{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Mymensingh-7 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ময়মনসিংহ-৭.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Mymensingh District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Mymensingh Division]] | population = | electorate = 315,508 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = |members_label = MP |members = [[Mahabubur Rahman Liton]] | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Mymensingh-6|151 Mymensingh-6]]}}{{align|right|[[Mymensingh-8|153 Mymensingh-8]] →}} }} '''Mymensingh-7''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Trishal Upazila]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Mizanur Rahman (politician)|Mizanur Rahman]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abul Mansur Ahmed]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Abdus Salam Tarafdar]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Anisur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)|Anisur Rahman]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Md. A. Khaleq]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Mahbub Anam]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Ruhul Amin Madani]] | rowspan="3" | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Abdul Matin Sarkar]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Reza Ali]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[M. A. Hannan (politician, born 1935)|M. A. Hannan]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Ruhul Amin Madani]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[ABM Anisuzzaman]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Mahabubur Rahman Liton]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Mymensingh-7<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[M. A. Hannan (politician, born 1935)|M. A. Hannan]] |votes = 36,964 |percentage = 52.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Ruhul Amin Madani]] |votes = 33,364 |percentage = 47.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 3,600 |percentage = 5.1 |change = -34.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 70,328 |percentage = 25.7 |change = -56.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Mymensingh-7<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Reza Ali]] |votes = 135,379 |percentage = 68.5 |change = +17.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Mahbubur Rahman |votes = 58,040 |percentage = 29.4 |change = -6.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Magfurur Rahman |votes = 1,857 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Maleque Forazi |votes = 1,714 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Fazlul Karim |votes = 754 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 77,339 |percentage = 39.1 |change = +23.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 197,744 |percentage = 82.0 |change = +12.6 }} {{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]]: Mymensingh-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdul Matin Sarkar]] |votes = 82,159 |percentage = 51.4 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Md. A. Khaleq]] |votes = 56,592 |percentage = 35.4 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[M. A. Hannan (politician, born 1935)|M. A. Hannan]] |votes = 20,553 |percentage = 12.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Sujit Barman |votes = 492 |percentage = 0.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Mosaraf Hossain |votes = 194 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 25,567 |percentage = 16.0 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 159,990 |percentage = 69.4 |change = +6.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Mymensingh-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Ruhul Amin Madani]] |votes = 46,772 |percentage = 42.9 |change = +11.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[M. A. Hannan (politician, born 1935)|M. A. Hannan]] |votes = 29,456 |percentage = 27.0 |change = +12.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Md. A. Khaleq]] |votes = 27,090 |percentage = 24.8 |change = -7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Fazlul Haque |votes = 4,937 |percentage = 4.5 |change = -12.4 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan |candidate = Md. Narul Islam |votes = 246 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Sujit Barman |votes = 234 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abul Hossain |votes = 216 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mohbub Anam |votes = 153 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 17,316 |percentage = 15.9 |change = +15.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 109,104 |percentage = 62.9 |change = +15.2 }} {{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]]: Mymensingh-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Md. A. Khaleq]] |votes = 28,349 |percentage = 31.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdus Salam Tarafdar]] |votes = 27,838 |percentage = 31.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Fazlul Haq |votes = 15,060 |percentage = 16.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Anisur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)|Anisur Rahman]] |votes = 12,727 |percentage = 14.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Anwar Hossain Khan |votes = 2,142 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md. Nurul Amin |votes = 1,631 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Razab Ali |votes = 480 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. Hossain |votes = 347 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Shaukat Ali |votes = 180 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Janasakti Party |candidate = Md. Fazlul Haq |votes = 115 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 511 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 88,869 |percentage = 47.7 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Mymensingh-7 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Mymensingh-7&d=mymensingh |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="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</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 August 2014}}</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}}</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 |title=Mymensingh-7 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=152 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505134839/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=152 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=151&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=155 |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/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=155 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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