{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Natore-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = নাটোর-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Natore District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rajshahi Division]] | population = | electorate = 311,925 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members = [[Farzana Sharmin]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Rajshahi-6|57 Rajshahi-6]]}}{{align|right|[[Natore-2|59 Natore-2 ]] →}} }} '''Natore-1 ( Former: Rajshahi -15)''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Minister of State for Social Welfare, [[Farzana Sharmin]], is the incumbent [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] representing the constituency constituency since February 2026.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Bagatipara Upazila|Bagatipara]] and [[Lalpur Upazila|Lalpur]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency (Rajshahi- 15) when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Nawabganj]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]], [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], and [[Natore District|Natore]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |1979 |Abdul Mannan |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Momtaz Uddin]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar]] | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Fazlur Rahman Patal]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[1996 Bangladeshi general election |1996]] | [[Fazlur Rahman Potol]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election |2001]] | [[Fazlur Rahman Potol]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Abu Talha (politician)|Abu Talha]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Abul Kalam Azad (Bangladeshi politician, born 1956)|Abul Kalam Azad]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Shahidul Islam Bakul]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Md. Abul Kalam]] |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Farzana Sharmin]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Abul Kalam Azad was elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladesh 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]]: Natore-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Abu Talha (politician)|Abu Talha]] |votes = 123,835 |percentage = 53.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Fazlur Rahman Patal]] |votes = 103,814 |percentage = 44.8 |change = -6.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Md. Pervez Kabir |votes = 3,377 |percentage = 1.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Mazaammel Hossain |votes = 657 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (Barua) |candidate = Birendra Nath Saha |votes = 297 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 20,021 |percentage = 8.6 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 231,980 |percentage = 92.3 |change = +4.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Natore-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Fazlur Rahman Patal]] |votes = 99,591 |percentage = 51.2 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Momtaz Uddin]] |votes = 89,948 |percentage = 46.2 |change = +7.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Ashraful Alam Khan |votes = 2,911 |percentage = 1.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Ansar Ali Dulal |votes = 2,027 |percentage = 1.0 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Syed Shamsuzzoha |votes = 180 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,643 |percentage = 5.0 |change = -5.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 194,657 |percentage = 87.9 |change = -2.2 }} {{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]]: Natore-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Fazlur Rahman Patal]] |votes = 78,897 |percentage = 48.9 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Momtaz Uddin]] |votes = 62,184 |percentage = 38.6 |change = +9.4 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Mahiuddin) |candidate = Md. Tasnim Alam |votes = 11,433 |percentage = 7.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Moniruzzaman |votes = 3,937 |percentage = 2.4 |change = -3.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Ansar Ali Dulal |votes = 2,219 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Abu Talha (politician)|Abu Talha]] |votes = 2,095 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Zillur Rahman Khan |votes = 276 |percentage = 0.2 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar |votes = 166 |percentage = 0.1 |change = 0.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,713 |percentage = 10.4 |change = -11.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 161,207 |percentage = 90.1 |change = +11.5 }} {{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]]: Natore-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Fazlur Rahman Patal]] |votes = 70,646 |percentage = 51.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Momtaz Uddin]] |votes = 40,264 |percentage = 29.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Tasneem Al Faruk |votes = 19,114 |percentage = 13.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar]] |votes = 7,486 |percentage = 5.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Hatem Ali Mondol |votes = 122 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) |candidate = Md. Abdus Samad Khanpuri |votes = 80 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 30,382 |percentage = 22.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 137,712 |percentage = 78.6 |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=Natore-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Natore-1&d=rajshahi |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="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="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 |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=51&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=57 |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/20081229002142/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=57 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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