsi Rafiqul Alam Monju |votes = 24,972 |percentage = 11.0 |change = -61.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 17634,956289 |percentage = 7716.937 |change = +66-61.053 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 226209,900437 |percentage = 7454.431 |change = -420.809 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 305385,055652 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal }} {{Election box end}} Shirin Akhter was 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]]: Feni-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 114,482 |percentage = 65.4 |change = -6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Faiz Ahmed |votes = 58,551 |percentage = 33.4 |change = +7.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Mohalled Ilias Zakaria |votes = 1,215 |percentage = 0.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Mohammed Rafiqul Islam |votes = 596 |percentage = 0.3 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Rezaul Karim |votes = 235 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 55,931 |percentage = 31.9 |change = -14.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 175,079 |percentage = 78.7 |change = +9.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing = -7.25 }} {{Election box end}} Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: [[Bogra-6]], [[Bogra-7]], [[Khulna-2]], Feni-1, and [[Lakshmipur-2]]. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="gn22Oct2001" /><ref name="2001results" /> [[Sayeed Iskander]], her brother, was elected in a November 2001 by-election.<ref name="bdn23Sep2012" /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Feni-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 103,149 |percentage = 72.2 |change = +16.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Zafar Imam]] |votes = 36,763 |percentage = 25.7 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Fazlul Haq Chowdhury |votes = 1,018 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury |votes = 688 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Ruhul Amin |votes = 449 |percentage = 0.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan |votes = 449 |percentage = 0.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Redwan Ullah |votes = 166 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Salim Mohi Uddin |votes = 162 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 66,386 |percentage = 46.5 |change = +11.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 142,844 |percentage = 69.1 |change = -5.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing =+10.85 }} {{Election box end}} === Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Feni-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 65,086 |percentage = 55.6 |change = +16.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = M. Wazi. Ullah Bhuiyan |votes = 24,138 |percentage = 20.6 |change = -4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Zafar Imam]] |votes = 15,897 |percentage = 13.6 |change = -10.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Yunus |votes = 8,480 |percentage = 7.2 |change = -1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Habibur Rahman |votes = 1,758 |percentage = 1.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent |candidate = A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury |votes = 385 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abdul Kalam Majumder |votes = 300 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan |votes = 289 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Joinal Abedin |votes = 265 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Ruhul Amin |votes = 265 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Safiqur Rahman Majumder |votes = 156 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Qazi Faruk |votes = 133 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 40,948 |percentage = 35.0 |change = +21.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 117,152 |percentage = 74.5 |change = +29.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing =+10.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Feni-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 36,375 |percentage = 38.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan |votes = 23,250 |percentage = 24.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Zafar Imam]] |votes = 22,601 |percentage = 24.0 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Yunus |votes = 8,163 |percentage = 8.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[Shirin Akhter]] |votes = 1,245 |percentage = 1.3 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = Mujibul Haq |votes = 782 |percentage = 0.8 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent |candidate = A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury |votes = 517 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abul Kalam |votes = 452 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Anwar Ullah |votes = 367 |percentage = 0.4 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Mir Abdul Hannan |votes = 351 |percentage = 0.4 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,125 |percentage = 13.9 |change = N/A }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 94,103 |percentage = 45.4 |change = N/A }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Feni-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Feni-1&d=chattogram |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= |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= |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="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |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= |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=261&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022136/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=261&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= |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="gn22Oct2001">{{cite news |title=BNP nominees for by-election announced |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/bnp-nominees-for-by-election-announced-1.427883 |newspaper=Gulf News |date=22 October 2001 |access-date=25 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190019/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/bnp-nominees-for-by-election-announced-1.427883 |archive-date=26 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2001results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/mps_of_8th_parliament.pdf |title=List of 8th Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=15 June 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012160859/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/mps_of_8th_parliament.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="bdn23Sep2012">{{cite news |title=Khaleda's brother Sayeed Eskander dies |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2012/09/23/khaleda-s-brother-sayeed-eskander-dies |newspaper=bdnews25.com |date=23 September 2012 |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=266 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=266 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>

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