Narail-1

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Narail-1 | type = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | image = নড়াইল-১.svg | district = [[Narail District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Khulna Division]] | electorate = 238,174 (2018)<ref name="2018results"/> | year = 1984 | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Biswas Jahangir Alam]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | module = {{align|left|← [[Magura-2|92 Magura-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Narail-2|94 Narail-2]] →}} }} '''Narail-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad|National Parliament of Bangladesh]] since 1984. From 13th February, 2026, this constituency is owned by the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] Candidate [[Biswas Jahangir Alam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=10th Member of Parliament member list |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/get-involved/contact-an-mp/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref>

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kalia Upazila]] and five [[union parishad]]s of [[Narail Sadar Upazila]]: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Magura District|Magura]], and [[Narail District|Narail]].<ref name="district-stats" />

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:120px;" | Election ! style="width:220px;" | Member ! style="width:200px;" | Party ! style="width:140px;" | Term ! Notes |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[SM Abu Sayeed]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] | 1986–1990 | <ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/3rd%20Parliament%20.pdf |website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] | 1991–1996 | <ref>{{cite web |title=5th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/5th%20Parliament%20.pdf |website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[Monirul Islam Tipu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] | Feb–Jun 1996 | <ref>{{cite web |title=6th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] | 1996–2001 | <ref>{{cite web |title=7th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/7th%20Parliament.pdf |website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | [[2002 Narail-1 by-election|2002 by-election]] | [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] | 2002–2006 | <ref>{{cite web |title=Election Commission Statistical Report |url=https://www.ecs.gov.bd |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="3"| [[Kabirul Haque Mukti]] | [[Independent politician|Independent]] | 2009–2014 | <ref>{{cite news |title=EC publishes results of 9th parliamentary election |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] | 2014–2018 | <ref>{{cite news |title=AL wins majority in uncontested polls |url=https://www.thedailystar.net |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] | 2019–2024 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Election Commission gazette notification of results |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | '''[[Biswas Jahangir Alam]]''' | '''[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]''' | '''2026–present''' | <ref>{{cite web |title=Gazette of 13th National Parliament election results |url=https://www.ecs.gov.bd |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |date=2026}}</ref> |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Narail-1<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP candidate Biswas Jahangir Alam wins from Narail-1 |url=https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360725 |website=BSS News |access-date=2026-03-14 |language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Biswas Jahangir Alam]] |votes = 99,975 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md Obaidullah |votes = 75,225 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = B M Nagib Hosen |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abdul Aziz |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = National Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Md Milton Mollah |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = Sukesh Saha Ananda |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = Md Ujjal Molla |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = S M Sazzad Hossain |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box majority||votes=24,750|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === Kabirul Haque Mukti 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]]: Narail-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Kabirul Haque Mukti]] |votes = 63,826 |percentage = 39.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Biswas Jahangir Alam]] |votes = 50,777 |percentage = 31.4 |change = -42.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Bimal Biswas]] |votes = 43,295 |percentage = 26.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Ayub Hossain Mina |votes = 3,822 |percentage = 2.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Dhirendra Nath Shah]] |votes = 63 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,049 |percentage = 8.1 |change = -41.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 161,783 |percentage = 88.4 |change = +41.8 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Independent (politician) |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: [[Rangpur-6]], Narail-1, [[Narail-2]], [[Barguna-3]], and [[Gopalganj-3]]. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="ec8th" /> Dhirendra Nath Shah of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.<ref name="ec8th-by" />

{{Election box begin | title=Narail-1 by-election, January 2002<ref name="ec8th-by" /> }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Dhirendra Nath Shah]] |votes = 63,896 |percentage = 74.0 |change = +19.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = M. Azizul Haque |votes = 21,530 |percentage = 24.9 |change = -29.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = AKM Quamruzzaman |votes = 917 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 42,366 |percentage = 49.1 |change = +37.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 86,343 |percentage = 46.6 |change = -27.1 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Narail-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes = 78,216 |percentage = 54.6 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] |votes = 61,413 |percentage = 42.9 |change = +18.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Sharif Munir Hossain |votes = 2,741 |percentage = 1.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 401 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = A. Quddus Sheikh |votes = 237 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Lutfar Rahman Sarder |votes = 78 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Ishtiaq Hossain Shikder |votes = 38 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,803 |percentage = 11.7 |change = -10.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 143,124 |percentage = 76.2 |change = +1.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Narail-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] |votes = 51,167 |percentage = 46.1 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Biswash Jahangir Alam |votes = 26,948 |percentage = 24.3 |change = -0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Gazi Asraf Ul Alam |votes = 18,622 |percentage = 16.8 |change = +16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = M. H. Bahauddin |votes = 7,389 |percentage = 6.7 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Siraj Khan |votes = 5,094 |percentage = 4.6 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Sharif Nurul Ambia |votes = 1,228 |percentage = 1.1 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Tariqul Islam |votes = 394 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Munshi Ruhul Kuddus |votes = 141 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) |candidate = Md. Ashiqul Alam |votes = 41 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 24,219 |percentage = 21.8 |change = +0.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 111,024 |percentage = 74.7 |change = +19.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Narail-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Dhirendra Nath Saha]] |votes = 47,158 |percentage = 45.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Gautam Mitra |votes = 25,604 |percentage = 24.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Gazi Asraf Ul Alam |votes = 13,533 |percentage = 13.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = S. Md. Faruk Ahmmad |votes = 5,913 |percentage = 5.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Maulana Shahadat |votes = 4,664 |percentage = 4.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shahdat |votes = 2,398 |percentage = 2.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Sharif Nurul Ambia |votes = 1,503 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[SM Abu Sayeed]] |votes = 824 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Hindu League |candidate = Gobinda |votes = 384 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Zamir Hossain |votes = 382 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Delwar Hossain |votes = 213 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Tofiqur Rahman |votes = 182 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,554 |percentage = 21.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 102,758 |percentage = 55.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Narail-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Narail-1&d=khulna |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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Jhinaidaha.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</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=091&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results |author= |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= |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="ec8th">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |pages=24–25, 38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001427/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ec8th-by">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |pages=358, 367 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001427/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=93 |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/20081229002733/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=93 |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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