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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Natore-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Natore District Division Rajshahi Division Electorate 311,925 (2018)[1] Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Farzana Sharmin ← 57 Rajshahi-6 59 Natore-2 →

**Natore-1 ( Former: Rajshahi -15)** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Minister of State for Social Welfare, [Farzana Sharmin](/source/Farzana_Sharmin), is the incumbent [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Bangladesh)) representing the constituency constituency since February 2026.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Bagatipara](/source/Bagatipara_Upazila) and [Lalpur](/source/Lalpur_Upazila) upazilas.[2][3]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency (Rajshahi- 15) when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: [Nawabganj](/source/Chapai_Nawabganj_District), [Naogaon](/source/Naogaon_District), [Rajshahi](/source/Rajshahi_District), and [Natore](/source/Natore_District).

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1979 Abdul Mannan BNP 1986 Momtaz Uddin Awami League[4] 1988 Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar Independent[5] 1991 Fazlur Rahman Patal BNP 1996 Fazlur Rahman Potol BNP 2001 Fazlur Rahman Potol BNP 2008 Abu Talha Jatiya Party 2014 Abul Kalam Azad Awami League 2018 Shahidul Islam Bakul 2024 Md. Abul Kalam Independent 2026 Farzana Sharmin BNP

## Elections

### Elections in the 2010s

Abul Kalam Azad was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladesh_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-1[2][7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Abu Talha 123,835 53.4 N/A BNP Fazlur Rahman Patal 103,814 44.8 −6.4 PDP Md. Pervez Kabir 3,377 1.5 N/A IAB Md. Mazaammel Hossain 657 0.3 N/A CPB (M-L) Birendra Nath Saha 297 0.1 N/A Majority 20,021 8.6 +3.6 Turnout 231,980 92.3 +4.4 JP(E) gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Natore-1[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Fazlur Rahman Patal 99,591 51.2 +2.3 AL Momtaz Uddin 89,948 46.2 +7.6 IJOF Md. Ashraful Alam Khan 2,911 1.5 N/A WPB Ansar Ali Dulal 2,027 1.0 −0.4 JSD Syed Shamsuzzoha 180 0.1 N/A Majority 9,643 5.0 −5.4 Turnout 194,657 87.9 −2.2 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-1[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Fazlur Rahman Patal 78,897 48.9 −2.4 AL Momtaz Uddin 62,184 38.6 +9.4 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Mahiuddin) Md. Tasnim Alam 11,433 7.1 N/A JP(E) Md. Moniruzzaman 3,937 2.4 −3.0 WPB Ansar Ali Dulal 2,219 1.4 N/A Independent Abu Talha 2,095 1.3 N/A Zaker Party Md. Zillur Rahman Khan 276 0.2 +0.1 Zaker Party Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar 166 0.1 0.0 Majority 16,713 10.4 −11.7 Turnout 161,207 90.1 +11.5 BNP hold

General Election 1991: Natore-1[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Fazlur Rahman Patal 70,646 51.3 AL Momtaz Uddin 40,264 29.2 Jamaat Md. Tasneem Al Faruk 19,114 13.9 JP(E) Md. Naosher Ali Sarkar 7,486 5.4 Zaker Party Md. Hatem Ali Mondol 122 0.1 Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Md. Abdus Samad Khanpuri 80 0.1 Majority 30,382 22.1 Turnout 137,712 78.6 BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_1-0)** ["Natore-1"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Natore-1&d=rajshahi). *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-1986results_4-0)** ["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_5-0)** ["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. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_6-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_7-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_8-0)** ["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_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_9-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002142/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=57). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=57) 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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