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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Mymensingh-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Mymensingh District Division Mymensingh Division Electorate 377,296 (2018)[1] Current constituency Created 1973 ← 145 Sherpur-3 147 Mymensingh-2 →

**Mymensingh-1** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Haluaghat Upazila](/source/Haluaghat_Upazila) and [Dhobaura Upazila](/source/Dhobaura_Upazila).[2][3]

## History

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

Ahead of the [2008 general election](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1970 Kudrat Ullah Mondal Awami League[6] 1973 Kudrat Ullah Mondal Awami League[7] 1979 Tafazzal Hossain Khan BNP[8] 1986 Md. Emdadul Haque Jatiya Party[9][10] 1991 Promode Mankin Awami League 1996 Afzal H. Khan BNP 2001 Promode Mankin Awami League 2016 by-election Jewel Areng 2024 Mahmudul Haque Sayem Independent 2026 Salman Omar Rubel Independent

## Elections

### Elections in the 2010s

Promode Mankin died in May 2016. Jewel Areng, his son, was elected in a July by-election.[11]

Mymensingh-1 by-election, 2016[11][12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Jewel Areng[note 1] 170,234 91.6 +31.5 Independent Selima Khatun 14,338 7.7 N/A JP(E) Sohrab Uddin Khan[note 2] 1,586 0.9 N/A Majority 155,846 83.8 +62.1 Turnout 185,896 51.3 −44.3 AL hold

Promode Mankin was re-elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[13]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Mymensingh-1[2][14][15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Promode Mankin 142,981 60.1 +21.9 BNP Afzal H. Khan 91,345 38.4 +5.5 IAB Md. Ali Akbar 3,487 1.5 N/A Majority 51,636 21.7 +16.4 Turnout 237,813 95.6 +20.3 AL hold

General Election 2001: Mymensingh-1[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Promode Mankin 47,873 38.2 +7.2 BNP Afzal H. Khan 41,280 32.9 +1.9 IJOF Ali Azgar 35,770 28.5 N/A Independent Md. Habibur Rahman 416 0.3 N/A Majority 6,593 5.3 −6.9 Turnout 125,339 75.3 +5.4 AL gain from BNP

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Mymensingh-1[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Afzal H.Khan 42,349 43.2 +20.1 AL Promode Mankin 30,410 31.0 −5.6 JP(E) Md. Emdadul Haque 22,259 22.7 −3.4 Jamaat Md. Hafizur Rahman 2,015 2.1 N/A IOJ Md. Abu Sayed 629 0.6 N/A Zaker Party Abdus Samad Miah 333 0.3 +0.2 NAP Md. Dewan Sirajul Islam Sarnali 125 0.1 N/A Majority 11,939 12.2 +1.7 Turnout 98,120 69.9 +17.8 BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Mymensingh-1[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Promode Mankin 27,191 36.6 JP(E) Md. Emdadul Haq 19,390 26.1 BNP Tafazzal Hossain Khan 17,171 23.1 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Ali Azgar 9,878 13.3 Zaker Party A. Samad 689 0.9 Majority 7,801 10.5 Turnout 74,319 52.1 AL gain from JP(E)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Areng2016votes_13-0)** Some sources report a slightly higher 2016 vote count for Areng, 170,270.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2016inconsistent_14-0)** The only sources that report on the third place finisher are internally inconsistent, but the discrepancies in their figures are not large enough to change the outcome.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_1-0)** ["Mymensingh-1"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Mymensingh-1&d=mymensingh). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_2-1) ["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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_3-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rahman2010_4-0)** Rahman, Syedur (2010). [*Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105). Scarecrow Press. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7453-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7453-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds11Jul2008_5-0)** Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). ["Final list of redrawn JS seats published"](http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202). *The Daily Star*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1970results_6-0)** Cite error: The named reference 1970results was invoked but never defined (see the [help page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cite_errors/Cite_error_references_no_text)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_7-0)** Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). ["Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Mymensingh-1"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014517/http://www.ec.org.bd/Bangla/ElectionResults.php?Parameter_QLSCat_ID=&cons=141&submit1=Show&electionid=1&electionName=Parliament+Election+1973). Archived from [the original](http://www.ec.org.bd/Bangla/ElectionResults.php?Parameter_QLSCat_ID=&cons=141&submit1=Show&electionid=1&electionName=Parliament+Election+1973) on 14 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_8-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_9-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_10-0)** ["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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ds19Jul2016_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ds19Jul2016_11-1) ["AL wins by-polls in Mymensingh"](http://www.thedailystar.net/city/al-wins-mymensingh-elections-1255924). *The Daily Star*. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bk19Jul2016_12-0)** ["Maẏamanasinhēra duṭi upanirbācanē ā'ōẏāmī līga prārthī bijaẏī" ময়মনসিংহের দুটি উপনির্বাচনে আওয়ামী লীগ প্রার্থী বিজয়ী](http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/print-edition/2016/07/19/98292.php) [Awami League candidate winners of Mymensingh by two by-polls]. *[Bhorer Kagoj](/source/Bhorer_Kagoj)* (in Bengali). 19 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_15-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_16-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=141&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_17-0)** ["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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_18-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_18-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=149). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=149) on 29 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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