{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Kishoreganj-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কিশোরগঞ্জ-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Kishoreganj District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 430,193 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = |members_label = Member of Parliament |members = Mazharul Islam | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Netrokona-5|161 Netrokona-5]]}}{{align|right|[[Kishoreganj-2|163 Kishoreganj-2]] →}} }} '''Kishoreganj-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Hossainpur Upazila|Hossainpur]] and [[Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila|Kishoreganj Sadar]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]], [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]], [[Netrokona District|Netrokona]], and [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[A. K. M. Shamsul Haque]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Bazlul Karim Falu]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[ABM Zahidul Haq]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[A. K. M. Shamsul Haque]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Manju)}}" | | 1999 by-election | [[Alauddin Ahammad]] | [[Jatiya Party (Manju)]] |- |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Edris Ali Bhuyian]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Sayed Ashraful Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | 2019 by-election |[[Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2019/02/10/syed-ashrafs-sister-zakia-noor-lipi-elected-uncontested-from-kishoreganj-1|title=Syed Ashraf’s sister Zakia Noor Lipi elected uncontested from Kishoreganj-1|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | Mazharul Islam | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Sayed Ashraful Islam 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]]: Kishoreganj-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sayed Ashraful Islam]] |votes = 172,065 |percentage = 62.2 |change = +13.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Masud Hilali |votes = 100,080 |percentage = 36.2 |change = -12.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = AKM Abu Raihan |votes = 3,526 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Bikram Basudev Basak |votes = 751 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Faruk Ahmad Siddique |votes = 200 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -0.1 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 71,985 |percentage = 26.0 |change = +25.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 276,622 |percentage = 84.2 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Kishoreganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan|votes=86,509|percentage=48.7|change=}} {{Election {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Manju)|candidate=[[Alauddin Ahammad]]|votes=86,294|percentage=48.8|change=}} box candidate with party link||party=Krishak Sramik Janata League|candidate=Faruk Ahmad Siddique|votes=415|percentage=0.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) |candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan |votes = 198 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority||votes=114|percentage=0.1|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=177,553|percentage=74.2|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999.<ref name="pa13Oct2013" /> Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.<ref name="1996results" />
{{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Kishoreganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[A. K. M. Shamsul Haque]] |votes = 58,233 |percentage = 43.0 |change = +6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan |votes = 38,216 |percentage = 28.2 |change = -12.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Sohrab Uddin |votes = 29,848 |percentage = 22.1 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Nurul Haque |votes = 5,556 |percentage = 4.1 |change = -2.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[ABM Zahidul Haq]] |votes = 2,542 |percentage = 1.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. K. M. Fazlul Haque |votes = 363 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Shafiur Rahman Khan |votes = 275 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) |candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan |votes = 255 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 20,017 |percentage = 14.8 |change = +10.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 135,288 |percentage = 72.1 |change = +24.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Kishoreganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[ABM Zahidul Haq]] |votes = 41,010 |percentage = 40.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = AKM Shamsul Haque |votes = 36,256 |percentage = 36.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Sohrab Uddin |votes = 13,661 |percentage = 13.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Tyabuzzaman |votes = 6,282 |percentage = 6.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) |candidate = A. K. M. Shahjahan |votes = 1,635 |percentage = 1.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Mujibur Rahman |votes = 459 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Oikkya Front |candidate = Md. Baki |votes = 336 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Jalal Uddin Faruk |votes = 314 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Fazlur Rahman Reza |votes = 178 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. A. Momen |votes = 128 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 4,754 |percentage = 4.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 100,259 |percentage = 47.7 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Kishoreganj-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Kishoreganj-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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018 |archive-date=9 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054535/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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}}</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=161&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</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="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=165 |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/20081228234754/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=165 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="pa13Oct2013">{{cite news |script-title=bn:কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা আ.লীগে স্থবিরতা |title=Kiśōragañja jēlā ā.Līgē sthabiratā |trans-title=Stagnation in Kishoreganj district AL |url=http://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/55318/কিশোরগঞ্জ-জেলা-আ.লীগে-স্থবিরতা |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=13 October 2013 |language=bn |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1996results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> </references>
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