{{Short description|Bangladeshi parliamentary constituency}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Lakshmipur-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = লক্ষ্মীপুর-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Lakshmipur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 261,793 (2024) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = Member of Parliament | members = [[Md. Shahadat Hossain Salim]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = None | module = {{align|left|← [[Noakhali-6|273 Noakhali-6]]}}{{align|right|[[Lakshmipur-2|275 Lakshmipur-2]] →}} | next = | previous = }} '''Lakshmipur-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Ramganj Upazila]], integrating the area under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Noakhali 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 (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[A. N. M. Shamsul Islam]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[M. A. Gofran]] | No party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Ziaul Haque Zia]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]] |[[Nazim Uddin Ahmed (politician, born 1968)|Nazim Uddin Ahmed]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|June 1996]] |[[Ziaul Haque Zia]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Nazim Uddin Ahmed (politician, born 1968)|Nazim Uddin Ahmed]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Tarikat Federation}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[M. A. Awal]] | [[Bangladesh Tarikat Federation|Tarikat Federation]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Anwar Hossain Khan]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /><ref name="na31Dec2018" /> |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Lakshmipur-1<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = [[M. A. Awal]] |votes = 49,656 |percentage = 67.3 |change = +67.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shafiqul Islam |votes = 21,859 |percentage = 29.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Mahmudur Rahman Mahmud |votes = 2,286 |percentage = 3.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 27,797 |percentage = 37.7 |change = +23.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 73,801 |percentage = 39.8 |change = -41.9 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Lakshmipur-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Nazim Uddin Ahmed (politician, born 1968)|Nazim Uddin Ahmed]] |votes = 74,276 |percentage = 56.2 |change = -9.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shahjahan |votes = 54,946 |percentage = 41.6 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abdul Kabir |votes = 1,850 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = National People's Party |candidate = Mosaraf Hossain |votes = 324 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = Md. Aminul Haque Tipu |votes = 317 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Amin Ullah |votes = 252 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Abu Sayed Mohon |votes = 240 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,330 |percentage = 14.6 |change = -20.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 132,205 |percentage = 81.7 |change = +15.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Lakshmipur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ziaul Haque Zia]] |votes = 68,990 |percentage = 65.9 |change = +22.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shahjahan |votes = 32,437 |percentage = 31.0 |change = +4.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Mahmudur Rahman Mahmud |votes = 2,572 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdur Razzak |votes = 226 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mahmudul Haq |votes = 187 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Abu Sayed Mohon |votes = 160 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 93 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 36,553 |percentage = 34.9 |change = +17.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 104,665 |percentage = 66.4 |change = +7.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Lakshmipur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ziaul Haque Zia]] |votes = 28,577 |percentage = 43.9 |change = +3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Safiqul Islam |votes = 17,244 |percentage = 26.5 |change = +16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Monir Ahmed |votes = 9,345 |percentage = 14.4 |change = +1.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Lutfor Rahman |votes = 8,843 |percentage = 13.6 |change = -4.9 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Sramajibi Oikkya Forum |candidate = Md. Sirajul Islam |votes = 229 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Samsad (Darshan Shava) |candidate = Md. Momin Ullah |votes = 209 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Samsuddin |votes = 190 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdur Razzak |votes = 177 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Golam Sarwar Mazumder |votes = 175 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = M. Hasmat Ullah Sheikh |votes = 74 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -1.4 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 11,333 |percentage = 17.4 |change = -4.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 65,063 |percentage = 59.4 |change = +21.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Lakshmipur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ziaul Haque Zia]] |votes = 24,727 |percentage = 40.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Lutfar Rahman |votes = 11,248 |percentage = 18.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Islam |votes = 9,783 |percentage = 16.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Sirajul Islam |votes = 7,725 |percentage = 12.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Ukil Sultan Ahmad |votes = 6,406 |percentage = 10.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = M. Hasmat Ullah Sheikh |votes = 938 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Md. Nurul Islam Miaji |votes = 136 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,479 |percentage = 22.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 60,963 |percentage = 37.6 |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=Laxmipur-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Laxmipur-1&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="na31Dec2018">{{cite news |last=Kamol |first=Ershad |date=31 December 2018 |title=Results show BNP candidates' votes fall unusually |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/60487/results-show-bnp-candidates-votes-fall-unusually |work=New Age |access-date=8 January 2019}}</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="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="2014results">{{cite news |title=AL wins 3 seats, JP 1 |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/01/17/al-wins-3-seats-jp-1 |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=310 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Lakshmipur-1 |website=AmarMP |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105093631/https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=310 |archive-date=2023-01-05}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=271&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=275 |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/20081229000102/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=275 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> </references>
==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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